Social minimum wage - Luxembourg 2021
Index 855,62 · Auto-updated from CCSS and STATEC
Social minimum wage - unqualified
2.256,95 €/month
Applies to all workers paid by a Luxembourg employer
Qualified rate
2.708,35 €
+20% premium over unqualified
Max cotisable
11.284,75 €
5× the monthly SSM
Index number
855,62
Base 100 = January 1948
In force since
01.10.2021
+2,5% increase
Reduced rates for young workers
Part of the legal minimum wage
Age 18+
100%
2.256,95 €
Full unqualified rate
Age 17-18
80%
1.805,56 €
80% of unqualified
Age 15-17
75%
1.692,72 €
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 5,4% in 2021, from 2.141,99 € to 2.256,95 €.
| Effective date | Minimum wage unqualified | Minimum wage qualified | 17 - 18 years | 15 - 17 years | Max cotisable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.10.2021 | 2.256,95 € | 2.708,35 € | 1.805,56 € | 1.692,72 € | 11.284,75 € |
| 01.01.2021 | 2.201,93 € | 2.642,32 € | 1.761,54 € | 1.651,45 € | 11.009,65 € |
Wage evolution - 2021 highlighted
2019 - 2023Luxembourg's legal minimum monthly wage adjusts automatically when consumer prices rise - the line steps up rather than slopes.
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