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Statutory minimum wage from 1 January 2026

13.9 EUR/hour gross

2026, from 2026-01-01 · verified 2026-10-03 against the official source · next expected change 2027-01-01

§ 1 Höhe des Mindestlohns — Der Mindestlohn beträgt 1. ab 1. Januar 2026 13,90 Euro brutto je Zeitstunde, 2. ab 1. Januar 2027 14,60 Euro brutto je Zeitstunde.

key

de/minimum-wage/mindestlohn-2026

value

13.9 EUR/hour gross

period

2026

effective

2026-01-01 to date

source

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/milov5/__1.html

verified

2026-10-03 — fresh (34 days ago; next check by 2026-12-15)

next expected change

2027-01-01 (annual: a fixed day each year)

previous

12.82 EUR/hour gross (2025) from 2025-01-01

scope

General statutory minimum wage, gross per hour; Branchenmindestlöhne may be higher.

hash

sha256:e3d384b168f30db70db93c188e9b19cb715dec33b7251d9694bca6381f412a65

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/de/minimum-wage/mindestlohn-2026?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/de/minimum-wage/mindestlohn-2026

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  "period": "2026",
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    "effectiveFrom": "2025-01-01",
    "source": "https://www.bmas.de/DE/Arbeit/Arbeitsrecht/Mindestlohn/Einfuehrung-und-Anpassungen-Mindestlohn/einfuehrung-und-anpassung-mindestlohn.html"
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