Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Slovakia
Slovakia: Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) was 43.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Slovakia, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Slovakia stood at 43.7%.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Slovakia peaked at 44.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 2008.
Slovakia ranks 24th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 34.7% | — |
| 2009 | 36.5% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 36.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 36.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 36.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 36.4% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 37.9% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 38.6% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 39.3% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 40.7% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 41.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 43.4% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 44.4% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 43.2% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 42.9% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 42.8% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 43.7% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.6% | 34.7% | 36.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 36.4% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.4% | 42.8% | 44.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More work & labour data for Slovakia
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 66.6% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 37.4 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.5% (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 2,606 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 72.3% (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,606 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 62.9% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,755 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,606 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 2,755 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Slovakia?
- Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Slovakia was 43.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 2008.
- How does Slovakia rank for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%)?
- Slovakia ranks 24th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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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