Minimum wage

Labor rights

16.May 2026. Una Sabljaković / DW

Work in Serbia between the minimum wage and exploitation: Where does slavery begin?

The minimum wage in Serbia still does not cover basic living expenses, while domestic and foreign workers work in conditions that often include overtime, insecurity and violation of basic rights, it was said at the forum of the "Mašina" portal.

Children's allowance

05.February 2026. B. B.

What does it look like when you lose your right to child benefit due to an increase in the minimum wage

The minimum wage has been formally increased, but the criteria for exercising the right to child allowance are not aligned with that increase

Minimum wage

01.January 2026 KS

Increasing the minimum wage: How much will the lowest-paid employees earn in 2026?

As of January 1, 2026, the minimum wage in Serbia has increased by 10,1 percent

The minimum

12.December 2025 Bojan Bednar

Increasing the minimum wage: For many employers, too big a bite, they announce layoffs

Employers intend to compensate for the difference in costs due to the increase in the minimum wage by increasing the prices of products and services, and those who are not helped by this will resort to layoffs. For many small and medium-sized enterprises, it is simply too big a burden

Minimum labor cost

13.November 2025 Katarina Stevanović

Increasing the minimum wage: disastrous for many companies, insufficient for workers

The extraordinary increase in the minimum wage at the end of September made the workers happy, but it gave many employers a headache. Some companies even cited it as one of the reasons for closing. Small businesses and those at the beginning of their business have an additional problem

Minimum wage

02.October 2025 KS

Increasing the minimum wage: Of the former republics of the SFRY, Serbia is only better than North Macedonia

The minimum wage in Serbia has increased to 500 euros. How is it in other post-Yugoslav states

Salaries in Serbia

01.October 2025 KS

Increased salaries in education and health, higher minimum wage

In Serbia, as of October 1, salaries in education and healthcare increased by five percent, and the minimum wage was increased to 500 euros.

The price of work

09.September 2025 KS

Unions demand one thing, ministers offer another: How much will the minimum wage be from January?

Ministers are proposing a minimum wage of 64.554 dinars from January, unions are asking for 70.000. The meeting ended without consensus

Minimum wage

24.July 2025 IN THE

New economy: Growth of the minimum wage - where is Serbia today, and where are the neighbors?

The Government of Serbia plans to raise the minimum wage to 2028 euros by 650. However, some countries in the region already exceed that amount

How many people earn minimum, average and median wages?

Salaries in Serbia

15.July 2025 Katarina Stevanović

The minimum wage is growing, but poverty remains: What do the statistics tell us?

More than half a million people in Serbia work for the minimum wage, which will be 500 euros from October. Is that enough for a dignified life - and what does the salary in Serbia look like outside of the statistics?

Politics

24.May 2025. MS

Vučić: "The elections will show who is the majority Serbia"

Speaking on Pink TV, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said that in the case of attempts to endanger vital systems, the blockers will be brought to justice "to the full extent of their rights and will be held accountable for every crime they have committed."

Economy

04.September 2024 Milica Srejić

How much does a dignified life cost?

Is the action "Best price" just a promotional trick of the ruling party at a time when people are protesting on the streets against lithium mining and when the minimum wage for the next year is being decided? It will be 53.592 dinars, which coincides with the amount of the minimum shopping basket, but for May of this year. In addition, the Labor Law, in relation to the payment of the minimum wage, has not been respected in Serbia for years

Salaries in Serbia: Half of the people earn less than 600 euros

Earnings

28.August 2024 B. B.

The minimum wage in 2025 will be 53.592 dinars, the unions are not satisfied

The minimum wage in 2025 will amount to 53.592 dinars, which is an increase of 13 percent. That is 7 dinars per hour. The minimum wage covers the minimum consumer basket, and after six years the amount of the minimum wage was reached by agreement. The unions, however, consider this amount shameful

Minimum wage negotiations

22.August 2024 MS

Negotiations on the minimum wage: The unions are "shocked" by the government's proposal

A new meeting is being held today on the amount of the minimum wage. Unions are "shocked" by the government's proposal, employers believe that an increase in the minimum wage would have a negative impact on their business, and the government proposes an increase greater than the planned 10 percent

Economy

16.August 2024 MJ

Minimum wage negotiations: The purchasing power of Serbian citizens is at the very bottom

On Thursday, the first meeting was held to determine the minimum labor price. Union representatives are asking for the minimum wage to be higher than 60.000, while the employers proposed an increase of less than ten percent. The figure announced by Vučić is between 51.000 and 52.000 dinars

Social protection

14.August 2024 MS

Vučić to the unions: The minimum of 52.000 dinars is enough for you

On Thursday, August 15, negotiations on the amount of the final salary will begin. The unions have said how much they are asking for, but Vučić is offering less, even though he has no authority to do so. The President of Serbia believes that the minimum wage should be lower than the minimum consumer basket

Economy

08.August 2024 IN THE

Government and trade union negotiations: Will the minimum be 61.858 dinars

It was announced that on August 15, negotiations between the Government, representative trade unions and the Union of Serbian Employers on the minimum wage for 2025 will begin. The union is asking for 61.858 dinars, the government is offering less

Economy

25.August 2023 BG

No agreement on the minimum wage: The state offers 47.000

The unions state that the request to first negotiate the correction of the minimum wage for this year, and only then for the next year, has not been fulfilled.

Economy

21.August 2023 BG

Rejected minimum wage increase for this year

The unions propose to increase the minimum wage by at least ten percent this year from September, and then by around 20 percent next year.

Economy

21.August 2023 BG

Negotiations on the minimum wage, the height of which has already been determined by Vučić

The current minimum wage is around 40.000. The trade unions are asking for it to be increased to 50.000 dinars already this year. The President of Serbia said that the minimum wage in 2024 will be 400 euros

Minimum in Serbia

20.August 2023 Z.S.

Unions: Real wages lowest ever

Negotiations on the level of the minimum wage for next year are scheduled for tomorrow within the Social and Economic Council (SES). President Aleksandar Vučić has already presented his "predictions" on the amount of the minimum wage, while the trade unions believe that it is necessary to finish the story about their request for an extraordinary adjustment of the lowest wages, which they requested in the spring of this year.

Personal attitude / "Time" 1657

19.October 2022 Dusko Vukovic

Welcome to capitalist Serbia

With 40.000 dinars per month, which is the minimum, it is not possible to live, unless a family of three will only feed on bread smeared with fat. Arguments that 120 dinars are not enough for education, or 1200 dinars for clothes and shoes, do not reach the political elite.

News

14.September 2022 S.Ć.

The government decided on the minimum wage: Violation of the right to a living wage

Starting next year, the minimum wage in Serbia will be 40.020 dinars, which is less than the consumer basket, which in June, according to the calculations of the Ministry of Trade, amounted to 44.400 dinars. Serbia is the fourth lowest in Europe in terms of the minimum wage, and inflation is in double digits

News

05.September 2022 S.Ć.

Minimum wage proposal: What can (not) be bought for 40.000 dinars

The deadline for defining the minimum wage is September 15, and none of the three interested parties want to give up their proposal. If they do not agree, the minimum will be determined by the Government. With a consumer basket of 100.000 dinars, a family with 40.000 dinars can survive for at most half a month