Apr 22, 2026 1 min read

Germany: Minimum Wage €13.90/hour & Mini-Job Ceiling €603 (In Effect Jan 2026)

Effective 1 January 2026 (announced by the Mindestlohnkommission / BMAS in November 2025), Germany has raised the statutory minimum wage and the mini-job earnings ceiling, with a further increase already scheduled for 2027.

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Impact

  • Around 6.6 million workers will see hourly pay rise, lifting wage costs across low-wage sectors. The higher mini-job ceiling preserves flexibility, but workers near the limit risk being pushed into midi-job status if hours aren’t carefully managed , creating new social security obligations for both employee and employer. Multi-year workforce budgets must now factor in the further jump to €14.60/hour in 2027.

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