The Polish government is raising the minimum wage and the minimum hourly rate for workers on an annual basis — for the seventh consecutive year.
These changes apply to employees working under an employment contract (umowa o pracę), a mandate contract (umowa zlecenia), and a specific-task contract (umowa o dzieło).
The first increase in the minimum wage and minimum hourly rate in Poland took effect on 1 January 2023. 🔹 For employees on an employment contract (umowa o pracę), the minimum wage was raised to 3,383 PLN gross. That is 373 PLN more than in 2022. 🔹 The minimum hourly rate for those working under a mandate contract (umowa zlecenia) or a specific-task contract (umowa o dzieło) was also increased — to 22.10 PLN/hour. A second increase followed in the summer, on 1 July 2023.
Ukrainians who came to Poland to work some time ago — say, a few years back — have already experienced multiple wage increases. In 2019, the minimum wage in Poland stood at 2,250 PLN per month. In 2020, workers received 350 PLN more — at least 2,600 PLN. In 2021, the Polish minimum wage rose further, to 2,800 PLN per month.
The first thing to know is that the minimum wage and hourly rate will again be raised in two stages — from 1 January and from 1 July 2024. 🔹 In January, the minimum hourly rate (gross) will increase to 27.70 PLN/hour. 🔹 The minimum monthly wage at Polish companies will rise by 642 PLN, reaching 4,242 PLN gross.
In July, another — somewhat smaller — increase will follow.
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In 2024 the minimum wage rises in two stages. From 1 January it is 4,242 PLN gross per month, which is 642 PLN more than before. From 1 July it increases again to 4,300 PLN gross.
For people working under a mandate contract (umowa zlecenia) or a specific-task contract (umowa o dzieło), the minimum hourly rate is 27.70 PLN gross from 1 January 2024. It then rises to 28.10 PLN gross per hour from 1 July 2024.
There were two increases in 2023. From 1 January the minimum wage under umowa o pracę was 3,383 PLN gross, and from 1 July it was 3,600 PLN gross, or 2,783 PLN net per month. The hourly rate rose from 22.10 to 23.50 PLN gross.
The minimum wage and minimum hourly rate apply to employees on an employment contract (umowa o pracę), a mandate contract (umowa zlecenia), and a specific-task contract (umowa o dzieło). The government has raised them every year for seven years in a row.
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