The minimum salary in Romania has constantly been increasing over the past decade. In 2024, the gross minimum wage was 3,700, meaning the minimum net wage in the country was set at 2,363 Romanian lei, which was 500 Romanian lei more than in the previous year. To compare, in 2014, the monthly net minimum salary amounted to 644 Romanian lei. The government announced in November 2024 that from January 2025 the gross minimum wage will be increased to 4,050 Romanian lei or 2,574 Romanian lei netto.
Net minimum wage in Romania from 2009 to 2025
(in Romanian lei)
The statistic has been compiled from several sources. The figures from 2009 to 2021 were obtained from Ziarul Financiar (No. 5749, page 2)) citing the National Institute of Statistics Romania and the Ministry of Labor and Social Solidarity of Romania. The figures for 2022 and 2023 were obtained from SeeNews.
The figures for 2024 and 2025 were obtained from HotNews.
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