On 1 July 2024, 22 out of the 27 EU countries had a national minimum monthly wage. EU countries without a national minimum wage were Denmark, Italy, Austria, Finland and Sweden.
Monthly minimum wages vary widely across the Member States, from €477 in Bulgaria to €2 571 in Luxembourg. For Latvia, the figure is €700.
That puts Latvia in a group with Cyprus, Poland, Greece, Portugal, Malta, Lithuania, Croatia, Estonia, Czechia, Slovakia, Romania, Latvia, Hungary and B...