{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"mk-minimum-wage","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mk-minimum-wage","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mk-minimum-wage/","title":"North Macedonia Minimum Wage (2025)","description":"North Macedonia's Minimum Wage: 563 EUR per month in 2025, +9.7% YoY. Eurostat (EARN_MW_CUR), 2013–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","North Macedonia","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Semi-annual","geography":"North Macedonia","temporal_coverage":"2013/2025","unit":"EUR per month","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"North Macedonia Minimum Wage","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/EARN_MW_CUR/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Semi-annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2013–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"13"},{"label":"Geography","value":"North Macedonia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"North Macedonia (2025)","value":"563","unit":"EUR per month","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+9.7% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+9.7%","unit":"EUR per month"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"13","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"North Macedonia Minimum Wage"}],"observation_count":13,"observations":[{"period":"2013","value":199},{"period":"2014","value":213.5},{"period":"2015","value":220.5},{"period":"2016","value":231.5},{"period":"2017","value":259.5},{"period":"2018","value":279},{"period":"2019","value":316.5},{"period":"2020","value":342.5},{"period":"2021","value":356},{"period":"2022","value":393.5},{"period":"2023","value":456.5},{"period":"2024","value":513},{"period":"2025","value":563}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"EUR per month"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"563.0","yoyChange":"+9.7%"},{"year":"2024","value":"513.0","yoyChange":"+12.4%"},{"year":"2023","value":"456.5","yoyChange":"+16.0%"},{"year":"2022","value":"393.5","yoyChange":"+10.5%"},{"year":"2021","value":"356.0","yoyChange":"+3.9%"},{"year":"2020","value":"342.5","yoyChange":"+8.2%"},{"year":"2019","value":"316.5","yoyChange":"+13.4%"},{"year":"2018","value":"279.0","yoyChange":"+7.5%"},{"year":"2017","value":"259.5","yoyChange":"+12.1%"},{"year":"2016","value":"231.5","yoyChange":"+5.0%"},{"year":"2015","value":"220.5","yoyChange":"+3.3%"},{"year":"2014","value":"213.5","yoyChange":"+7.3%"},{"year":"2013","value":"199.0","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the statutory gross monthly minimum wage in North Macedonia in euro, as published by Eurostat twice a year. Note that eight EU and EEA countries — Austria, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland and Iceland — set pay floors through sectoral collective bargaining rather than statute and therefore have no figure here at all; their absence is not a zero. It is published by Eurostat and updated twice a year."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2013–2025 (13 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 563 EUR per month in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 199 in 2013. The latest reading of 563 in 2025 represents a change of +9.7%."}]}