Poland’s gross minimum wage for 2025 will be higher than in the U.S. after the government in Warsaw said it would increase the hourly rate to 30.50zł (roughly $7.90).
America’s minimum wage is $7.25 an hour.
Polish economist Paweł Charasz, working in the Chinese University in Hong Kong, posted on X: “Polish gov't just announced the new minimum wage for 2025. It will be 30.50 PLN per hour.
“At the current exchange rate that's $7.90 - for the first time, higher than the US federal minimum wage of $7.25 USD.
“At 2.9%, Poland's unemployment rate remains second lowest in the EU.”
The proposed increase in Poland’s minimum pay is a significant increase on the rate for 2024 of 28.10 zł per hour (€ 6.58) and higher than originally anticipated in the draft 2025 budget unveiled in August.
The reason for the higher rate is that the government’s annual minimum wage increase is linked to the average inflation forecast for next year.
And the finance ministry now sees prices rising not by 4.1% but by 5.0%.
However, the U.S. federal rate of pay does not apply to the whole country and, whereas poorer states such as Louisiana and Kentucky do offer minimum rates of $7.25, many states offer considerably higher minimum wages.
Polish economist Paweł Charasz, working in the Chinese University in Hong Kong, posted on X: “Polish gov't just announced the new minimum wage for 2025. It will be 30.50 PLN per hour.
“At the current exchange rate that's $7.90 - for the first time, higher than the US federal minimum wage of $7.25 USD.
“At 2.9%, Poland's unemployment rate remains second lowest in the EU.”
The proposed increase in Poland’s minimum pay is a significant increase on the rate for 2024 of 28.10 zł per hour (€ 6.58) and higher than originally anticipated in the draft 2025 budget unveiled in August.
The reason for the higher rate is that the government’s annual minimum wage increase is linked to the average inflation forecast for next year.
And the finance ministry now sees prices rising not by 4.1% but by 5.0%.
However, the U.S. federal rate of pay does not apply to the whole country and, whereas poorer states such as Louisiana and Kentucky do offer minimum rates of $7.25, many states offer considerably higher minimum wages.
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