[Croatia] Minimum wage will rise to over 50% of average monthly salary

Croatia's Prime Minister has announced that the country’s minimum wage for 2022 will be set at 3,750 Kuna (or around €500) a rise of 10.3 per cent, The Dubrovnik Times reports.

The increase will take Croatia’s minimum wage above 50 per cent of the average net pay for the very first time.

"We have assessed that in the current circumstances, the minimum wage can be increased from 3,400 to 3,750 Kuna," Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said.

The Prime Minister went on to say that the net minimum wage of €500 would affect 51,000 workers who currently receive the minimum take-home pay.

The net minimum wage will now climb above 50 per cent of the average monthly wage; once the increase comes into effect it will be 52.7 per cent of the average monthly wage.

In August 2021, the average monthly take-home pay was 7,118 Kuna (€949).

"All of this is a great step forward," Plenković said, explaining that five years ago the minimum wage stood at only 38 per cent of the average wage.

Croatia's Prime Minister has announced that the country’s minimum wage for 2022 will be set at 3,750 Kuna (or around €500) a rise of 10.3 per cent, The Dubrovnik Times reports.

The increase will take Croatia’s minimum wage above 50 per cent of the average net pay for the very first time.

"We have assessed that in the current circumstances, the minimum wage can be increased from 3,400 to 3,750 Kuna," Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said.

The Prime Minister went on to say that the net minimum wage of €500 would affect 51,000 workers who currently receive the minimum take-home pay.

The net minimum wage will now climb above 50 per cent of the average monthly wage; once the increase comes into effect it will be 52.7 per cent of the average monthly wage.

In August 2021, the average monthly take-home pay was 7,118 Kuna (€949).

"All of this is a great step forward," Plenković said, explaining that five years ago the minimum wage stood at only 38 per cent of the average wage.