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 Greece — about 7 months (€9,534) — and the least in Bulgaria, just 1 month (€1,407), as of August 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 | 1,362 EUR | 9,534 EUR | 7 |
| 3 | Croatia | 2,178 EUR | 7,260 EUR | 3.3 |
| 4 | Poland | 2,221 EUR9,563 PLN | 6,663 EUR28,689 PLN | 3 |
| 5 | Czechia | 2,034 EUR49,215 CZK | 6,102 EUR147,645 CZK | 3 |
| 6 | Slovenia | 2,536 EUR | 5,072 EUR | 2 |
| 7 | Slovakia | 1,620 EUR | 4,860 EUR | 3 |
| 8 | Serbia | 1,393 EUR163,470 RSD | 4,643 EUR544,900 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 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 2026-08-05. 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