Severance Pay Across Europe: Country Comparison

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This table compares statutory severance pay across our markets for one standard case — an employee dismissed for redundancy after 10 completed years, earning the national average wage. Every figure is computed from TrendBite's own severance calculators, each checked against the national labour law linked per row.

#116,186 EURSpainSeverance after 10 years
#91,407 EURBulgariaSeverance after 10 years
#56,097 EURCzechiaSeverance after 10 years
Spain16,186 EURGreece9,534 EURCroatia7,277 EURPoland6,665 EURCzechia6,097 EURSlovenia5,072 EURSlovakia4,860 EURSerbia4,752 EURBulgaria1,407 EUR
Average monthly wage (gross)Severance after 10 yearsSeverance in months of pay
Bulgaria 1,407 EUR 1,407 EUR 1
Croatia 2,183 EUR 7,277 EUR 3.3
Czechia 2,032 EUR 49,215 CZK 6,097 EUR 147,645 CZK 3
Greece 1,362 EUR 9,534 EUR 7
Poland 2,222 EUR 9,531 PLN 6,665 EUR 28,593 PLN 3
Serbia 1,425 EUR 167,263 RSD 4,752 EUR 557,543 RSD 3.3
Slovakia 1,620 EUR 4,860 EUR 3
Slovenia 2,536 EUR 5,072 EUR 2
Spain 2,462 EUR 16,186 EUR 6.6

Methodology

Figures come from TrendBite's severance calculator pages, each verified against the national authority linked per row. The worked example assumes dismissal for business or redundancy reasons, 10 completed years of service and the national average monthly gross wage; amounts are the statutory minimum before tax, and months = amount / average monthly wage. Spain uses the objective-dismissal formula (its annual salary shown here as monthly); Greece assumes dismissal without notice, the full indemnity including the 1/6 holiday uplift; Serbia uses the gross wage base. Non-euro amounts are converted at ECB-referenced daily rates as of 2026-07-02. Romania has no statutory severance for individual dismissal and is not listed.

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