Estonia: minimum monthly wage rises to €946 (from 1 April 2026)
vor 160 Tagen (In Kraft)
Hinweis zum Datum: Set by government regulation following the 17 February 2026 collective agreement between the Estonian Trade Union Confederation (EAKL) and the Estonian Employers' Confederation, reached via a state conciliator after the parties failed to agree directly. Unusually takes effect 1 April 2026 rather than 1 January; up from €886/month (2025) to €946/month, €5.67/hour.
Estonia's national minimum wage for full-time work rose from €886 to €946 per month (€5.67/hour) from 1 April 2026, agreed between national employer and trade union bodies via state conciliation. It is a step in a multi-year path toward 50% of the average wage by 2027.
Wer betroffen ist
Every employer in Estonia with staff on or near the minimum wage, including part-time employees whose pro-rata pay is based on it.
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Was zu tun ist
Update payroll for all employees paid at or near the minimum from 1 April 2026 onward (not 1 January). Note the minimum social-tax obligation base (€886/month for 2026) is a separate figure from the minimum wage. Watch for the 2027 figure, expected in the routine autumn negotiation round.
PROPOSED, not confirmed: the 2023 good-faith agreement between the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, the Estonian Trade Union Confederation and the Estonian Employers' Confederation targets a minimum wage equal to 50% of the average gross wage by 2027 (stepped: 42.5% in 2024, 45% in 2025, 47.5% in 2026). No euro figure or effective date for 2027 has been agreed as of 2026-09-08; the 2026 figure itself was only settled via state conciliation in February 2026 (effective April, not January), so the 2027 timeline is uncertain.
Every employer in Estonia with staff on or near the minimum wage.