Monthly minimum wage: NACE Rev. 2 (from 2008 onwards) in Czechia
Czechia: Monthly minimum wage: NACE Rev. 2 (from 2008 onwards) was 42.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
42.5
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
31st
of 34 countries
All-time high
42.5
in 2025
All-time low
31.7
in 2012
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Czechia, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Czechia is 42.5, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Czechia peaked at 42.5 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31.7, in 2012.
Czechia ranks 31st of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage: NACE Rev. 2 (from 2008 onwards) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 35 | — |
| 2009 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 33.3 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 32.5 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 31.7 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 32.6 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 32.8 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 34.4 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 35.5 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 36.9 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 37.9 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 38.4 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 40.2 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 39.5 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 40.4 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 40.2 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 41.2 | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 42.5 | +3.2% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 42.5 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47.7, 89% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 42.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 46.9, 91% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.5 | 34 | 35 | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.6 | 31.7 | 38.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.67 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More work & labour data for Czechia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2622 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2573 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2672 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1601 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,262 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,792 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,042 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,186 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 8,228 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Czechia?
- Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Czechia was 42.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5 in 2025.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7 in 2012.
- How does Czechia rank for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%)?
- Czechia ranks 31st out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) - NACE Rev. 2 (from 2008 onwards). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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