Turkey ranked 22nd in Europe’s minimum wage ranking

The European Statistical Office (Eurostat) has published the European countries' minimum wage rating based on its assessment. The data were calculated on the basis of the standard monthly hours worked, based on the minimum wages applied in the European Union (EU) member countries in January 2024. The study also included a comparison of the minimum monthly wage in January 2024 and January 2014. 

The lowest salary in Macedonia (360 euros) and the highest - in Luxembourg (2.571 euros). The Balkan countries are at the bottom of the European minimum wage list. In Turkey, where in 2014 the minimum wage was 362 euros, in early 2024 - 612.58 euros.

Minimum wages in European countries:

27. Macedonia - 360 euros

26. Albania - 385 euros

25. Bulgaria - 477 euros

24. Montenegro - EUR 532

23. Serbia - EUR 544

22. Turkey - 613 euros

21. Romania - 663 euros

20. Hungary - 697 euros

18. Latvia - 700 euros

18. Slovakia - 750 euros

17. Czech Republic / 764 euros

16. Estonia - 820 euros

15. Croatia - 840 euros

14. Greece - 910 euros

13. Lithuania - 924 euros

12. Malta - 925 euros

11 Portugal - EUR 957

10. Poland - 978 euros

9. South Cyprus - EUR 1,000

8. Slovenia - 1.254 euros

7. Spain - 1.323 euros

6. France - 1.767 euros

5. Belgium - 1.994 euros

4. Germany - 2.054 euros

3. Netherlands - 2,070 euros

2. Ireland - 2.146 euros

1. Luxembourg - 2.571 euros