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Minimum wage by country, January 2025: ranking

In January 2025, Ireland had the highest rate among 8 countries (2282 €) and Portugal the lowest (1015 €). 7 countries rose from the previous month and 0 fell.

Rank	Country	Latest	Period	Change from previous month	Definition	Source
1	Ireland	2282 €	2025-01	+136	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
2	Netherlands	2193 €	2025-01	+59	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
3	Germany	2161 €	2025-01	+107	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
4	Belgium	2070 €	2025-01	0	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
5	France	1802 €	2025-01	+35	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
6	Spain	1381 €	2025-01	+58	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
7	Poland	1091 €	2025-01	+93	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
8	Portugal	1015 €	2025-01	+58	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)

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How to read this

Change is the difference from the previous period of the same series, in percentage points.
Definitions are not identical across countries (see the definition column). The table compares published headline figures; it is not a ranking of living standards.

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Source

Source: Eurostat, accessed 2025-01 — license