What is the minimumloon (minimum wages) or minimuminkomen (minimum income)?

Each year in January and July minimum wages go up a little.

Gross minimum wages per 1 January 2025

This is the legal gross minimum wage for employees aged 21 to 65 for a full work week (36, 38 or 40 hours per week, depending on the sector and CAO (collective agreements)) as of 1 January 2025, excluding 8% holiday pay:

€ 2,437,07 per month
€ 562,40 per week
€ 112,48 per day

The net amount depends on the industry sector (collective labor agreement) and on allowances and deductions from the Tax Authorities.

Legal minimum wages as from 1 January 2025:

Age employee	Per hour
21 years of age	€ 14,06
20 years of age	€ 11,25
19 years of age	€ 8,44
18 years of age	€ 7,03
17 years of age	€ 5.55
16 years of age	€ 4.85
15 years of age	€ 4.22

Minimum wage amounts are for a full work week. It is not defined by law how many hours constitutes full employment. In practice, it is usually 36, 38 or 40 hours, depending on the industry you work in and possibly the CAO (collective agreements).