National minimum wage in Romania - since 01.01.2009

In conformity with Government decision HG 1051/2008, starting with January, 1st 2009 the national minimum gross wage was increased from 540 lei to 600 lei per month for a full time working schedule (170 hours per month), which means a remuneration of 3.529 lei / hour.

At the above mentioned minimum wage there are to be applied coefficients corresponding to each job. For example: to skilled workers a 1.2 coefficient is applied resulting in a 720 lei minimum gross wage; to university graduated employees the coefficient applied is 2, leading to a 1200 lei minimum gross salary.