Minimum wage in the Republic of Slovenia in 2026 15.99% higher than in 2025

The Minimum Wage Act (ZMinP) determines the right to receive the minimum wage, its amount (in gross amount) and the conditions under which it is paid, for workers who work for an employer in the Republic of Slovenia full-time. The minimum wage represents a monthly payment for work performed in full-time hours. A worker who works part-time is entitled to a proportional part of the minimum wage.

Bonuses, such as work performance, business performance, etc., which are defined in legislation or collective agreements or employment contracts, are not included in the minimum wage.

The minimum wage is adjusted annually at least in line with the growth in consumer prices, taking into account data from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia on year-on-year inflation (December of the current year compared to December of the previous year).

The Minister of Labour determines the minimum wage and publishes it in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia no later than 31 January of each year.

The new minimum wage for 2026 amounts to EUR 1,481.88 gross (approx. EUR 1,000.00 net) , which the Minister (Luka Mesec) for Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities will publish in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia on 30 January 2026, based on Article 6 of the Minimum Wage Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, Nos. 13/10, 92/15 and 83/18).

Chronology of changes in the minimum wage (gross) from 2009 to 2026:

• from 1/1/2026 to 12/31/2026: EUR 1,481.88,
• from 1/1/2025 to 12/31/2025: EUR 1,277.72,
• from 1/1/2024 to 12/31/2024: EUR 1,253.90,
• from 1/1/2023 to 12/31/2023: EUR 1,203.36,
• from 1/1/2022 to 12/31/2022: EUR 1,074.43,
• from 1/1/2021 to 12/31/2021: EUR 1,024.24,
• from 1/1/2020 to 12/31/2020: EUR 940.58,
• from 1/1/2019 to 12/31/2019: EUR 886.63,
• from 1/1/2018 to 12/31/2018: EUR 842.79,
• from 1/1/2017 to 12/31/2017: EUR 804.96,
• from 1/1/2016 to 12/31/2016: EUR 790.73,
• from 1/1/2015 to 31/12/2015: EUR 790.73,
• from 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014: EUR 789.15,
• from 1.1.2013 to 31.12.2013: EUR 783.66,
• from 1.1.2012 to 31.12.2012: EUR 763.06,
• from 1/1/2011 to 12/31/2011: EUR 748.10,
• from 1.1.2010 to 31.12.2010: EUR 734.15,
• from 1.8.2009 to 28.2.2010: EUR 597.43,
• from 1.8.2008 to 31.7.2009: EUR 589.19.

Exempted allowances from the minimum wage

From 1 January 2016 onwards, the following are not included in the minimum wage:

• night work allowance,
• Sunday work allowance,
• allowance for working on holidays and days off.

Until 2020, the minimum wage included:

• length of service allowance,
• allowance for special working conditions,
• performance-based pay.

In 2020, the following are also exempt from the amount:

• length of service allowance,
• bonus for work and business performance,
• allowance for difficult working conditions.

Penal provisions for failure to comply with the Minimum Wage Act (ZMinP):

• EUR 3,000–20,000: employer with more than 10 employees,
• EUR 1,500–8,000: smaller employer (10 or fewer employees),
• EUR 1,000–2,000: responsible person of the employer.
  

Author: Danijela Uran, RRA Koroška doo