A time ago I measured what is the minimum government set wage in European Union (EU). It turned out - the most minimum wage is received in Luxembourg while the least in Romania.
In today's article - average salary in EU for the year of 2014.
Update: Average Salary in European Union 2018
Average salary in European Union 2014
| Rank | Country | USD NET | EUR NET | Year |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 3986.25 | 3189 | 2010 |
| 2 | Denmark | 3902.5 | 3122 | 2012 |
| 3 | Sweden | 3362.5 | 2690 | 2014 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 3246.25 | 2597 | 2013 |
| 5 | Finland | 2912.5 | 2330 | 2014 |
| 6 | Ireland | 2700 | 2160 | 2013 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 2670 | 2136 | 2012 |
| 8 | France | 2660 | 2128 | 2011 |
| 9 | Austria | 2642.5 | 2114 | 2012 |
| 10 | Germany | 2567.5 | 2054 | 2013 |
| 11 | Belgium | 2432.5 | 1946 | 2013 |
| 12 | Italy | 2403.75 | 1923 | 2014 |
| 13 | Cyprus | 2291.25 | 1833 | 2013 |
| 14 | Spain | 2018.75 | 1615 | 2013 |
| 15 | Malta | 1365 | 1092 | 2013 |
| 16 | Slovenia | 1305 | 1044 | 2012 |
| 17 | Portugal | 1231.25 | 985 | 2014 |
| 18 | Estonia | 1051.25 | 841 | 2014 |
| 19 | Greece | 1022.5 | 818 | 2014 |
| 20 | Croatia | 887.5 | 710 | 2013 |
| 21 | Czech Republic | 876.25 | 701 | 2013 |
| 22 | Slovakia | 853.75 | 683 | 2013 |
| 23 | Poland | 847.5 | 678 | 2013 |
| 24 | Latvia | 696.25 | 557 | 2014 |
| 25 | Lithuania | 655 | 524 | 2013 |
| 26 | Hungary | 628.75 | 503 | 2014 |
| 27 | Romania | 497.5 | 398 | 2013 |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 416.25 | 333 | 2013 |
The average salary in European Union
There are two countries you might consider to move if you are looking for higher pay raise - Luxembourg and Denmark, those are only 2 countries where the average salary is higher than EUR 3000 per month (close to $4,000).
By the way - Luxembourg leads the minimum wage table as well
Average Salary in European Union 2014
What can we see from the map above? Only one - Europe is divided into riches and poor. While average salary level in Western and Northern Europe is pretty high, Eastern and Southern Europe lack behind.
It will be interesting to observe how this map and table will change (if) in coming years.
