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Published: 1 September 2026

Average changes in wage floors for 10 low-paid jobs, selected countries, January 2025 to January 2026 (%)

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Average changes in wage floors for 10 low-paid jobs, selected countries, January 2025 to January 2026 (%)

Austria Denmark Finland Italy Norway Sweden
1 – Domestic cleaners 3.5 6.6 2.7 23.3 4.0 3.5
2 – Cleaners and helpers in offices, hotels and other establishments 3.1 6.6 2.7 0.7 4.0 3.7
3 – Retail sales assistants 2.6 2.7 2.9 0.0 3.9 7.7
4 – Waiters and bartenders 3.9 0.4 2.5 0.0 3.5 3.4
5 – Cooks 3.9 2.6 2.5 0.0 3.5 3.4
6 – Home-based personal care workers 0.0 −17.3 2.2 1.9 2.6 8.8
7 – Childcare workers 0.0 0.7 6.3 5.9 4.8 5.0
8 – Agricultural, forestry and fishery labourers in standard employment 2.9 2.5 2.7 0.0 4.0 3.7
9 – Agricultural, forestry and fishery labourers in seasonal employment 2.9 No data 2.7 0.0 4.5 3.7
10 – Couriers and newspaper or parcel deliverers 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.9 3.6 3.5

Source: Network of Eurofound Correspondents and authors’ calculations.

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