Social minimum wage - Luxembourg 2017
Index 794,54 · Auto-updated from CCSS and STATEC
Social minimum wage - unqualified
1.998,59 €/month
Applies to all workers paid by a Luxembourg employer
Qualified rate
2.398,30 €
+20% premium over unqualified
Max cotisable
9.992,95 €
5× the monthly SSM
Index number
794,54
Base 100 = January 1948
In force since
01.01.2017
+3,9% increase
Reduced rates for young workers
Part of the legal minimum wage
Age 18+
100%
1.998,59 €
Full unqualified rate
Age 17-18
80%
1.598,87 €
80% of unqualified
Age 15-17
75%
1.498,94 €
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 3,9% in 2017, from 1.922,96 € to 1.998,59 €.
Amounts by effective date - 2017
| Effective date | Minimum wage unqualified | Minimum wage qualified | 17 - 18 years | 15 - 17 years | Max cotisable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.01.2017 | 1.998,59 € | 2.398,30 € | 1.598,87 € | 1.498,94 € | 9.992,95 € |
Wage evolution - 2017 highlighted
2015 - 2019Luxembourg's legal minimum monthly wage adjusts automatically when consumer prices rise - the line steps up rather than slopes.
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