# Germany Statutory minimum wage

Germany Statutory minimum wage was 2,343.0 EUR per month in 1 July 2026, unchanged from 1 January 2026 and up 8.4% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1,444.0 EUR per month (1 Jul 2016) to 2,343.0 EUR per month (1 Jan 2026), averaging 1,778.5 EUR per month.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `DE.MINWAGE.S.NSA`
- Frequency: S
- Units: EUR per month
- Coverage: 2015-01-01 to 2026-07-01 (24 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/germany/statutory-minimum-wage-not-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 1 July 2026 | 2,343.0 EUR per month |
| 1 January 2026 | 2,343.0 EUR per month |
| 1 July 2025 | 2,161.0 EUR per month |
| 1 January 2025 | 2,161.0 EUR per month |
| 1 July 2024 | 2,054.0 EUR per month |
| 1 January 2024 | 2,054.0 EUR per month |
| 1 July 2023 | 1,997.0 EUR per month |
| 1 January 2023 | 1,997.0 EUR per month |
| 1 July 2022 | 1,739.0 EUR per month |
| 1 January 2022 | 1,634.0 EUR per month |
| 1 July 2021 | 1,602.0 EUR per month |
| 1 January 2021 | 1,585.0 EUR per month |
| 1 July 2020 | 1,544.0 EUR per month |
| 1 January 2020 | 1,544.0 EUR per month |
| 1 July 2019 | 1,561.0 EUR per month |
| 1 January 2019 | 1,561.0 EUR per month |
| 1 July 2018 | 1,506.0 EUR per month |
| 1 January 2018 | 1,506.0 EUR per month |
| 1 July 2017 | 1,506.0 EUR per month |
| 1 January 2017 | 1,506.0 EUR per month |
| 1 July 2016 | 1,444.0 EUR per month |
| 1 January 2016 | 1,444.0 EUR per month |
| 1 July 2015 | 1,444.0 EUR per month |
| 1 January 2015 | 1,444.0 EUR per month |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE.MINWAGE.S.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE.MINWAGE.S.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```