Social minimum wage - Luxembourg 2023
Index 944,43 · Auto-updated from CCSS and STATEC
Social minimum wage - unqualified
2.570,93 €/month
Applies to all workers paid by a Luxembourg employer
Qualified rate
3.085,11 €
+20% premium over unqualified
Max cotisable
12.854,65 €
5× the monthly SSM
Index number
944,43
Base 100 = January 1948
In force since
01.09.2023
+2,5% increase
Reduced rates for young workers
Part of the legal minimum wage
Age 18+
100%
2.570,93 €
Full unqualified rate
Age 17-18
80%
2.056,74 €
80% of unqualified
Age 15-17
75%
1.928,20 €
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.
4 index tranches lifted the social minimum wage 11,1% in 2023, from 2.313,38 € to 2.570,93 €.
| Effective date | Minimum wage unqualified | Minimum wage qualified | 17 - 18 years | 15 - 17 years | Max cotisable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.09.2023 | 2.570,93 € | 3.085,11 € | 2.056,74 € | 1.928,20 € | 12.854,65 € |
| 01.04.2023 | 2.508,24 € | 3.009,88 € | 2.006,59 € | 1.881,18 € | 12.541,20 € |
| 01.02.2023 | 2.447,07 € | 2.936,48 € | 1.957,65 € | 1.835,30 € | 12.235,35 € |
| 01.01.2023 | 2.387,40 € | 2.864,88 € | 1.909,92 € | 1.790,55 € | 11.937 € |
Wage evolution - 2023 highlighted
2021 - 2025Luxembourg's legal minimum monthly wage adjusts automatically when consumer prices rise - the line steps up rather than slopes.
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