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Source: Government Decree 426/2025 (XII. 23.) Korm. rendelet, published in Magyar Közlöny 2025/157 (via Forvis Mazars Hungary) · effective Jan 1, 2026
Government Decree 426/2025 (XII. 23.) Korm. rendelet, published in Magyar Közlöny 2025/157 (via Forvis Mazars Hungary)Standard adult full-time minimum wage (minimálbér), effective 1 Jan 2026 per Govt Decree 426/2025 (XII.23.). The decree natively publishes hourly/daily/weekly/monthly rates: hourly (órabér) HUF 1,856; daily (napibér) HUF 14,850; weekly (hetibér) HUF 74,210; monthly (havibér) HUF 322,800 gross (40h/week full-time). Hungary operates a dual system: jobs requiring at least secondary education or vocational qualification get the higher 'guaranteed minimum wage' (garantált bérminimum) of HUF 373,200/month, HUF 2,145/hour, HUF 17,160/day, HUF 85,800/week. (Caution: many English-language summaries mislabel the 2,145 guaranteed-rate figures as the standard minimum.) Hungary has no separate statutory youth/apprentice sub-minimum wage. Monthly cross-check: 322,800 ÷ 174 ≈ 1,855 ≈ HUF 1,856 hourly.
Big Mac price: The Economist · Jan 1, 2026