Social minimum wage - Luxembourg 2019
Index 814,40 · Auto-updated from CCSS and STATEC
Social minimum wage - unqualified
2.089,75 €/month
Applies to all workers paid by a Luxembourg employer
Qualified rate
2.507,70 €
+20% premium over unqualified
Max cotisable
10.448,75 €
5× the monthly SSM
Index number
814,40
Base 100 = January 1948
In force since
01.01.2019
+2,0% increase
Reduced rates for young workers
Part of the legal minimum wage
Age 18+
100%
2.089,75 €
Full unqualified rate
Age 17-18
80%
1.671,80 €
80% of unqualified
Age 15-17
75%
1.567,31 €
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 2,0% in 2019, from 2.048,54 € to 2.089,75 €.
Amounts by effective date - 2019
| Effective date | Minimum wage unqualified | Minimum wage qualified | 17 - 18 years | 15 - 17 years | Max cotisable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.01.2019 | 2.089,75 € | 2.507,70 € | 1.671,80 € | 1.567,31 € | 10.448,75 € |
Wage evolution - 2019 highlighted
2017 - 2021Luxembourg's legal minimum monthly wage adjusts automatically when consumer prices rise - the line steps up rather than slopes.
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