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Minimum wage by country, July 2021: ranking

In July 2021, Ireland had the highest rate among 8 countries (1724 €) and Poland the lowest (619 €). 3 countries rose from the previous month and 0 fell.

Rank	Country	Latest	Period	Change from previous month	Definition	Source
1	Ireland	1724 €	2021-07	0	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
2	Netherlands	1701 €	2021-07	+16	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
3	Belgium	1626 €	2021-07	0	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
4	Germany	1602 €	2021-07	+17	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
5	France	1555 €	2021-07	0	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
6	Spain	1108 €	2021-07	0	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
7	Portugal	776 €	2021-07	0	Statutory national minimum wage, gross per month, in euros	Eurostat (European Commission)
8	Poland	619 €	2021-07	+5	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 2021-07 — license