NMW Moldova 2025

The national minimum wage increase in Moldova

In 2025, the national minimum wage in Moldova remained fixed at €285 per month, that is 3,420 euros per year, taking into account 12 payments per year.

If we look at the minimum salary in Moldovan leu, which is the official currency in Moldova, we can see that, this year, it was 5,500 Moldovan leu and accordingly, the national minimum wage has been raised 500 Moldovan leu per month from the previous year, 10%. This increase is greater than the CPI of 2024 which was -1.2%, so workers have gained buying power in the last year.

If we look at the ranking of the national minimum wage that we publish, Moldova is in 77 nd place, so it is among the countries with the lowest minimum salary of the 124 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 Moldova. You can see NMW in other countries in National Minimum Wage 2025 and see all the information about this country in Moldova economy.

Moldova - Minimum wages
DateNat. Curr. NMWNMWNMW
January 20255,500.0$297.6€285.0
June 20245,000.0$282.5€261.2
January 20245,000.0$287.3€258.0
June 20234,000.0$224.8€209.5
January 20234,000.0$220.2€196.0
June 20221,000.0$52.4€48.7
January 20221,000.0$52.9€50.0
January 20211,000.0$56.6€47.0
January 20201,000.0$57.7€52.0
January 20191,000.0$56.9€51.0
January 20181,000.0$59.5€49.0
January 20171,000.0$54.1€48.0
January 20161,000.0$50.2€47.0
January 20151,000.0$53.1€53.0
June 2014600.0$43.4€31.9
January 2014600.0$42.7€33.0
January 2013600.0$47.7€38.0
January 2012600.0$49.5€40.0
January 2011600.0$51.1€37.0
January 2010600.0$48.5€34.0
January 2009600.0$54.0€41.0
June 2008400.0$39.0€25.1
January 2008400.0$38.5€24.0
January 2007200.0$32.9€12.0
January 2006200.0$15.2€13.0
January 2005200.0$15.9€12.0
June 2004100.0$8.3€6.8
January 2004100.0$8.1€6.0
January 2003100.0$7.2€7.0
January 2002100.0$7.4€9.0
January 2001100.0$7.8€9.0
June 200018.0$1.4€1.5
January 200018.0$1.4€2.0
January 199918.0$1.7
Moldova - Minimum wages
Moldova - Minimum wages