The government will raise the national minimum wage to €11.30 per hour on 1 January 2023. This will be followed by additional gradual increases to the national minimum wage until it reaches 60% of the hourly median wage earnings.
The government stated that the goal is to no longer have a national minimum wage by 2026 and instead will equalize the national living wage for all employees.
According to the announcement, the national minimum wage is expected to increase to €13.10 per hour by 2026. The employee category and hourly rates are listed below.
Category of employee Hourly rate
Aged 20 and above €11.30
Aged 19 €10.17
Aged 18 €9.04
Aged under 18 €7.91
Since 4 March 2019 trainee rates have been abolished.
For the purposes of the National Minimum Wage, your gross wage includes, for example, the basic salary and any shift premium, bonus or service charge.
If you receive board or lodgings, that is food or accommodation from your employer, the maximum amounts that can be included from 1 January 2023 are:
- for board, only €1.01 per hour worked
- for accommodation only €26.70 per week or €3.81 per day
The following categories of employees are excluded from the National Minimum Wage:
- employees who are close relatives of the employer, where the employer is a Sole Trader
- a craft apprentice within the meaning of the Industrial Training Act, 1967, or the Labour of Services Act, 1987