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Minimum wage by country, January 2023: ranking

In January 2023, Germany had the highest rate among 8 countries (1997 €) and Poland the lowest (746 €). 7 countries rose from the previous month and 0 fell.

Rank	Country	Latest	Period	Change from previous month	Definition	Source
1	Germany	1997 €	2023-01	+258	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
2	Belgium	1955 €	2023-01	+113	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
3	Netherlands	1934 €	2023-01	+178	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
4	Ireland	1910 €	2023-01	+135	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
5	France	1709 €	2023-01	+63	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
6	Spain	1167 €	2023-01	0	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
7	Portugal	887 €	2023-01	+64	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
8	Poland	746 €	2023-01	+104	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 2023-01 — license