Pay transparency in Greece
Transposedin force since 01/11/2026
Greece transposed the Directive with Law 5316/2026 (Government Gazette A' 105, 6 July 2026), which amends the Labour Code. The core obligations (Articles 8–20 and 27) apply from 1 November 2026; the first pay gap reports are due by 7 June 2027.
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Last checked: 10/11/2026. This overview is not legal advice. Laws change; the linked legal text is what counts.
- In force since
- 01/11/2026
- Job ads
- Pay information before the interview. Since 1 November 2026, applicants have the right to the starting pay or its range (based on objective, gender-neutral criteria) and relevant collective-agreement terms, in writing or orally, in reasonable time before the interview (or, if there is none, before the contract), for example in job ads, vacancy notices or posts on professional networking sites. Stating pay in the ad is one way to comply, not a separate obligation. Ads and job titles must be gender-neutral.
- Asking about previous pay
- Banned by law
- Workers' right to information
- Employees can request in writing their individual pay level and sex-disaggregated average pay for workers doing the same work or work of equal value; the employer must reply within a reasonable time and at the latest within two months.
- Pay reporting
- Employers with 250+ employees report by 7 June 2027 and annually thereafter; 150–249 by 7 June 2027 and every three years; 100–149 by 7 June 2031 and every three years. Employers below 100 may report voluntarily.
- Penalties
- Breaches of equal pay and pay transparency duties count as labour law violations subject to the administrative sanctions of Article 572 of the Labour Code; affected persons have a right to full compensation without an upper limit. If an employer ignores a Labour Inspectorate compliance order, a recurring fine is imposed for every three months of non-compliance (amounts set by ministerial decision).
Not verified: Exact fine amounts (set by ministerial decision under the Labour Code); the EUR-Lex national-measure entry was seen in search results but not opened.
20% of job ads in Greece state pay
1,246 of 6,375 ads on employer career sites and applicant tracking systems in the last month; 9% for tech-related titles (53 of 574). Measured on 11/11/2026 via Active Jobs DB; includes pay read from the ad text.
IT salaries in GreeceSources
- Νόμος 5316/2026 (ΦΕΚ Α' 105/06.07.2026) · General Secretariat for Equality (Government Gazette text) · 06/07/2026
- National transposition measure: Government Gazette of 6 July 2026 · EUR-Lex · 06/07/2026
- Greece pay transparency tracker · Evenpay · 04/11/2026