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Minimum wage (gross)

Source: Ministerstwo Rodziny, Pracy i Polityki Spolecznej (gov.pl) — Council of Ministers Regulation of 11 Sept 2025, Dz.U. 2025 poz. 1242 · effective Jan 1, 2026

Poland publishes a native official minimum hourly rate (minimalna stawka godzinowa) of PLN 31.40 gross/hour, effective 1 Jan 2026 (up from PLN 30.50 in 2025). This statutory hourly rate applies to civil-law contracts (umowa zlecenie / service contracts). The separate monthly minimum wage (minimalne wynagrodzenie za pracę) for standard employment contracts (umowa o pracę) is PLN 4,806 gross/month (up from PLN 4,666 in 2025); statutory full-time work week is 40 hours, so the implied employment hourly varies by month (e.g. ~PLN 30.04/h in Jan 2026 at 160 working hours). Single rate applies the whole year — no mid-year (July) increase in 2026 because forecast inflation was below 5%. Legal basis: Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 11 September 2025 (Dz.U. 2025 poz. 1242). The minimum wage is national and not differentiated by region, sector, or skill. No general reduced youth minimum exists for standard contracts; juvenile/apprentice workers (pracownicy młodociani) are remunerated under a separate regime as a percentage of the national average wage, and students under 26 on umowa zlecenie are exempt from social-security/health contributions so their gross equals net (PLN 31.40 = net).

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