Poland Minimum Wage 2026 Calculator

From 1 January 2026 the minimum employment wage is 4806 PLN gross per month (Journal of Laws 2025 item 1242). The minimum hourly rate for mandate and service contracts is 31.40 PLN gross per hour.

For a full-time employment contract at 4806 PLN gross the net is 3605.85 PLN (with PIT-2 and standard 250 PLN deductible costs). An employee under 26 covered by the youth relief receives 3773.85 PLN.

Yes. Every person working under a mandate or service contract is entitled to at least 31.40 PLN gross per hour in 2026. This applies regardless of age, including students under 26.

No. Paying below the statutory minimum is an offence punishable by a fine of 1000–30,000 PLN. An employee can claim the shortfall through the labour court.

The minimum is proportional to working time. For half-time: 4806 × 0.5 = 2403 PLN gross. Enter 0.5 in the working-time fraction field to see the estimated net.

Not all. Excluded from the minimum base: jubilee bonuses, severance, night-work allowance, overtime pay. Most regular contractual bonuses count towards the minimum.

The employee pays pension 9.76%, disability 1.5% and sickness 2.45% (13.71% total) plus the health contribution. The employer pays an additional employer portion on top of the gross wage.

No — the calculator applies standard tax rates. People under 26 with annual income up to 85,528 PLN are exempt from PIT advance. Use the PIT-0 Young People calculator to estimate your savings.

No. There is only one increase in 2026 — from 1 January the minimum wage is 4806 PLN and it applies for the whole year (no second increase on 1 July 2026). The next change will take effect on 1 January 2027.

Yes. The statutory minimum wage applies uniformly across all regions of Poland. There are no regional variations as in some other EU countries.