Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Poland
Poland: Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) was 52.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Poland, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Poland is 52.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Poland peaked at 52.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.8%, in 2008.
That places Poland 6th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 38.8% | — |
| 2009 | 41.7% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 41.4% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 41.3% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 43.1% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 44.3% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 45.1% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 45.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 46.2% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 47.3% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 46.3% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 46.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 50.3% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 49.8% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 47.8% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 49.7% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 52.9% | +6.4% |
| 2025 | 52.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.2% | 38.8% | 41.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 41.3% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 47.8% | 52.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 3 Montenegro 55.5% compare
- 4 Netherlands 52.9% compare
- 4 Netherlands 52.9% compare
- 6 Poland 52.9% compare
- 8 Spain 51.9% compare
- 9 Greece 50.4% compare
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- 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)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.2% (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 27,593 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 17,187 Thousand persons (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Poland?
- Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Poland was 52.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8% in 2008.
- How does Poland rank for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%)?
- Poland ranks 6th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) - NACE Rev. 2 (from 2008 onwards). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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