Social minimum wage - Luxembourg 2007
Index 668,46 · Auto-updated from CCSS and STATEC
Social minimum wage - unqualified
1.570,28 €/month
Applies to all workers paid by a Luxembourg employer
Qualified rate
1.884,34 €
+20% premium over unqualified
Max cotisable
7.851,40 €
5× the monthly SSM
Index number
668,46
Base 100 = January 1948
In force since
01.01.2007
+1,9% increase
Reduced rates for young workers
Part of the legal minimum wage
Age 18+
100%
1.570,28 €
Full unqualified rate
Age 17-18
80%
1.256,22 €
80% of unqualified
Age 15-17
75%
1.177,71 €
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.
1 index tranche lifted the social minimum wage 1,9% in 2007, from 1.541 € to 1.570,28 €.
Amounts by effective date - 2007
| Effective date | Minimum wage unqualified | Minimum wage qualified | 17 - 18 years | 15 - 17 years | Max cotisable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.01.2007 | 1.570,28 € | 1.884,34 € | 1.256,22 € | 1.177,71 € | 7.851,40 € |
Wage evolution - 2007 highlighted
2005 - 2009Luxembourg's legal minimum monthly wage adjusts automatically when consumer prices rise - the line steps up rather than slopes.
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