Social minimum wage - Luxembourg 2009
Index 702,29 · Auto-updated from CCSS and STATEC
Social minimum wage - unqualified
1.682,76 €/month
Applies to all workers paid by a Luxembourg employer
Qualified rate
2.019,31 €
+20% premium over unqualified
Max cotisable
8.413,80 €
5× the monthly SSM
Index number
702,29
Base 100 = January 1948
In force since
01.03.2009
+2,5% increase
Reduced rates for young workers
Part of the legal minimum wage
Age 18+
100%
1.682,76 €
Full unqualified rate
Age 17-18
80%
1.346,21 €
80% of unqualified
Age 15-17
75%
1.262,07 €
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 2009, from 1.609,53 € to 1.682,76 €.
| Effective date | Minimum wage unqualified | Minimum wage qualified | 17 - 18 years | 15 - 17 years | Max cotisable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.03.2009 | 1.682,76 € | 2.019,31 € | 1.346,21 € | 1.262,07 € | 8.413,80 € |
| 01.01.2009 | 1.641,74 € | 1.970,08 € | 1.313,39 € | 1.231,30 € | 8.208,70 € |
Wage evolution - 2009 highlighted
2007 - 2011Luxembourg's legal minimum monthly wage adjusts automatically when consumer prices rise - the line steps up rather than slopes.
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