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Pay and working conditions in European countries

Hungary

Country: Hungary

Hungary’s minimum wage is HUF 322,800 a month (2026), and employees under 25 pay no personal income tax. Unemployment was 4.4% in 2025 – below the EU average – and 81.1% of people aged 20–64 have a job. Find out where to look for a job, how to apply in Hungarian and what to arrange in your first weeks.

Minimum wage: HUF 322,800 a month in 2026 (Eurostat). A higher guaranteed minimum wage applies to jobs that require at least secondary education or a vocational qualification.
Contract: employment contracts must be in writing – this is the employer’s responsibility. The contract states your job, place of work and basic salary.
Working time: normally 8 hours a day; at most 12 hours a day and 48 hours a week.
Overtime: the employer may order up to 250 hours a year; another 150 hours are possible with a written agreement. Work on Sundays is paid with a 50% supplement.
Holidays: 20 working days of basic leave a year, plus extra days by age – 1 day from age 25, rising to 10 days from age 45. Fathers get 5 extra days when a child is born.
Deductions: 15% personal income tax (employees under 25 are exempt) and an 18.5% social security contribution are deducted from your gross pay.

published: 2014-09-03
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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