Minimum wage in Poland
The minimum wage in Poland is the lowest monthly or hourly remuneration that employers are legally allowed to pay their workers in Poland. The sum is decided by the Polish government.
Before January 1, 2017 minimum wage did not apply to free-for-task agreements which were used to circumvent minimum wage laws resulting in wages far below national minimum wage. In 2013, almost 1.5milion workers were employed on such contracts.[1][2]
| From | Minimum wage in PLN |
Change | Adjusted for inflation |
Value in euro in year of introduction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2023 | [2]3,600 | +3.10% (YoY +19.60%) |
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| 1 January 2023 | [2]3,490 | +15.94% | ||
| 1 January 2022 | 3,010 | +7.50% | ||
| 1 January 2021 | 2,800 | +7.69% | 2800 | €613.34 |
| 1 January 2020 | 2,600 | +15.56% | 2731 | €585.19 |
| 1 January 2019 | 2,250 | +7.14% | 2444 | €523.55 |
| 1 January 2018 | 2,100 | +5.00% | 2331 | €492.78 |
| 1 January 2017 | 2,000 | +8.10% | 2261 | €469.81 |
| 1 January 2016 | 1,850 | +5.71% | 2134 | €424 |
| 1 January 2015 | 1,750 | +4.17% | 2006 | €418.25 |
| 1 January 2014 | 1,680 | +5.00% | 1909 | €401.5 |
| 1 January 2013 | 1,600 | +6.67% | 1819 | €381.18 |
| 1 January 2012 | 1,500 | +8.23% | 1722 | €358.45 |
| 1 January 2011 | 1,386 | +5.24% | 1648 | €336.36 |
| 1 January 2010 | 1,317 | +3.21% | 1632 | €329.69 |
| 1 January 2009 | 1,276 | +13.32% | 1622 | €294.85 |
| 1 January 2008 | 1,126 | +20.30% | 1486 | €320.61 |
| 1 January 2007 | 936 | +4.10% | 1286 | €247.38 |
| 1 January 2006 | 899.10 | +5.90% | 1266 | €230.76 |
| 1 January 2005 | 849 | +3.03% | 1211 | €211.04 |
| 1 January 2004 | 824 | +3.00% | 1201 | €182.03 |
| 1 January 2003 | 800 | +5.26% | 1205 | €181.83 |
| 2002 | - | - | 1153 | €197.02 |
| 1 January 2001 | 760 | +8.57% | 1175 | €206.97 |
| 1 March 2000 | 700 | +4.48% | 1141 | €174.64 |
| 1 November 1999 | 670 | +26.89% | 1200 | €158.49 |
| 1 January 1999 | 528 | +5.60% | 946 | €124.9 |
| 1 February 1998 | 500 | +11.11% | 959 | €127.67 |
| 1 July 1997 | 450 | +10.84% | 964 | €121.11 |
| 1 February 1997 | 406 | +3.84% | 869 | €109.27 |
| 1 January 1997 | 391 | +5.68% | 837 | €105.23 |
| 1 July 1996 | 370 | +5.71% | 910 | €108.11 |
| 1 April 1996 | 350 | +7.69% | 861 | €102.27 |
| 1 January 1996 | 325 | +6.56% | 800 | €94.97 |
| 1 October 1995 | 305 | +3.39% | 899 | €96.2 |
| 1 July 1995 | 295 | +5.36% | 870 | €93.05 |
| 1 April 1995 | 280 | +7.69% | 825 | €88.31 |
| 1 January 1995 | 260 | +8.33% | 766 | €82.01 |
| 1 October 1994 | 240 | +9.09% | 905 | €88.84 |
| 1 July 1994 | 220 | +7.32% | 830 | €81.44 |
On 7 July 1994 Polish złoty (PLZ) was denominated at a rate 10000:1 to new Polish złoty (PLN). The new currency was introduced on 1 January 1995, and was used concurrently with the old one until the end of 1996.
| From | Minimum wage in PLZ |
|---|---|
| 1 VII 1996 | 3 700 000 |
| 1 IV 1996 | 3 500 000 |
| 1 I 1996 | 3 250 000 |
| 1 X 1995 | 3 050 000 |
| 1 VII 1995 | 2 950 000 |
| 1 IV 1995 | 2 800 000 |
| 1 I 1995 | 2 600 000 |
| 1 X 1994 | 2 400 000 |
| 1 VII 1994 | 2 200 000 |
| 1 IV 1994 | 2 050 000 |
| 1 I 1994 | 1 950 000 |
| 1 X 1993 | 1 750 000 |
| 1 VII 1993 | 1 650 000 |
| 1 I 1993 | 1 500 000 |
| 1 X 1992 | 1 350 000 |
| 1 IX 1992 | 1 300 000 |
| 1 VIII 1992 | 1 200 000 |
| 1 V 1992 | 1 000 000 |
| 1 I 1992 | 875 000 |
| 1 XII 1991 | 700 000 |
| 1 X 1991 | 652 000 |
| 1 VII 1991 | 632 000 |
| 1 IV 1991 | 605 000 |
| 1 I 1991 | 550 000 |
| 1 X 1990 | 440 000 |
| 1 IX 1990 | 368 000 |
| 1 I 1990 | 120 000 |
| 1 X 1989 | 38 000 |
| 1 VII 1989 | 22 100 |
| 1 I 1989 | 17 800 |
| 1 I 1988 | 9000 |
| 1 I 1987 | 7000 |
| 1 I 1986 | 5400 |
| 1 IX 1982 | 5400 |
| 1 I 1982 | 3000 |
| 1 I 1980 | 2000 |
| 1 V 1979 | 1800 |
| 1 V 1978 | 1600 |
| 1 V 1977 | 1400 |
| 1 VIII 1974 | 1200 |
| 1 XII 1970 | 1000 |