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Minimum wage by country, January 2022: ranking

In January 2022, Ireland had the highest rate among 8 countries (1775 €) and Poland the lowest (655 €). 8 countries rose from the previous month and 0 fell.

Rank	Country	Latest	Period	Change from previous month	Definition	Source
1	Ireland	1775 €	2022-01	+51	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
2	Netherlands	1725 €	2022-01	+24	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
3	Belgium	1658 €	2022-01	+32	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
4	Germany	1634 €	2022-01	+32	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
5	France	1603 €	2022-01	+48	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
6	Spain	1126 €	2022-01	+18	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
7	Portugal	823 €	2022-01	+47	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
8	Poland	655 €	2022-01	+36	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 2022-01 — license