🇩🇪Germany minimum wage
Germany's minimum wage is 2,343 €/month as of H2 2026, from official Eurostat data. It was little changed from the previous half-year. Over the period shown it has ranged from 1,506 €/month to 2,343 €/month.
The minimum wage is the lowest gross monthly pay that national law allows for a full-time employee, before income tax and social contributions. Eurostat records the rate in force on 1 January and on 1 July. Where the rate is set by the hour or the week it is converted to a month, and in Greece, Spain and Portugal, where it is paid 14 times a year, it is spread over 12 months. Wages in countries outside the euro area are converted into euros at the exchange rate of the end of the previous month, so the euro figure moves with the currency as well as with the wage.
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Germany minimum wage — frequently asked questions
- What is Germany's minimum wage?
- Germany's minimum wage is 2,343 €/month as of H2 2026, from official Eurostat data.
- How does Germany's minimum wage compare with the euro area?
- Germany ranks 3rd of 22 European countries that report it.
- Is Germany's minimum wage rising or falling?
- It held steady at 2,343 €/month in the latest reading (H2 2026).
- What does “minimum wage” measure?
- The minimum wage is the lowest gross monthly pay that national law allows for a full-time employee, before income tax and social contributions. Eurostat records the rate in force on 1 January and on 1 July. Where the rate is set by the hour or the week it is converted to a month, and in Greece, Spain and Portugal, where it is paid 14 times a year, it is spread over 12 months. Wages in countries outside the euro area are converted into euros at the exchange rate of the end of the previous month, so the euro figure moves with the currency as well as with the wage.
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