Social minimum wage - Luxembourg 2011
Index 737,83 · Auto-updated from CCSS and STATEC
Social minimum wage - unqualified
1.801,49 €/month
Applies to all workers paid by a Luxembourg employer
Qualified rate
2.161,78 €
+20% premium over unqualified
Max cotisable
9.007,45 €
5× the monthly SSM
Index number
737,83
Base 100 = January 1948
In force since
01.10.2011
+2,5% increase
Reduced rates for young workers
Part of the legal minimum wage
Age 18+
100%
1.801,49 €
Full unqualified rate
Age 17-18
80%
1.441,19 €
80% of unqualified
Age 15-17
75%
1.351,11 €
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 4,4% in 2011, from 1.724,81 € to 1.801,49 €.
| Effective date | Minimum wage unqualified | Minimum wage qualified | 17 - 18 years | 15 - 17 years | Max cotisable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.10.2011 | 1.801,49 € | 2.161,78 € | 1.441,19 € | 1.351,11 € | 9.007,45 € |
| 01.01.2011 | 1.757,56 € | 2.109,07 € | 1.406,05 € | 1.318,17 € | 8.787,80 € |
Wage evolution - 2011 highlighted
2009 - 2013Luxembourg's legal minimum monthly wage adjusts automatically when consumer prices rise - the line steps up rather than slopes.
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