Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in Poland
Poland: Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers was 47.26 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in 2025. ▲ Rising
Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in Poland, 1989–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of average wage of full-time employees.
Analysis
Poland recorded 47.26 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees for minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in Poland peaked at 47.26 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.19 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees, in 1989.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 8.19 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | — |
| 1990 | 13.95 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | +70.5% |
| 1991 | 33.44 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | +139.6% |
| 1992 | 39.51 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | +18.2% |
| 1993 | 38.92 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 39.15 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 40.02 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 43.54 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 41.9 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 38.33 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 29.33 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | -23.5% |
| 2000 | 32.7 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 34.29 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 34.08 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 34.95 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 34.79 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 33.88 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 33.87 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 32.07 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 34.84 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 37.46 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 37.17 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 37.11 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 38.5 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 39.63 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 40.9 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 41.1 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 42.56 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 43.6 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 41.97 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 41.85 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 45.23 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 43.92 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 42.99 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 44.01 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 46.58 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | +5.8% |
| 2025 | 47.26 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | +1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +139.6% | 13.95 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 33.44 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees |
| 1990 | +70.5% | 8.19 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 13.95 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.19 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 8.19 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 8.19 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 1 |
| 1990s | 35.81 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 13.95 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 43.54 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.29 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 32.07 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 37.46 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.44 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 37.11 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 43.6 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 10 |
| 2020s | 45 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 42.99 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 47.26 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 1 Costa Rica 68.91 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees compare
- 1 Slovenia 48.94 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees compare
- 2 Mexico 61.14 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees compare
- 2 Croatia 46.5 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees compare
- 3 Colombia 58.51 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees compare
- 3 Lithuania 41.9 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees compare
- 4 Netherlands 40.63 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees compare
- 4 New Zealand 54.56 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees compare
- 5 Latvia 38.06 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees compare
- 5 United Kingdom 51.11 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees compare
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 1,301 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 461.11 Persons (2022)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.2% (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 72.8% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 27,593 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 17,187 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 17,187 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 17,187 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 38.5 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 17,187 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in Poland?
- Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in Poland was 47.26 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 47.26 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in 2025.
- What is the lowest minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.19 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in 1989.
- How does Poland rank for minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers?
- Poland ranks 2nd out of 7 countries with data for 2025.
- Is minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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For cross-country comparisons, data on minimum wage levels are further supplemented with another measure of minimum wages relative to average wages, that is, the ratio of minimum wages to median earnings of full-time employees. Median rather than mean earnings provide a better basis for international comparisons as it accounts for differences in earnings dispersion across countries. However, while median of basic earnings of full-time workers - i.e. excluding overtime and bonus payments - are ideally, the preferred measure of average wages for international comparisons of minimum-to-median earnings, they are not available for a large number of countries. Minimum relative to mean earnings of full-time workers are also provided.