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NMW Germany 2021

The minimum wage goes up in Germany

Since June 2021, the national minimum wage in Germany remained fixed at €1,602 per month, that is 19,224 euros per year, taking into account 12 payments per year.

Accordingly the national minimum wage has been raised 17 Euros per month from the previous year, 1.07%. This increase is greater than the CPI of 2021 which was -0.3%, so workers have gained buying power in the last year.

If we look at the ranking of the national minimum wage that we publish, Germany is in 12 nd place of the 120 of the list.

The National Minimum Wage (NMW) of a country is the minimum amount (lowest salary) per hour, per day, or per month that employers may legally pay to workers.

In the table that follows we show you the progression of the National Minimum Wage Germany. You can see NMW in other countries in National Minimum Wage 2021 and see all the information about this country in Germany economy.

Germany - Minimum wages
DateNat. Curr. NMWNMWNMW
June 20211,602.0$1,954.6€1,602.0
January 20211,585.0$1,894.8€1,585.0
June 20201,544.0$1,719.4€1,544.0
January 20201,544.0$1,763.6€1,544.0
June 20191,561.0$1,740.7€1,561.0
January 20191,561.0$1,747.5€1,561.0
June 20181,506.0$1,761.9€1,506.0
January 20181,506.0$1,778.5€1,506.0
January 20171,506.0$1,701.3€1,506.0
June 20161,444.0$1,610.6€1,444.0
January 20161,444.0$1,598.4€1,444.0
January 20151,444.0$1,602.1€1,444.0
Germany - Minimum wages
Germany - Minimum wages