Social minimum wage - Luxembourg 2005
Index 652,16 · Auto-updated from CCSS and STATEC
Social minimum wage - unqualified
1.503,42 €/month
Applies to all workers paid by a Luxembourg employer
Qualified rate
1.804,11 €
+20% premium over unqualified
Max cotisable
7.517,10 €
5× the monthly SSM
Index number
652,16
Base 100 = January 1948
In force since
01.10.2005
+2,5% increase
Reduced rates for young workers
Part of the legal minimum wage
Age 18+
100%
1.503,42 €
Full unqualified rate
Age 17-18
80%
1.202,74 €
80% of unqualified
Age 15-17
75%
1.127,57 €
75% of unqualified
Younger workers are paid a fixed percentage of the unqualified minimum wage. Student wages use these same brackets; for the contract, hours and tax rules, see the Student wages tab.
2 index tranches lifted the social minimum wage 4,5% in 2005, from 1.438,01 € to 1.503,42 €.
| Effective date | Minimum wage unqualified | Minimum wage qualified | 17 - 18 years | 15 - 17 years | Max cotisable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.10.2005 | 1.503,42 € | 1.804,11 € | 1.202,74 € | 1.127,57 € | 7.517,10 € |
| 01.01.2005 | 1.466,77 € | 1.760,12 € | 1.173,42 € | 1.100,08 € | 7.333,85 € |
Wage evolution - 2005 highlighted
2004 - 2007Luxembourg's legal minimum monthly wage adjusts automatically when consumer prices rise - the line steps up rather than slopes.
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