diff --git a/Classes/Domain/Model/Job.php b/Classes/Domain/Model/Job.php
index f54da47fd81a8fa6af9f09e75916f3d53a43eb35..a5846b8d0ef551425a037f9ab15ee486a15dc522 100644
--- a/Classes/Domain/Model/Job.php
+++ b/Classes/Domain/Model/Job.php
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class Job extends AbstractEntity {
 	/**
 	 * @var string $salaryCurrency
 	 */
-	protected $salaryCurrency = '';
+	protected $salaryCurrency = 'EUR';
 
 	/**
 	 * @var string $salaryUnit
diff --git a/Configuration/TCA/tx_sgjobs_domain_model_job.php b/Configuration/TCA/tx_sgjobs_domain_model_job.php
index 69657e3ef3d2460b31387df45d4f58624d5098e2..b36003207509d4d5a725303d788a2bfdb06a8c9e 100644
--- a/Configuration/TCA/tx_sgjobs_domain_model_job.php
+++ b/Configuration/TCA/tx_sgjobs_domain_model_job.php
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ return call_user_func(
 						'type' => 'input',
 						'eval' => 'alpha, upper',
 						'max' => 3,
+						'default' => 'EUR',
 					],
 				],
 				'salary_unit' => [
diff --git a/ext_tables.sql b/ext_tables.sql
index 97221a3b84134eda237b7babe491f35ad6011946..4d1c08a103013834055e7677e934a47043b7ffab 100644
--- a/ext_tables.sql
+++ b/ext_tables.sql
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ CREATE TABLE tx_sgjobs_domain_model_job (
 	employment_types text DEFAULT '' NOT NULL,
 	date_posted int(11) unsigned DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL,
 	valid_through int(11) unsigned DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL,
-	salary_currency varchar(3) DEFAULT '' NOT NULL,
+	salary_currency varchar(3) DEFAULT 'EUR' NOT NULL,
 	base_salary varchar(15) DEFAULT '' NOT NULL,
 	max_salary varchar(15) DEFAULT '' NOT NULL,
 	salary_unit varchar(5) DEFAULT '' NOT NULL,