Minimum wage in the Czech Republic 2026: CZK 22,400 a month

A formula, not an annual bargain

Since January 1, 2025, the rate follows a valorization mechanism. The government fixes, by regulation (285/2024 Sb.), a coefficient of the expected average wage: 0.422 for 2025 and 0.434 for 2026. MPSV then announces the resulting amount, which runs from January 1 to December 31.

There is one national rate. It applies to every employee on a 40-hour standard week, with no regional, youth or sector rates in the MPSV source. The 2026 monthly minimum is 45.5% of the 2025 average wage of CZK 49,215 reported by the Czech Statistical Office; see average Czech pay for the detail.

Other minimum wage rates in Czech Republic

Czech Republic minimum wage history

Per hour, per month, per year

MPSV states both amounts directly, so no conversion is needed for the headline. For budgeting:

• Monthly-paid: CZK 22,400 x 12 = CZK 268,800 a year
• Hourly-paid, 40-hour week: CZK 134.40 x 40 = CZK 5,376 a week
• Hourly-paid over 52 weeks: CZK 134.40 x 2,080 = CZK 279,552 a year

The two annual totals differ because the monthly and hourly figures are set separately; pay the one that matches the contract.

From CZK 16,200 to CZK 22,400

Eurostat's series shows CZK 16,200 in 2022, CZK 17,300 in 2023, CZK 18,900 in 2024, CZK 20,800 in 2025 and CZK 22,400 in 2026. The 2026 rise was 7.7%, and the floor is 38.3% higher than four years earlier. No 2027 amount had been announced when we checked; MPSV says the coefficients for 2027 and 2028 are to be set during 2026.

What an employer pays on the minimum

Employer social security is 24.8% (pension 21.5%, sickness 2.1%, state employment policy 1.2%) according to the Czech Social Security Administration (CSSZ), and public health insurance is 9% (Deloitte, a secondary source). No bonus months are required by statute.

• Gross minimum wage: CZK 22,400 a month
• Employer contributions at 33.8%: CZK 7,571.20
• Monthly cost: CZK 29,971.20, or CZK 359,654.40 a year (about $16,639)

Test other salaries in the international employee cost calculator.

Paying the Czech minimum through an EOR

Without a Czech company, an employer of record runs payroll and the CSSZ and health insurer filings. Its fee is a fixed monthly charge, from $99 at Native Teams (its help center says EUR 99) to $699 at Oyster on October 16, 2026 price pages, with every provider in the EOR cost index. Deel's $599 a month is 43% of the monthly employer cost of a minimum-wage worker, so the fee weighs heavily on low-paid roles.

The Czech Republic EOR guide covers notice and severance, and our EOR rankings compare providers. Neighboring floors: Slovakia's minimum wage and Poland's minimum wage.