Pay in Greece, in numbers
What employees earn, from official sources.
Where your pay stands
See how many earn less than you.
How many employees earn each amount
2,460,720 employees in 2025, by pay. Source: ERGANI.
The band of the 2025 minimum wage, €880.00, stands out: 1 in 8 employees is there.
61% of employees earn up to €1,200 gross a month.
Average pay
Three official series, three different definitions.
- €1,397.49 average full-time gross pay, March 2026, e-EFKA. Men €1,468.18, women €1,310.23.
- €1,067.52 in firms of under 10 people, and€1,486.28 in larger firms, March 2026.
- €554.42 average part-time pay, March 2026.
- €1,362.66 average pay of all employees, ERGANI 2025. Full-time:€1,516.00, according to the ministry.
Average pay by sector
Full-time, late 2025. IOBE, from ERGANI.
The fourth quarter under-represents seasonal sectors, such as tourism.
The minimum wage since 2008
From €701.00 in 2008 to €920.00 from 1 April 2026.
In 2012 the minimum wage fell 22%, to €586.08, and 32% for the under-25s. It stayed there until 2019.
Sources
- e-EFKA: monthly figures of employees, March 2026 · 19 October 2026
- Ministry of Labour: ERGANI special issue 2025 · 19 October 2026
- IOBE: report on the minimum wage 2026, table 4.1 · 19 October 2026