The Czech Republic’s minimum wage is poised to increase to 22,600 crowns starting next year, representing a boost of 1800 crowns from the current level. This projection comes from the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, led by Marian Jurečka (KDU-ČSL), as part of their justification for proposed increases to state employee salary scales.
Ministry spokesperson Vilém Frček explained that this potential increase is based on preliminary predictions from the Finance Ministry regarding average gross monthly nominal wages across the national economy in 2026. However, he cautioned that these figures aren’t final and could change before the end of August, with official minimum wage announcements expected in September.
This year marked the first time the minimum wage was calculated automatically, reaching 42.4 percent of the average wage as predicted by the Finance Ministry last year. The current year’s increase of 1900 crowns was slightly higher than what’s currently projected for next year.
For the coming year, the minimum wage should reach 43.4 percent of the predicted average wage, with amounts rounded up to the nearest hundred crowns. The Finance Ministry forecasts the average wage next year at 51,870 crowns monthly, 6.6 percent higher than this year.
By 2029, the minimum wage is expected to reach 47 percent of the average wage. “By that year, it could amount to approximately 27,400 crowns,” Minister Jurečka previously stated.