In 2016, the national minimum wage in Albania remained fixed at €160.3 per month, that is 1,924 euros per year, taking into account 12 payments per year.
If we look at the minimum salary in Lek, which is the official currency in Albania, we can see that, this year, it was 22,000 Lek and accordingly, the national minimum wage has remained stable so workers have lost purchasing power in the last year.
If we look at the ranking of the national minimum wage that we publish, Albania is in 75 nd place, so it is among the countries with the lowest minimum salary of the 114 of the list.
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) of a country is the minimum amount (lowest salary) per hour, per day, or per month that employers may legally pay to workers.
In the table that follows we show you the progression of the National Minimum Wage Albania. You can see NMW in other countries in National Minimum Wage 2016 and see all the information about this country in Albania economy.