On September 11, 2025, the Polish government approved the minimum wage in Poland for 2026. 

The decree was published in the Journal of Laws on September 15, 2025, and will come into force on January 1, 2026.
According to the resolution, from January 1, 2026, the minimum wage will be set at PLN 4,806.00 and the minimum hourly rate at PLN 31.40 (used for civil law contracts).

The amounts indicated are gross wages, i.e., the amount of wages that will be specified in the contract.
As a result, the employee will receive net remuneration (minus taxes from the employee), and the company will pay more due to the fact that additional taxes are charged to the company.

Approximate tax calculation for the minimum wage in Poland of PLN 4,806.00 gross:
Net amount payable to the employee: PLN 3,605.85
Total employer costs: PLN 5,790.28

It is worth noting that over the past 8 years, the minimum wage in Poland has more than doubled from PLN 2,100.00 in 2018.

Wage growth chart in Poland over the past 8 years: