Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Estonia

Estonia: Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages was 12,014 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
12,014 US dollars, exchange rate converted
Change on year
up 3.1%
Rank
7th
of 9 regions
All-time high
12,014 US dollars, exchange rate converted
in 2025
All-time low
2,774 US dollars, exchange rate converted
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025

Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Estonia, 1998–2025

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k1998201120251998: 2.8k US dollars, exchange rate converted1999: 3.1k US dollars, exchange rate converted2000: 3.3k US dollars, exchange rate converted2001: 3.6k US dollars, exchange rate converted2002: 4.0k US dollars, exchange rate converted2003: 4.6k US dollars, exchange rate converted2004: 5.1k US dollars, exchange rate converted2005: 5.3k US dollars, exchange rate converted2006: 5.7k US dollars, exchange rate converted2007: 6.4k US dollars, exchange rate converted2008: 7.0k US dollars, exchange rate converted2009: 7.0k US dollars, exchange rate converted2010: 6.8k US dollars, exchange rate converted2011: 6.5k US dollars, exchange rate converted2012: 6.5k US dollars, exchange rate converted2013: 7.0k US dollars, exchange rate converted2014: 7.7k US dollars, exchange rate converted2015: 8.5k US dollars, exchange rate converted2016: 9.4k US dollars, exchange rate converted2017: 9.9k US dollars, exchange rate converted2018: 10.2k US dollars, exchange rate converted2019: 10.8k US dollars, exchange rate converted2020: 11.7k US dollars, exchange rate converted2021: 11.2k US dollars, exchange rate converted2022: 10.5k US dollars, exchange rate converted2023: 10.7k US dollars, exchange rate converted2024: 11.7k US dollars, exchange rate converted2025: 12.0k US dollars, exchange rate converted

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in US dollars, exchange rate converted.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 12,014 US dollars, exchange rate converted for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Estonia peaked at 12,014 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,774 US dollars, exchange rate converted, in 1998.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,913 US dollars, exchange rate converted 2,774 US dollars, exchange rate converted 3,052 US dollars, exchange rate converted 2
2000s 5,178 US dollars, exchange rate converted 3,286 US dollars, exchange rate converted 6,987 US dollars, exchange rate converted 10
2010s 8,332 US dollars, exchange rate converted 6,463 US dollars, exchange rate converted 10,790 US dollars, exchange rate converted 10
2020s 11,294 US dollars, exchange rate converted 10,505 US dollars, exchange rate converted 12,014 US dollars, exchange rate converted 6

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 4 Australia 31,225 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  2. 5 Germany 29,303 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  3. 6 Belgium 28,590 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  4. 7 New Zealand 28,311 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  5. 8 Canada 24,652 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  6. 9 France 24,432 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  7. 10 Israel 21,400 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Estonia?
Real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Estonia was 12,014 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 12,014 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025.
What is the lowest real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,774 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 1998.
How does Estonia rank for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages?
Estonia ranks 7th out of 9 regions with data for 2025.
Is real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages
Unit
US dollars, exchange rate converted
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
36 places, 1,478 data points, 1960–2025
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Real minimum wages are statutory minimum wages converted into a common hourly and annual pay period for the 30 OECD countries and two other non-member countries for which they are available. Real hourly and annual minimum wages are calculated first by deflating the series using the consumer price index taking 2024 as the base year then converted into common currency units 1) US dollars (USD) and 2) USD using Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for private consumption expenditures in 2024.