Poland is preparing a new minimum wage: how much will be paid from 2027

Poland is preparing an increase in the minimum wage from January 1, 2027. According to a draft resolution of the Council of Ministers, the minimum wage is to be 4,950 zloty gross per month, and the minimum hourly rate — 32.30 zloty.

Currently, the minimum wage in the country is 4,806 zloty gross. Thus, the proposed increase will be 144 zloty, or about 3%. The minimum hourly rate is to increase by 0.90 zloty — from the current 31.40 to 32.30 zloty.

The new rates are planned to be applied from January 1, 2027. The minimum hourly rate applies to certain civil law contracts, in particular the contract of mandate (umowa zlecenie) common in Poland.

The Polish government first proposed setting the minimum wage at 4,950 zloty back in June. After that, the relevant amounts were submitted for consideration to the Social Dialogue Council, which includes representatives of the government, employers and trade unions.

However, the parties failed to agree on a single amount for the minimum wage. In such a situation, the final amount must be set by the Council of Ministers through its resolution.

Nevertheless, the government cannot set a minimum wage lower than the amount it previously proposed to the Social Dialogue Council. The final decision, in accordance with the established procedure, must be made no later than September 15.

Trade unions advocated a more substantial increase. They proposed raising the minimum wage in 2027 to 5,200 zloty gross. Employers' representatives, on the contrary, supported more moderate growth and pointed to the increase in companies' labor costs.

According to estimates by the Polish government, the increase in the minimum wage will directly affect about 1.58 million workers.

For comparison, in 2026 the minimum wage in Poland increased to 4,806 zloty gross, and the minimum hourly rate to 31.40 zloty. If the proposed rates for 2027 are finally approved, the growth of the minimum wage will be noticeably more modest than in previous years.

The level of the minimum wage is especially important for Ukrainians working in Poland: an employer cannot set remuneration lower than the statutory national minimum for an employee covered by the relevant labor law provisions.

Sources: Business Insider Polska, Polish government