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

Hungary: Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages was 9,882 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
9,882 US dollars, exchange rate converted
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
19th
of 26 countries
All-time high
9,882 US dollars, exchange rate converted
in 2025
All-time low
2,631 US dollars, exchange rate converted
in 1996
Years of data
38
1988–2025

Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Hungary, 1988–2025

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1988200620251988: 3.2k US dollars, exchange rate converted1989: 3.3k US dollars, exchange rate converted1990: 3.5k US dollars, exchange rate converted1991: 3.5k US dollars, exchange rate converted1992: 3.4k US dollars, exchange rate converted1993: 3.1k US dollars, exchange rate converted1994: 3.0k US dollars, exchange rate converted1995: 2.7k US dollars, exchange rate converted1996: 2.6k US dollars, exchange rate converted1997: 2.6k US dollars, exchange rate converted1998: 2.7k US dollars, exchange rate converted1999: 2.8k US dollars, exchange rate converted2000: 2.9k US dollars, exchange rate converted2001: 4.1k US dollars, exchange rate converted2002: 4.9k US dollars, exchange rate converted2003: 4.7k US dollars, exchange rate converted2004: 4.7k US dollars, exchange rate converted2005: 4.8k US dollars, exchange rate converted2006: 5.1k US dollars, exchange rate converted2007: 5.0k US dollars, exchange rate converted2008: 4.9k US dollars, exchange rate converted2009: 4.9k US dollars, exchange rate converted2010: 4.8k US dollars, exchange rate converted2011: 4.9k US dollars, exchange rate converted2012: 5.5k US dollars, exchange rate converted2013: 5.7k US dollars, exchange rate converted2014: 5.9k US dollars, exchange rate converted2015: 6.2k US dollars, exchange rate converted2016: 6.5k US dollars, exchange rate converted2017: 7.3k US dollars, exchange rate converted2018: 7.6k US dollars, exchange rate converted2019: 8.0k US dollars, exchange rate converted2020: 8.4k US dollars, exchange rate converted2021: 8.2k US dollars, exchange rate converted2022: 8.6k US dollars, exchange rate converted2023: 8.6k US dollars, exchange rate converted2024: 9.5k US dollars, exchange rate converted2025: 9.9k US dollars, exchange rate converted

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Hungary is 9,882 US dollars, exchange rate converted, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Hungary peaked at 9,882 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,631 US dollars, exchange rate converted, in 1996.

That places Hungary 19th out of 26 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3,255 US dollars, exchange rate converted 3,190 US dollars, exchange rate converted 3,320 US dollars, exchange rate converted 2
1990s 2,998 US dollars, exchange rate converted 2,631 US dollars, exchange rate converted 3,547 US dollars, exchange rate converted 10
2000s 4,596 US dollars, exchange rate converted 2,875 US dollars, exchange rate converted 5,102 US dollars, exchange rate converted 10
2010s 6,243 US dollars, exchange rate converted 4,796 US dollars, exchange rate converted 7,993 US dollars, exchange rate converted 10
2020s 8,864 US dollars, exchange rate converted 8,215 US dollars, exchange rate converted 9,882 US dollars, exchange rate converted 6

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 16 Malta 13,032 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  2. 17 Czechia 11,407 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  3. 18 Romania 10,871 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  4. 20 Costa Rica 9,479 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  5. 21 Bulgaria 7,448 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  6. 22 Chile 6,551 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Hungary?
Real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Hungary was 9,882 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 Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 9,882 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025.
What is the lowest real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 2,631 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 1996.
How does Hungary rank for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages?
Hungary ranks 19th out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
Is real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hungary 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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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.