Eurostat — statistical service of the European Union, which collects statistical information on EU member states — distributed the countries of Europe into several categories depending on the average salary that employees there receive.
Countries with an average annual salary less than 20,000 euros:
< p>Hungary — €12,620;
Romania — 13,000 euros;
Poland — €14,430;
Greece — EUR 15,880;
Slovakia — 16,160 euros;
Croatia — 16 170 euros;
Czech Republic — €18,710;
Portugal — 19,300 euros
Countries with an average annual salary between 20,000 and 30,000 euros:
Estonia — EUR 21,480;
Lithuania — 21,740 euros;
Cyprus — €22,730;
Malta — €27,330;
Spain — 28,180 euros;
Slovenia — €28,760;
Italy — 29 950 euros
In company with Luxembourg, which has the highest average annual salary — 72 200 euros, two more countries entered: Denmark and Ireland with indicators of 63,260 euros and 50,350 euros, respectively.
In other countries : Belgium, Austria and Sweden average annual salary is €48,720 to €46,930, while in Germany, Finland and France salaries are €44,440, €43,190 euros and 40,130 euros, respectively.