Minimum wage covers 58.3% of needs for a worker with one child
The gross minimum wage of 6,300 lei covers only 58.3% of the sum estimated monthly for a worker who supports one child.
Written later, from the reports of that day.
What it means for you
At a gross minimum wage of 6,300 lei, the gap to the estimated sum is 4,506.65 lei a month. For you this is a benchmark, not a rule, because no official threshold is set at this level. The study uses prices and tariffs from 2025.
What happened
The National Confederation of Trade Unions of Moldova published a calculation based on a study of the subsistence minimum and a decent living wage. According to it, a worker with one child needs 10,806.65 lei gross per month. The sum is an estimate from the study, not an officially approved wage threshold.
In short
- The study estimates the socially oriented subsistence minimum at 5,551.9 lei a month for a working-age adult.
- For a child, the average estimate is 4,307 lei a month.
- A new consumer basket proposed by the study averages 5,006.5 lei a month per person.
- Its value is 64% above the current subsistence minimum of 3,053.4 lei, calculated under the existing methodology.
- Anatolii Rojco, Ecaterina Heghea and Iulia Garabajii say the official methodology was not substantially revised between 2013 and 2026.
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