Albania has the lowest minimum wage in the region

TIRANA, March 19 – At 156 Euros a month (Lek 22,000), Albania has the lowest minimum wage in the Western Balkan region, a study by Open Data research centre has found out.
The report shows Kosovo is the only Western Balkan country which applies a lower minimum wage than Albania but only for people aged up to 35 years old who are paid a minimum of 135 euros a month. People aged more 35 in Kosovo are paid a minimum monthly wage of Euro 170.
The minimum wage in Macedonia is at Euro 178 compared to Euro 188 in Serbia, Euro 193 in Montenegro, Euro 405 in Croatia and Euro 425 in Turkey.
In January 2014, minimum wages in EU member states ranged from Euro 174 to Euro 1 921 per month, according to Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
Monthly minimum wages varied widely, from Euro 174 in Bulgaria to Euro 1 921 in Luxembourg as of 1 January 2014. When adjusted for price differentials across countries, the disparities between the EU member states were reduced from a ratio of 1:11 (in euro terms) to a range of 1:5 in purchasing power standard (PPS) terms. Monthly minimum wages, taking account of price differences between the Member States, ranged from a low of 345 PPS in Romania to a high of 1 576 PPS in Luxembourg, according to Eurostat.