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All 27 EU countries, highest labour cost first.
| Country | Labour cost / h (2025) | Clerical wage / h (2022) | Professional wage / h (2022) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg | €56.80 | €25.47 | €40.26 |
| Denmark | €51.70 | €29.28 | €38.31 |
| Belgium | €48.20* | €22.93 | €40.70 |
| Netherlands | €47.90 | €18.73 | €28.56 |
| Austria | €46.30* | €18.38 | €27.40 |
| Germany | €45.00 | €20.03 | €32.37 |
| France | €44.30 | €14.25 | €26.97 |
| Ireland | €44.20 | €22.03 | €39.03 |
| Sweden | €43.10 | €17.87 | €25.01 |
| Finland | €39.40 | €18.04 | €28.41 |
| Italy | €32.00 | €14.24 | €24.31 |
| Slovenia | €29.70 | €10.94 | €16.83 |
| Spain | €26.40 | €11.70 | €19.86 |
| Cyprus | €21.70 | €9.05 | €18.90 |
| Estonia | €21.10 | €9.18 | €14.21 |
| Czechia | €19.80 | €8.11 | €13.42 |
| Slovakia | €19.80 | €7.67 | €11.39 |
| Portugal | €19.40 | €7.06 | €14.18 |
| Poland | €19.10 | €6.50 | €11.42 |
| Malta | €19.00 | €11.06 | €14.86 |
| Croatia | €18.40 | €7.91 | €12.23 |
| Greece | €18.20 | €9.32 | €12.15 |
| Lithuania | €17.80 | €9.09 | €14.44 |
| Latvia | €16.30 | €7.67 | €13.04 |
| Hungary | €15.20 | €6.44 | €10.68 |
| Romania | €13.60 | €5.79 | €11.83 |
| Bulgaria | €12.00 | €4.30 | €8.49 |
* Belgium shows 2024 (no 2025 value published yet). Austria 2025 is provisional. Sources: Eurostat, Labour cost levels by NACE Rev. 2 activity (lc_lci_lev) (doi:10.2908/LC_LCI_LEV); Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022: mean hourly earnings by occupation (earn_ses22_14) (doi:10.2908/EARN_SES22_14).