Germany Minimum Wage (2026)
Germany's Minimum Wage: 2,343 EUR per month in 2026, +8.4% YoY. Eurostat (EARN_MW_CUR), 2015–2026.
Germany (2026)
2,343
EUR per month
+8.4% YoY
YoY Change
+8.4%
Trend
up
Series length
12
years of data
Data
| Year | EUR per month | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2,343 | +8.4% |
| 2025 | 2,161 | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 2,054 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 1,997 | +18.4% |
| 2022 | 1,686.5 | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 1,593.5 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1,544 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1,561 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 1,506 | unchanged |
| 2017 | 1,506 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 1,444 | unchanged |
| 2015 | 1,444 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Germany recorded 2,343 EUR per month in 2026. The latest change was +8.4%. Across 2015–2026 the series ranges from 1,444 EUR per month in 2016 to 2,343 EUR per month in 2026.
This page tracks the statutory gross monthly minimum wage in Germany in euro, as published by Eurostat twice a year.
Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Countries that set pay floors through sectoral collective bargaining rather than statute — Austria, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland and Iceland — publish no figure at all, so their absence from comparisons is not a zero.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks the statutory gross monthly minimum wage in Germany in euro, as published by Eurostat twice a year. It is published by Eurostat and updated twice a year.
The most recent observation covers 2026. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2015–2026 (12 observations).
The series is at its highest recorded level, 2,343 EUR per month in 2026, up from a low of 1,444 EUR per month in 2016. The latest change was +8.4%.