Greece · Salaries
Typical salaries by role in Greece — pay ranges, taxes, and cost-of-living context.
AI-drafted, editorially reviewed. Confirm specifics with the official authority.
Greece sets a national statutory minimum wage by government decision, revised periodically, and sector agreements sit alongside it. The figure is the legal floor for full-time work, so a part-time arrangement has to be assessed proportionally rather than compared against the headline directly. Registered pay carries both social-security contributions to EFKA and tax withholding, so build any net estimate from those two deductions.
Greece sets a national statutory minimum wage by government decision, alongside sector agreements. It is revised periodically.
- The statutory minimum wage is the legal floor for full-time work.
- Figures are updated periodically — check the current rate.
- Registered pay carries social-security (EFKA) and tax withholding.
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Check the current government decision
The statutory minimum is set by government decision and revised periodically. Since there is no fixed annual date, confirm the current rate rather than assuming a calendar cycle.
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Treat it as a full-time figure
The statutory minimum wage is the legal floor for full-time work. A part-time salary below it is not automatically non-compliant, so the comparison has to be made proportionally.
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Check the sector agreement too
Sector agreements sit alongside the statutory minimum. Where one covers your work it may set a higher floor, so the statutory figure is not necessarily the end of the enquiry.
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Account for EFKA contributions
Registered pay carries social-security contributions to EFKA. Naming the body helps when you are reading a payslip and trying to identify which line is which.
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Add tax withholding to the estimate
Tax withholding comes off alongside the EFKA contribution. Two separate deductions mean a single rough percentage will usually miss, so estimate them as distinct lines.
- Current statutory rate confirmed
- Government-decision basis understood
- Full-time basis of the floor noted
- Part-time pay assessed proportionally
- Sector agreement checked for a higher floor
- EFKA contribution identified on the payslip
- Tax withholding estimated as a separate line
- Ministry of Labour and Social Security
Ministry of Labour — minimum wage and pay rules.
Frequently asked questions
Who sets the Greek minimum wage?
The government, by decision, with revisions arriving periodically rather than on a fixed annual date. Because there is no set calendar point, confirm the current rate instead of assuming a yearly cycle.
Does the Greek minimum apply to part-time work?
It is the legal floor for full-time work, so a part-time salary below the headline figure is not automatically non-compliant. The comparison has to be made proportionally against the hours actually worked.
What comes off registered pay in Greece?
Social-security contributions to EFKA and tax withholding — two separate deductions. Estimating them as distinct lines rather than applying one rough percentage gives a considerably more accurate net figure.
Government portals
- Ministry of Migration and Asylum — Residence permits for non-EU nationals, including the Golden Visa and digital-nomad routes.
- Ministry of National Economy and Finance — Tax policy, the AFM tax number, and the budget framework.
- GEMI Business Portal — The General Commercial Registry — company formation and public company records.
- e-EFKA — Social Security — Social-security registration, contributions for employees and the self-employed, and pensions.