Minimum wage in Croatia

Minimum wage in Croatia is regulated by the Minimum Wage Act (Croatian: Zakon o minimalnoj plaći) and is defined as the lowest gross monthly wage for a full-time worker, based on a 40-hour work week.[1][2] For workers who do not work full time, minimum wage is lower, in proportion to their working hours.[1] Additional compensation for overtime work, night work, and work on Sundays and holidays is not included in the minimum wage.[1] Minimum wage is recalculated once a year and is effective throughout the next calendar year.[3]

As of 1 January 2021, the minimum gross monthly wage in Croatia is 4,250.00 HRK (c. €560), which is equivalent to a net amount of 3,400.00 HRK (c. €450).[4] Among 21 EU member states that regulate minimum wage, Croatian minimum wage is fifth lowest.[5]

In January 2018, minimum wage was received by 45,245 workers,[6] down from c. 80,000 in 2014.[7]

See also

References
  1. Minimum Wage Act, §2.
  2. Bejaković 2015, p. 24.
  3. Minimum Wage Act, §4.
  4. "Minimalna neto plaća za 2021. godinu 3.400 kuna ili za 150 kuna više nego sada". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 29 October 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  5. "Minimum wages in the EU Member States ranged from €332 per month in Bulgaria to €2 202 per month in Luxembourg". ec.europa.eu. Eurostat. January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  6. "U Hrvatskoj još 45.245 radnika živi od minimalca". Večernji list (in Croatian). 12 March 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  7. "Čak 80.000 radnika je na minimalcu". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 14 October 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2018.

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