Monthly minimum wage: NACE Rev. 2 (from 2008 onwards) in Poland
Poland: Monthly minimum wage: NACE Rev. 2 (from 2008 onwards) was 52.85 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Poland, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Poland is 52.85, 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 34 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: NACE Rev. 2 (from 2008 onwards) in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | 52.85 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.25 | 38.8 | 41.7 | 2 |
| 2010s | 44.66 | 41.3 | 47.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.56 | 47.8 | 52.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 3 Montenegro 55.5 compare
- 4 Netherlands 52.92 compare
- 4 Netherlands 52.92 compare
- 6 Poland 52.85 compare
- 8 Spain 51.9 compare
- 9 Greece 50.4 compare
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- 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 (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 52.85 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 34 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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