What is my hourly wage?
€6.96 net per paid hour
Example: €1,600 gross a month, 40 hours a week. For each hour actually worked: €7.91.
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Questions about pay and money in Latvia
Quick answers with the 2026 rules. Each one opens a page with the calculator already set up for it and a short article; change the inputs there for your own answer.
How much is left of my salary?
Gross a month → net a month. Single, aged 35, no children, 12 salaries a year, 2026 rules.
- €900€740 a month
- €1,000€807 a month
- €1,100€874 a month
- €1,200€940 a month
- €1,300€1,007 a month
- €1,400€1,074 a month
- €1,500€1,140 a month
- €1,600€1,207 a month
- €1,700€1,274 a month
- €1,800€1,340 a month
- €1,900€1,407 a month
- €2,000€1,474 a month
- €2,100€1,540 a month
- €2,200€1,607 a month
- €2,500€1,807 a month
- €3,000€2,141 a month
- €4,000€2,807 a month
- €5,000€3,474 a month
- €6,000€4,141 a month
- €7,000€4,808 a month
What is the minimum wage after tax?
€660 net a month
€780 gross a month, 12 salaries a year.
What do I take home part-time?
€940 net a month
Example: €1,600 gross full-time. You keep 77.9% of the full-time net pay for 75% of the hours.
How much unemployment benefit would I get?
€880 a month in months 1–2 (55.0% of your average insured pay), then 75%, 50% and 45% of that, 8 months in total
Example: €1,600 gross a month, age 35, single. Total €4,752.
How much notice must my employer give?
1 month
The same whatever the length of service.
When can I retire?
At 65, or from 63 with a cut
Born in 1991: earliest pension at 63 with a 50.0% cut; full pension at 65.
What is my money worth after inflation?
€1,000 from 2016 = €1,551 today
Prices rose 55.1% since 2016, by the official consumer price index. Any year since 2006.