Minimum wage to go up on 1 January 2026
Published by:
Netherlands Enterprise Agency, RVO
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This change in law took effect on: 22 December 2025
What changes?
Do you employ staff in the Netherlands? From 1 January 2026 the gross statutory minimum wage for employees aged 21 and over will go up to €14.71 per hour. This is an increase of 2.15% compared to the current minimum wage (€14.40).
Check the amounts of the minimum wage from 1 January 2026 (in Dutch).
Since 2024, an hourly statutory minimum youth wage applies to employees aged 15 to 20. For employees under the age of 21, the minimum youth wage per hour varies according to age.
The minimum wage and the youth minimum wage are adjusted every 6 months, on 1 January and 1 July.
For whom?
- all employers with staff aged 15 years or older
When?
The change in the hourly statutory wage takes effect on 1 January 2026.