As of March 2024, the minimum wage in Poland stands at PLN 4,242.00 per month. This rate came into effect on January 1, 2024, and applies to all workers before taxes are deducted.

Working Hours

The "minimum wage" Act refers to a "full monthly working time" without specifying a specific number of hours. According to Polish labor law, the average working time should not exceed eight hours per day and 40 hours per five-day work week. Additionally, the total weekly working time, including any overtime hours, should not surpass 48 hours, as outlined in Article 129, §1 and Article 131, §1 of the labor law.

Poland enforces a government-set minimum wage, ensuring that no worker in the country receives compensation below this prescribed rate. Employers found to be paying below the minimum wage may face penalties imposed by the Polish government.

Minimum gross hourly wages and salaries in Poland 2017-2024

As of January 2023, the minimum gross wage per hour in Poland stood at 22.8 zloty. By July 2024, this figure is set to increase to 28.1 zloty gross per hour, marking a notable rise of 4.6 zloty compared to the previous year.

In terms of Purchasing Power Standards (PPS) within the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region, between 2009 and 2021, most countries, with the exception of Slovakia, witnessed an uptick in GDP per capita. For instance, Czechia saw its GDP per capita climb to 92 PPS last year, surpassing that of other CEE nations but remaining below the EU average.

Similarly, Poland experienced a growth in GDP per capita, reaching 76 PPS during the same period. However, despite these advancements, actual individual consumption per capita expressed in PPS was highest in Lithuania, Slovenia, and Czechia within the CEE region. Nonetheless, all countries in Central and Eastern Europe registered actual individual consumption per capita figures below the EU average.