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

Romania: Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages was 10,871 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
10,871 US dollars, exchange rate converted
Change on year
up 8.4%
World rank
18th
of 26 countries
All-time high
10,871 US dollars, exchange rate converted
in 2025
All-time low
930.92 US dollars, exchange rate converted
in 1999
Years of data
30
1996–2025

Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Romania, 1996–2025

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1996201020251996: 1.1k US dollars, exchange rate converted1997: 948.9 US dollars, exchange rate converted1998: 1.1k US dollars, exchange rate converted1999: 930.9 US dollars, exchange rate converted2000: 1.1k US dollars, exchange rate converted2001: 1.5k US dollars, exchange rate converted2002: 1.6k US dollars, exchange rate converted2003: 2.0k US dollars, exchange rate converted2004: 2.0k US dollars, exchange rate converted2005: 2.1k US dollars, exchange rate converted2006: 2.0k US dollars, exchange rate converted2007: 2.3k US dollars, exchange rate converted2008: 2.8k US dollars, exchange rate converted2009: 3.1k US dollars, exchange rate converted2010: 2.9k US dollars, exchange rate converted2011: 3.1k US dollars, exchange rate converted2012: 3.1k US dollars, exchange rate converted2013: 3.4k US dollars, exchange rate converted2014: 3.8k US dollars, exchange rate converted2015: 4.4k US dollars, exchange rate converted2016: 5.1k US dollars, exchange rate converted2017: 6.2k US dollars, exchange rate converted2018: 7.8k US dollars, exchange rate converted2019: 8.3k US dollars, exchange rate converted2020: 8.7k US dollars, exchange rate converted2021: 8.6k US dollars, exchange rate converted2022: 8.5k US dollars, exchange rate converted2023: 9.1k US dollars, exchange rate converted2024: 10.0k US dollars, exchange rate converted2025: 10.9k US dollars, exchange rate converted

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

Analysis

Romania recorded 10,871 US dollars, exchange rate converted for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in 2025. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 148.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Romania peaked at 10,871 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025 and was at its lowest, 930.92 US dollars, exchange rate converted, in 1999.

Romania ranks 18th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,013 US dollars, exchange rate converted 930.92 US dollars, exchange rate converted 1,113 US dollars, exchange rate converted 4
2000s 2,054 US dollars, exchange rate converted 1,080 US dollars, exchange rate converted 3,117 US dollars, exchange rate converted 10
2010s 4,800 US dollars, exchange rate converted 2,938 US dollars, exchange rate converted 8,263 US dollars, exchange rate converted 10
2020s 9,288 US dollars, exchange rate converted 8,489 US dollars, exchange rate converted 10,871 US dollars, exchange rate converted 6

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 15 Greece 13,724 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  2. 16 Malta 13,032 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  3. 17 Czechia 11,407 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  4. 19 Hungary 9,882 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  5. 20 Costa Rica 9,479 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  6. 21 Bulgaria 7,448 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 Romania?
Real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Romania was 10,871 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 Romania?
The highest recorded value was 10,871 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025.
What is the lowest real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 930.92 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 1999.
How does Romania rank for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages?
Romania ranks 18th out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
Is real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 148.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Romania 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
Licence
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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.