Social minimum wage - Luxembourg 2013
Index 775,17 · Auto-updated from CCSS and STATEC
Social minimum wage - unqualified
1.921,03 €/month
Applies to all workers paid by a Luxembourg employer
Qualified rate
2.305,23 €
+20% premium over unqualified
Max cotisable
9.605,15 €
5× the monthly SSM
Index number
775,17
Base 100 = January 1948
In force since
01.10.2013
+2,5% increase
Reduced rates for young workers
Part of the legal minimum wage
Age 18+
100%
1.921,03 €
Full unqualified rate
Age 17-18
80%
1.536,82 €
80% of unqualified
Age 15-17
75%
1.440,77 €
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 4,0% in 2013, from 1.846,51 € to 1.921,03 €.
| Effective date | Minimum wage unqualified | Minimum wage qualified | 17 - 18 years | 15 - 17 years | Max cotisable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.10.2013 | 1.921,03 € | 2.305,23 € | 1.536,82 € | 1.440,77 € | 9.605,15 € |
| 01.01.2013 | 1.874,19 € | 2.249,03 € | 1.499,35 € | 1.405,64 € | 9.370,95 € |
Wage evolution - 2013 highlighted
2011 - 2015Luxembourg's legal minimum monthly wage adjusts automatically when consumer prices rise - the line steps up rather than slopes.
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