Bulgaria vs Hungary: Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers

Bulgaria
38.92 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees
in 2025
Hungary
38.85 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
20th
Hungary rank
21st

Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Hungary
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 38.92 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees against 38.85 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in Hungary, a difference of 0.07 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 20th and Hungary ranks 21st of 23 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Hungary Difference Ahead
2000s 40.4 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees 35.62 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees 4.78 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees Bulgaria
2010s 41.2 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees 39.4 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees 1.81 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees Bulgaria
2020s 38.49 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees 37.27 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees 1.22 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers, Bulgaria or Hungary?
Bulgaria, at 38.92 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees against 38.85 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in Hungary as of 2025.
What is the difference in minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers between Bulgaria and Hungary?
0.07 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Hungary?
10 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Hungary rank globally for minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers?
Bulgaria ranks 20th and Hungary ranks 21st of 23 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers
Unit
Percentage of average wage of full-time employees
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
33 places, 1,325 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

For cross-country comparisons, data on minimum wage levels are further supplemented with another measure of minimum wages relative to average wages, that is, the ratio of minimum wages to median earnings of full-time employees. Median rather than mean earnings provide a better basis for international comparisons as it accounts for differences in earnings dispersion across countries. However, while median of basic earnings of full-time workers - i.e. excluding overtime and bonus payments - are ideally, the preferred measure of average wages for international comparisons of minimum-to-median earnings, they are not available for a large number of countries. Minimum relative to mean earnings of full-time workers are also provided.