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 2023

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 July 2021, excluding 8% holiday pay:

€ 1.995,00 per month
€ 460,40    per week
€ 92,08      per day

This is about €1674.00 net per month, depending on the industry and age. It is an income approximately on the same level as the net welfare benefits, the social minimum. For more information on the social minimum, see our webpage sociaal minimum WWB (social minimum WWB).

Legal minimum wages as from 1 January 2023:

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).