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Pay and working conditions in European countries

Greece

Country: Greece

Greece’s minimum wage rose to €920 a month on 1 April 2026, and pay normally comes 14 times a year. Unemployment has dropped from 12.5% in 2022 to 8.9% in 2025, and youth unemployment from 31.4% to 19.1%. Tourism creates many seasonal jobs, especially in summer. Find out where to look for a job, how to apply and what to do in your first weeks.

Minimum wage: €920 a month for full-time employees and €41.09 a day for manual workers, from 1 April 2026 (+4.55%). You get 14 salaries a year, so Eurostat shows it as €1,073 a month spread over 12 months. The Ministry of Labour calculates that a worker over 30 without children takes home €772 a month.
Collective agreements and the National General Collective Agreement (EGSSE) can set better pay and conditions.
Working time: the normal week is 40 hours. In a 5-day week, hours 41 to 45 count as “additional work” paid at +20%; beyond 45 hours it is overtime, paid at +40%. Overtime is legal only if the employer registers it in the ERGANI system beforehand. Work on Sundays and public holidays brings a 75% bonus.
Holidays: in a 5-day week you get 20 working days of paid leave for your first 12 months (24 in a 6-day week), plus one day for each further year, up to 22 (or 26). Leave should be used by 31 December.
Contract: your employer must tell you the main terms of your job in writing.

published: 2014-09-01
last modification: 2026-10-03

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Key figures: Eurostat (population on 1 January 2026; unemployment and employment rates 2025; minimum wages July 2026); for the United Kingdom – Office for National Statistics; for Liechtenstein – national statistics. Country information: EURES – Living and working conditions, public employment services and the official government websites listed under each country. Rules, thresholds and amounts can change – check the official sources before you move. Updated: October 2026.

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