Monday analysis. Minimum wage in Romania: distribution, evolution and purchasing power. The minimum wage goes up, but does not release: millions of employees remain trapped at the bottom level of the labor market. From 71 euros in 2005 to over 500 euros net in 2025, the minimum wage has evolved significantly, but for almost 40% of the employment contracts remains the real threshold

The labor market in Romania had in mid -August about 1.06 million employment contracts officially paid with the minimum wage on the economy, the data from the Labor Inspection transmitted at the request of the Financial newspaper shows.