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. β² Rising
Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in Poland, 1989β2025
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.
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 |
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- Gender share of part-time employment 67.47 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on national 93.69 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
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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 9 groups 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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About this data
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.