Germany is set to raise its hourly minimum wage to €14.60 ($17.11) by 2027, a government-appointed commission decided on Friday June 27.
The wage increase will take place in two stages.
First, it will be increased from €12.82 per hour to €13.90 at the beginning of 2026.
It will then increase again by €0.70 a year later.
This means German workers would typically earn close to €2,500, making it the second-highest minimum wage in the European Union after Luxembourg, which mandates a monthly minimum of €2,638.
Three other EU countries also have a national minimum wage higher than €2,000 per month: Belgium, the Netherlands and Ireland.
