Social minimum wage - Luxembourg 2018
Index 814,40 · Auto-updated from CCSS and STATEC
Social minimum wage - unqualified
2.048,54 €/month
Applies to all workers paid by a Luxembourg employer
Qualified rate
2.458,25 €
+20% premium over unqualified
Max cotisable
10.242,70 €
5× the monthly SSM
Index number
814,40
Base 100 = January 1948
In force since
01.08.2018
+2,5% increase
Reduced rates for young workers
Part of the legal minimum wage
Age 18+
100%
2.048,54 €
Full unqualified rate
Age 17-18
80%
1.638,83 €
80% of unqualified
Age 15-17
75%
1.536,41 €
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 2,5% in 2018, from 1.998,59 € to 2.048,54 €.
| Effective date | Minimum wage unqualified | Minimum wage qualified | 17 - 18 years | 15 - 17 years | Max cotisable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.08.2018 | 2.048,54 € | 2.458,25 € | 1.638,83 € | 1.536,41 € | 10.242,70 € |
| 01.01.2018 | 1.998,59 € | 2.398,30 € | 1.598,87 € | 1.498,94 € | 9.992,95 € |
Wage evolution - 2018 highlighted
2016 - 2020Luxembourg's legal minimum monthly wage adjusts automatically when consumer prices rise - the line steps up rather than slopes.
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