Labour cost per hour in Hungary

Average hourly labour cost (wages plus employer social contributions) in the business economy, yearly. All figures for Hungary

Latest labour cost per hour in Hungary
Measure	Latest	Period	EU rank	vs EU median	Among EU countries
Labour cost per hour	15.2 €/hour	2025	3rd lowest of 27	−6.5 €/hour	EU lowest 12.0 €/hourEU highest 56.8 €/hour

Where Hungary stands

Every EU country, highest first

Labour cost per hour (€/hour) · 3rd lowest of 27

Luxembourg56.8
Denmark51.7
Belgium48.2
Netherlands47.9
Austria46.3
Germany45.0
France44.3
Ireland44.2
Sweden43.1
Finland39.4
Italy32.0
Slovenia29.7
Spain26.4
Cyprus21.7
Estonia21.1
Czechia19.8
Slovakia19.8
Portugal19.4
Poland19.1
Malta19.0
Croatia18.4
Greece18.2
Lithuania17.8
Latvia16.3
Hungary15.2
Romania13.6
Bulgaria12.0

Labour cost per hour

All 9 values: Labour cost per hour

Period	€/hour
2025	15.2
2024	14.0
2023	12.9
2022	10.7
2021	10.3
2020	9.8
2016	7.8
2012	7.4
2008	7.8

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allfigures, “Labour cost per hour, Hungary, 2025: 15.2 €/hour”. Source: Eurostat (CC BY 4.0). https://allfigures.xyz/data/labour-cost/hungary, retrieved 23 Sep 2026.

Source: Eurostat, licence CC BY 4.0. Compiled 23 Sep 2026.