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Croatia

Country: Croatia

A statutory minimum wage of €1,050 gross a month (2026), unemployment down from 6.8% in 2022 to 4.9% in 2025 and a separate public portal for seasonal jobs in tourism. Find out where to look for a job in Croatia, how to apply in Croatian and what to do in your first weeks.

Minimum wage: €1,050 gross a month in 2026 – the lowest monthly gross salary for a full-time worker.
Extras: it is common practice to get 0.5% more for each year of service (usually set in a collective agreement). Some employers pay a transport allowance or a non-taxable hot meal allowance (up to €1,800 a year), and some pay a Christmas or holiday bonus.
Working time: full-time work is 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week. If you work at least 6 hours a day, you get a paid break of at least 30 minutes. Daily rest: at least 12 hours; weekly rest: at least 24 hours.
Overtime is paid at a higher rate and limited to 32 hours a month and 180 hours a year.
Holidays: at least 4 weeks of paid leave a year – you can use them after 6 months in the job. Up to 7 days of paid leave for important personal needs (e.g. marriage, birth of a child, serious illness or death in the family).
Contract: must be in writing. If the employer does not give you a written contract, it counts as a permanent one. A probation period can last up to six months.

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

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