Greece has third lowest wages in the EU, Eurostat data shows

The average full-time adjusted salary in Greece for 2023 was €17,000, according to data released by Eurostat, the EU's statistics agency, on Thursday. This places Greece third from the bottom, with only Bulgaria (€13,500) and Hungary (€16,900) reporting lower figures.

The highest average annual full-time adjusted salary was recorded in Luxembourg (€81,100), followed by Denmark (€67,600) and Ireland (€58,700).

Overall, the average annual full-time adjusted salary for employees across the EU was €37,900, reflecting a 6.5% increase from €35,600 in 2022.