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
Latest (2025)
52.85
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
6th
of 34 countries
All-time high
52.9
in 2024
All-time low
38.8
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025
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.
That represents a change of 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% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 52.85 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47.7, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Poland's 52.85 is above the median for high income countries, which is 46.9, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
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
More work & labour data for Poland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.0452 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 22,799 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 9,591 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 9,786 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,544 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 19,330 1000 No (2100)
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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