Monthly minimum wage: NACE Rev. 2 (from 2008 onwards) in Montenegro
Montenegro: Monthly minimum wage: NACE Rev. 2 (from 2008 onwards) was 55.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Montenegro, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 55.5 for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Montenegro peaked at 61.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.6, in 2018.
That places Montenegro 3rd out of 34 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage: NACE Rev. 2 (from 2008 onwards) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 39.7 | — |
| 2014 | 39.8 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 39.7 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 38.4 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 37.7 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 37.6 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 42.9 | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 43.2 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 41.7 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 60.3 | +44.6% |
| 2023 | 53.9 | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 61.9 | +14.8% |
| 2025 | 55.5 | -10.3% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 55.5 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47.7, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Monthly minimum wage: NACE Rev. 2 (from 2008 onwards) in Montenegro changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +44.6% | 41.7 | 60.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.4 | 37.6 | 42.9 | 7 |
| 2020s | 52.75 | 41.7 | 61.9 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Montenegro
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.7 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.0301 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 454.35 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 133.55 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 159.71 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 166.3 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 326.01 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Montenegro?
- Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Montenegro was 55.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 61.9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6 in 2018.
- How does Montenegro rank for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%)?
- Montenegro ranks 3rd out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro 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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