How long people work and what they earn in the EU member states. Wages, working hours and pay gaps, compared country by country.
In Estonia, women's average hourly pay is 18.8% below men's.
In 2024, the EU average was 11.1%. That is how much lower women's average hourly pay was than men's. The gap also reflects that women and men often work in different jobs and sectors.
2024 · Eurostat data updated 27 October 2026 · published 28 October 2026
The minimum wage in Luxembourg is 4.5 times that in Bulgaria.
On 1 July 2026, 22 of the 27 EU countries had a statutory minimum wage. The amounts are gross, before income tax and social contributions.
1 July 2026 · Eurostat data updated 31 July 2026 · published 28 October 2026
Full-time workers in Greece work 3.5 hours more a week than those in Finland.
In 2025, the EU average was 38.7 hours a week. That is how long full-time workers actually worked in their main job.
2025 · Eurostat data updated 10 September 2026 · published 28 October 2026
