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.
By months of pay, a worker made redundant after 10 years on the average wage receives the most in Spain — about 6.6 months (€16,186) — and the least in Bulgaria, just 1 month (€1,407), a gap of 5.6 months, as of September 2026.
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| # | Average monthly wage (gross) | Severance after 10 years | Severance in months of pay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 2,462 EUR | 16,186 EUR | 6.6 |
| 2 | Greece | 1,589 EUR | 9,534 EUR | 6 |
| 3 | Croatia | 2,184 EUR | 7,280 EUR | 3.3 |
| 4 | Poland | 2,185 EUR9,563 PLN | 6,555 EUR28,689 PLN | 3 |
| 5 | Czechia | 2,131 EUR51,966 CZK | 6,394 EUR155,898 CZK | 3 |
| 6 | Slovenia | 2,536 EUR | 5,072 EUR | 2 |
| 7 | Slovakia | 1,620 EUR | 4,860 EUR | 3 |
| 8 | Serbia | 1,415 EUR166,123 RSD | 4,718 EUR553,743 RSD | 3.3 |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 1,407 EUR | 1,407 EUR | 1 |
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 gross wage; amounts are the statutory minimum before tax, and months = amount / average monthly wage. Monthly wages are stated on one basis, annual pay ÷ 12: Spain's annual salary (extra payments included) is divided by 12; Greece pays 14 salaries a year — 12 plus the two instalments behind the calculator's 1/6 uplift for bonuses and holiday allowance — so its average monthly wage is €1,362 × 14 ÷ 12 = €1,589; all other markets' wages are already monthly on a 12-payment basis. Spain uses the objective-dismissal formula; Greece assumes dismissal without notice (the full indemnity including the 1/6 uplift); Serbia uses the gross wage base. Non-euro amounts are converted at daily rates as of 2026-09-23 (ECB reference rates for CZK and PLN; RSD from open.er-api). Romania has no statutory severance for individual dismissal and is not listed.
Sources
- Bulgaria (): mlsp.government.bg , nsi.bg
- Czechia (): zakonyprolidi.cz , csu.gov.cz
- Greece (): hli.gov.gr , kepea.gr
- Spain (): boe.es , ine.es
- Croatia (): zakon.hr , dzs.gov.hr
- Poland (): isap.sejm.gov.pl , stat.gov.pl
- Slovakia (): static.slov-lex.sk , slovak.statistics.sk
- Slovenia (): pisrs.si , stat.si
- Serbia (): paragraf.rs , stat.gov.rs