Minimum wage · Eurostat
Germany vs Turkey: minimum wage in January 2025
In January 2025 the gross minimum wage in Germany was €2,161 a month, against €708 in Turkey. In euros, that puts Turkey at 33% of this level, and at 49% once price levels are taken into account.
Source: Eurostat, minimum wages · Checked: 12 October 2026
Germany
January 2025
€2,161
gross, per month
- Per year
- €25,932
- Purchasing power (PPS)
- 1,996 PPS
Turkey
January 2025
€708
gross, per month
- Per year
- €8,496
- Purchasing power (PPS)
- 973 PPS
The gap
In euros
33% Turkey as a share of the level in Germany
Once price levels are taken into account
49% Turkey as a share of the level in Germany
Germany and Turkey over time
- Germany
- Turkey
- Median of countries
Show the numbers
| Period | Germany | Turkey | Median of countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | €2,054 | €613 | €875 |
| July 2024 | €2,054 | €568 | €882 |
| January 2025 | €2,161 | €708 | €965 |
| July 2025 | €2,161 | €558 | €966 |
| January 2026 | €2,343 | €654 | €1,011 |
| July 2026 | €2,343 | €621 | €1,022 |
- Germany
- Turkey
- Median of countries
Show the numbers
| Period | Germany | Turkey | Median of countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | 1,888 PPS | 1,014 PPS | 1,044 PPS |
| July 2024 | 1,888 PPS | 1,014 PPS | 1,094 PPS |
| January 2025 | 1,996 PPS | 973 PPS | 1,115 PPS |
| July 2025 | 1,996 PPS | 973 PPS | 1,147 PPS |
| January 2026 | 2,164 PPS est. | not published | 1,220 PPS |
| July 2026 | 2,164 PPS est. | not published | 1,229 PPS |
Every country, January 2025
Gross minimum wage per month, in euros, highest first.
- 1Luxembourg€2,638
- 2Ireland€2,282
- 3Netherlands€2,193
- 4Germany€2,161
- 5Belgium€2,070
- 6France€1,802
- 7Spain€1,381
- 8Slovenia€1,278
- 9United States€1,210
- 10Poland€1,091
- 11Lithuania€1,038
- 12Portugal€1,015
- 13Cyprus€1,000
- 14Croatia€970
- 15Greece€968
- 16Malta€961
- 17Estonia€886
- 18Czechia€826
- 19Slovakia€816
- 20Romania€814
- 21Latvia€740
- 22Turkey€708
- 23Hungary€707
- 24Montenegro€670
- 25Serbia€619
- 26Bulgaria€551
- 27North Macedonia€542
- 28Albania€408
- 29Moldova€285
- 30Ukraine€182
How to read these numbers
- All figures are gross: before income tax and employee social security contributions.
- Eurostat records the gross statutory monthly minimum wage on 1 January and 1 July. Countries without a national statutory minimum wage are not listed.
- Eurostat publishes minimum wages in euros, so figures for countries outside the euro area, Turkey included, also move with the exchange rate.
- PPS (purchasing power standard) is Eurostat's artificial unit that removes price level differences. It is not a currency.