Social minimum wage - Luxembourg 2025
Index 968,04 · Auto-updated from CCSS and STATEC
Social minimum wage - unqualified
2.703,74 €/month
Applies to all workers paid by a Luxembourg employer
Qualified rate
3.244,48 €
+20% premium over unqualified
Max cotisable
13.518,70 €
5× the monthly SSM
Index number
968,04
Base 100 = January 1948
In force since
01.05.2025
+2,5% increase
Reduced rates for young workers
Part of the legal minimum wage
Age 18+
100%
2.703,74 €
Full unqualified rate
Age 17-18
80%
2.162,99 €
80% of unqualified
Age 15-17
75%
2.027,80 €
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 5,2% in 2025, from 2.570,93 € to 2.703,74 €.
| Effective date | Minimum wage unqualified | Minimum wage qualified | 17 - 18 years | 15 - 17 years | Max cotisable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.05.2025 | 2.703,74 € | 3.244,48 € | 2.162,99 € | 2.027,80 € | 13.518,70 € |
| 01.01.2025 | 2.637,79 € | 3.165,35 € | 2.110,23 € | 1.978,34 € | 13.188,95 € |
Wage evolution - 2025 highlighted
2023 - 2026Luxembourg's legal minimum monthly wage adjusts automatically when consumer prices rise - the line steps up rather than slopes.
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