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Minimum wage by country, July 2022: ranking

In July 2022, Belgium had the highest rate among 8 countries (1842 €) and Poland the lowest (642 €). 5 countries rose from the previous month and 1 fell.

Rank	Country	Latest	Period	Change from previous month	Definition	Source
1	Belgium	1842 €	2022-07	+184	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
2	Ireland	1775 €	2022-07	0	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
3	Netherlands	1756 €	2022-07	+31	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
4	Germany	1739 €	2022-07	+105	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
5	France	1646 €	2022-07	+43	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
6	Spain	1167 €	2022-07	+41	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
7	Portugal	823 €	2022-07	0	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
8	Poland	642 €	2022-07	-13	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)

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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 2022-07 — license