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Monthly minimum wage in Germany

Monthly minimum wage in Germany was €2,343 in second half of 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 8.4% from second half of 2025. That is the 3rd highest of 22 EU countries in second half of 2026.

second half of 2026, EUR2,343
Change on second half of 2025+8.4%
Rank3rd of 22EU countries ranked
Series high2,343first half of 2026
Series low1,444first half of 2015

Monthly minimum wage in Germany, first half of 2015 to second half of 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

1,4001,6001,8002,0002,2002,4002015-S12017-S12019-S12021-S12023-S12025-S12026-S22015-S1: 1,444 EUR2015-S2: 1,444 EUR2016-S1: 1,444 EUR2016-S2: 1,444 EUR2017-S1: 1,506 EUR2017-S2: 1,506 EUR2018-S1: 1,506 EUR2018-S2: 1,506 EUR2019-S1: 1,561 EUR2019-S2: 1,561 EUR2020-S1: 1,544 EUR2020-S2: 1,544 EUR2021-S1: 1,585 EUR2021-S2: 1,602 EUR2022-S1: 1,634 EUR2022-S2: 1,739 EUR2023-S1: 1,997 EUR2023-S2: 1,997 EUR2024-S1: 2,054 EUR2024-S2: 2,054 EUR2025-S1: 2,161 EUR2025-S2: 2,161 EUR2026-S1: 2,343 EUR2026-S2: 2,343 EUR
EUR. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07, published 2026-07-31.
All 24 values
PeriodEUR
2026-S22,343
2026-S12,343
2025-S22,161
2025-S12,161
2024-S22,054
2024-S12,054
2023-S21,997
2023-S11,997
2022-S21,739
2022-S11,634
2021-S21,602
2021-S11,585
2020-S21,544
2020-S11,544
2019-S21,561
2019-S11,561
2018-S21,506
2018-S11,506
2017-S21,506
2017-S11,506
2016-S21,444
2016-S11,444
2015-S21,444
2015-S11,444

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Definition

Statutory gross monthly minimum wage in EUR (Eurostat, adjusted to 12 payments a year where paid in more).

How to cite

Eurostat. Monthly minimum wages (earn_mw_cur). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/earn_mw_cur/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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What is the monthly minimum wage in Germany?

Monthly minimum wage in Germany was €2,343 in second half of 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 8.4% from second half of 2025. That is the 3rd highest of 22 EU countries in second half of 2026.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Monthly minimum wages (earn_mw_cur). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-07.

What was the highest monthly minimum wage in Germany?

€2,343 in first half of 2026, the highest value since first half of 2015 in this series.

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