The government has a proposal for a minimum wage. This is how much it would be in 2026

The government proposes that from 1 January 2026 the minimum wage will be PLN 4,806 gross . The minimum hourly rate for certain civil contracts will also increase - from 1 January it will be PLN 31.40 . The Council of Ministers will present this proposal to the Social Dialogue Council.

The proposed amount of the minimum wage from 1 January 2026, i.e. PLN 4,806, means an increase of PLN 140 compared to the amount applicable in 2025 (PLN 4,666), i.e. by 3%.

The proposed minimum hourly rate for certain civil law contracts from 1 January 2026 will be PLN 31.40, which means a 3% increase.

Let us recall: the last increase in the minimum wage came into force on January 1, 2025. After the changes:

• the minimum wage is PLN 4,666 gross (net - PLN 3,510.92).
• minimum hourly rate - PLN 30.50 gross

In 2025, over 3.1 million employees will receive the minimum wage in Poland.

It is worth adding that the increase in the minimum wage will also translate into an increase in other employee benefits. Currently, they are:

• severance pay amount - in the case of group or individual dismissal for reasons not related to the employee, the maximum amount that can be received is PLN 69,990;
• night work – an additional 20% of the hourly rate resulting from the minimum wage;
• minimum amount of compensation for discrimination or mobbing – PLN 4,666;
• training benefit for a person dismissed from work – the maximum amount that can be received is PLN 9,332;
• remuneration for the time of readiness for work and downtime (not caused by the employee's fault) is a minimum of PLN 4,666;
• minimum basis for calculating maternity, care, sickness, compensatory or rehabilitation benefits – in the case of a full-time employee, the benefit cannot be lower than the amount of the minimum wage after deducting the amount corresponding to 13.71% of that wage;
• amount free from deductions – the amount that must remain to be paid to the employee after deducting social insurance contributions, tax advances and payments to the Employee Capital Plans.
• The limit of monthly revenues for unregistered activities is also linked to the amount of the minimum national wage. It constitutes 75% of the minimum wage, so in 2025 it will increase to PLN 3,499.50 (currently it is PLN 3,225).

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