🇭🇺Hungary minimum wage
Hungary's minimum wage is 906 €/month as of H2 2026, from official Eurostat data. It rose from 838 €/month the previous half-year. Over the period shown it has ranged from 412 €/month to 906 €/month.
In the national currency the minimum wage is HUF 322,800 a month. The euro figure is Eurostat’s conversion at the exchange rate of the end of the previous month, so it moves with the exchange rate as well as with the wage.
The minimum wage is the lowest gross monthly pay that national law allows for a full-time employee, before income tax and social contributions. Eurostat records the rate in force on 1 January and on 1 July. Where the rate is set by the hour or the week it is converted to a month, and in Greece, Spain and Portugal, where it is paid 14 times a year, it is spread over 12 months. Wages in countries outside the euro area are converted into euros at the exchange rate of the end of the previous month, so the euro figure moves with the currency as well as with the wage.
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Hungary minimum wage — frequently asked questions
- What is Hungary's minimum wage?
- Hungary's minimum wage is 906 €/month as of H2 2026, from official Eurostat data.
- How does Hungary's minimum wage compare with the euro area?
- Hungary ranks 19th of 22 European countries that report it.
- Is Hungary's minimum wage rising or falling?
- It rose from 838 €/month to 906 €/month in the latest reading (H2 2026).
- What does “minimum wage” measure?
- The minimum wage is the lowest gross monthly pay that national law allows for a full-time employee, before income tax and social contributions. Eurostat records the rate in force on 1 January and on 1 July. Where the rate is set by the hour or the week it is converted to a month, and in Greece, Spain and Portugal, where it is paid 14 times a year, it is spread over 12 months. Wages in countries outside the euro area are converted into euros at the exchange rate of the end of the previous month, so the euro figure moves with the currency as well as with the wage.