Social minimum wage - Luxembourg 2022
Index 877,01 · Auto-updated from CCSS and STATEC
Social minimum wage - unqualified
2.313,38 €/month
Applies to all workers paid by a Luxembourg employer
Qualified rate
2.776,05 €
+20% premium over unqualified
Max cotisable
11.566,90 €
5× the monthly SSM
Index number
877,01
Base 100 = January 1948
In force since
01.04.2022
+2,5% increase
Reduced rates for young workers
Part of the legal minimum wage
Age 18+
100%
2.313,38 €
Full unqualified rate
Age 17-18
80%
1.850,70 €
80% of unqualified
Age 15-17
75%
1.735,03 €
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 2,5% in 2022, from 2.256,95 € to 2.313,38 €.
Amounts by effective date - 2022
| Effective date | Minimum wage unqualified | Minimum wage qualified | 17 - 18 years | 15 - 17 years | Max cotisable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.04.2022 | 2.313,38 € | 2.776,05 € | 1.850,70 € | 1.735,03 € | 11.566,90 € |
Wage evolution - 2022 highlighted
2020 - 2024Luxembourg's legal minimum monthly wage adjusts automatically when consumer prices rise - the line steps up rather than slopes.
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