Minimum wage in Poland 2026: PLN 4,806 a month

Two minimums: employment contracts and civil-law contracts

The PLN 4,806 monthly figure applies to staff on an employment contract (umowa o pracę) working full time; part-timers get it in proportion to their hours. Poland also protects people on civil-law contracts, such as mandate contracts (umowa zlecenia) and service contracts, with a minimum of PLN 31.40 for each hour worked. That hourly figure is not a conversion of the monthly rate and does not apply to employees. Moving someone to a civil-law contract does not remove the floor: the hourly minimum still binds.

Other minimum wage rates in Poland

Poland minimum wage history

How the annual adjustment works

Under the Act of October 10, 2002 on the minimum wage, the government proposes next year's rate, negotiates it in the Social Dialogue Council with unions and employers, and the Council of Ministers sets it by regulation by September 15. When forecast inflation is high, the law provides for two increases in one year, on January 1 and July 1. That happened in 2023 (PLN 3,490, then PLN 3,600) and 2024 (PLN 4,242, then PLN 4,300).

Since then the steps have been smaller and once a year: PLN 4,666 in 2025, PLN 4,806 in 2026 (3.0% higher) and PLN 4,950 in 2027 (another 3.0%). From PLN 3,010 in 2022 to PLN 4,806 in 2026 the minimum rose 59.67%, so salary bands set a few years ago are worth rechecking.

Employer contributions on PLN 4,806

The employer pays pension insurance 9.76%, disability insurance 6.50%, accident insurance at a rate between 0.67% and 3.33% (1.67% standard), the Labor Fund 2.45% (which includes the Solidarity Fund) and the Guaranteed Employee Benefits Fund 0.10%: 20.48% in total with the standard accident rate. These rates come from a 2026 table on poradnikprzedsiebiorcy.pl, a secondary source, because zus.pl could not be read.

• Monthly: 4,806 x 20.48% = PLN 984.27 (about $253).
• Annual: 4,806 x 12 = PLN 57,672 in pay, plus PLN 11,811.23 in contributions.

Pension and disability contributions stop only once annual pay reaches PLN 282,600 (podatki.biz, citing the ministry notice in M.P. 2025 poz. 1206), so they apply in full at the minimum. Higher pay levels are covered on the Poland average salary page.

Hiring in Poland from the US

An employer of record lets a US company hire on an employment contract (umowa o pracę) without opening a Polish company (sp. z o.o.). EOR list prices start at $99 at Native Teams (its help center says EUR 99) and reach $699 per employee a month (pricing pages checked October 2026). Remote lists EOR from $599 with no base fee, about half the dollar value of the monthly minimum wage. Read the Poland employer of record guide, compare providers in our EOR rankings, and price a hire with the international cost calculator. For neighbors, see Germany, Lithuania and Latvia, or the employer cost index.