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What Is the Minimum and Average Salary in Croatia in 2023?

The current minimum wage in Croatia is €700.00 per month in 2023. It became valid on January 1, 2023.

Valid on march 2023
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2023
Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2023
The amounts are in Euro.
The amounts are before tax.

	Per month
National Minimum Wage	€700.00

Working Hours

The Croatian Labor Law stipulates that full-time employment may not be longer than forty hours a week (Article 43). The Tariffs shall not be postponed until 2017.

Definitions

Croatia has a government-mandated minimum wage. No worker in Croatia should be paid less then this minimum pay rate.
Employers in Croatia who do not pay the Minimum Wage may be subject to punishment by the government of Croatia.

Croatia, like many other nations, has a minimum wage, which is a set monthly compensation. The total sum with perks can vary slightly depending on where the company is registered, even though the net salary amount is specified at the national level. This is due to the fact that municipal taxes, which vary from city to city, are taken into account when calculating the pay.

The minimum wage salary is broken down in several ways. First, there is bruto and neto. Bruto is the total amount of salary, including all taxes, health insurance premiums, pension, and your take-home pay. Neto is the net salary that you’ll receive on your bank account each month.

The bruto salary is the amount that will vary by jurisdiction. We’ve included an approximate average below. You can calculate the bruto for your jurisdiction by location using this calculator.

Additionally, there are two levels of minimum wage. One is for workers and the other is for directors, members of management, liquidators, and association managers.

Minimum wage salaries in Croatia

Average monthly wage in Croatia

The average monthly wage (average monthly net and gross earnings of persons in paid employment) in Croatia is defined by the official state administration body responsible for statistics. In Croatia, this body is called Državni zavod za statistiku (Croatian Bureau of Statistics).

This amount is used to determine a variety of thresholds related to salaries for foreigners as well as benefits related to healthcare.

Average monthly bruto salary

2022: 10.400,00 kuna (~1.381,14 euros)
2021: 9.599,00 kuna (~1,274.77 euros)
2020: 9.216,00 kuna (~1,223.90 euros)

Average monthly neto salary

2022: 7.653 kuna (~1.016,33 euros)
2021: 7.129,00 kuna (~946.74 euros)
2020: 6.763,00 kuna (~898.14 euros)

Minimum wages in Croatia

Minimum wage for workers

2023
- Bruto salary: 700,00 euros (5.274,15 kuna)
- Neto salary: 560,00 euros (4.219,32 kuna)
2022
- Bruto salary: 4.687,50 kuna (~622.51 euros)
- Neto salary: ~3.750,00 kuna (~498,01 euros)
2021
- Bruto salary: 4.250,00 kuna (~564.41 euros)
- Neto salary: ~3.400,00 kuna (~451.53 euros)
2020
- Bruto salary: 4.062,51 kuna (~539,51 euros)
- Neto salary: ~3.250,01 kuna (~431,61 euros)
2019
- Bruto salary: 3.750,00 kuna (~498,01 euros)
- Neto salary: ~3.000,00 kuna (~398,41 euros)

Minimum wage for directors, members of management, liquidators, and association managers

2023
- Bruto salary: 888,67 euros (6.695,65 kuna)
- Neto salary: ~668,44 euros (5.036,39 kuna)
2022
- Bruto salary: 6.199.05 kuna (~820,74 euros)
- Neto salary: ~4.959,24 kuna (~658,60 euros)
2021
- Bruto salary: 5.967,65 kuna (~792,52 euros)
- Neto salary: ~4.554,89 kuna (~604,90 euros)
2020
- Bruto salary: 5.682,30 kuna (~754,62 euros)
- Neto salary: ~4.334,00 kuna (~575,56 euros)
2019
- Bruto salary: 5.491,20 kuna (~729,24 euros)
- Neto salary: ~4.287,33 kuna (~569,37 euros)

Minimum fee for student work

2023: 4,38 euros (33 kuna) per hour
2022: 29,30 kuna per hour (~3,89 euros)

Wage requirements for work permits for self-employed third-country nationals

When a third-country citizen wishes to get a work and residence permit based on a Croatian company they own, there are specific requirements they must meet. One of those requirements relates to salary, which is defined by the Law on Foreigners.

Those requirements are:

Their bruto salary is equal to at least 1,5 of the average bruto paid salary in Croatia in the previous year
When more than one third-country national performs key tasks for the same employer, a work permit will be issued if their bruto salary is equal to at least 1,5 of the average bruto paid salary in Croatia in the previous year

Third-country nationals who are self-employed in companies (d.o.o., j.d.o.o.) or trade businesses (obrt) where they are founders or they own at least 51% of the ownership can get a work permit if:

There are at least 3 Croatian nationals indefinitely/permanently (neodre?eno) and full-time employed in the company. Their bruto salary must be equal to at least an average bruto paid salary in Croatia in the previous year.
For d.o.o. and j.d.o.o.: Their monthly bruto salary is equal to at least 1,5 of the average monthly bruto paid salary in Croatia according to the latest official published data of the Croatian Bureau of Statistics.
For obrt: They must prove that the amount earned by income from self-employment is equal to at least 1,5 of the average monthly neto paid salary in Croatia according to the latest official published data of the Croatian Bureau of Statistics.

Wage requirements for foreign part-time employees

If a Croatian company employs foreign nationals only part-time, there is no minimum on the number of hours they must work. However, there is a minimum monthly salary that they must receive.

Their salary must be equal to at least 50% of the average monthly neto salary in the previous year. This amount changes every year according to the amount of average monthly salaries.

Wage requirements for employees of OPG (family farm)

Members of the OPG who are employed in the OPG must be paid at least minimum wage in Croatia or the amount determined by the work contract. Members who are not employed have to pay for contributions (doprinosi).

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