Average regulated remuneration: EUR 497.47 per month.
The figure is an average of the regulated remuneration per each apprenticeship year:
- For an apprentice at level A : EUR 453.20 (gross)/month (29% of the minimum wage)
- For an apprentice at level B : EUR 500.10 (gross)/month (32% of the minimum wage)
- For an apprentice at level C : EUR 539.10 (gross)/month (34.5% of the minimum wage)
Level in PPS per year (average): 5,483
Level in PPS per hour (average): n/a
Share of national minimum wage: by law, 29% for the 1st year, 32% for the 2nd year, 34.5% for the 3rd year
Remuneration (annual gross income) in 3 selected occupations (EUR):
hairdresser: 1st year: 5,438.40; 2nd: 6,001.20; 3rd: 6,469.20
motor mechanic: 1st year: 5,438.40; 2nd: 6,001.20; 3rd: 6,469.20
bricklayer: 1st year: 5,438.40; 2nd: 6,001.20; 3rd: 6,469.20
Employers pay wages to the apprentices, however, wages are subsidised through a grant for companies (bonus stage, but data are not available). There is also a mechanism for a variable fiscal deduction up to 120% of wages (tax reduction) which depends on the overall financial results of each individual company and makes the overall estimation of the actual share of co-financing difficult.
Finally, there is a grant for apprentices ('Apprenticeship / leertijd' EUR 500 for the 1st and 2nd year, EUR 750 for the 3rd year).
Social insurance costs for apprentices are subsidised by the state (data not available).