Minimum wages

In 2026, Romania's minimum wages decreased by 50.7% compared to 2025, reaching 795.0.

Romania ranks 20th out of 22 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 14.1% (from 925.0 in 2021).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00155, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.