Germany minimum wage and mini-job limit 2026 and 2027

API The current and the next minimum wage come live from the REST API, SDK, CLI or MCP server, each with its legal basis and effective date.

Germany's statutory minimum wage has been €13.90 gross per hour since January 1, 2026 and rises to €14.60 on January 1, 2027 (§ 1 MiLoG, Fünfte Mindestlohnanpassungsverordnung). The mini-job (Minijob) earnings limit is €603 a month and rises to €633 on January 1, 2027 (§ 8 Abs. 1a SGB IV).

What a mini-job costs the employer in levies is shown in the mini-job levies dataset. Care businesses pay the care minimum wage, and apprentices get the apprentice minimum pay.

Last checked against the sources on September 23, 2026. Next expected change: decision of the Minimum Wage Commission for 2028 by June 30, 2027.

REST /v1/hr/mindestlohnMCP hr_mindestlohnCLI qk mindestlohn

The statutory minimum wage (Mindestlohn) per hour and the mini-job (Minijob) earnings limit derived from it, available for any effective date since the minimum wage was introduced on January 1, 2015. Adopted increases are available before they take effect.

Valid on September 25, 2026

Minimum wage per hour: €13.90
Mini-job limit per month: €603
Valid from: January 1, 2026

Set from January 1, 2027: €14.60 per hour, mini-job limit €633.

Source: Minimum Wage Act (Mindestlohngesetz), minimum wage adjustment ordinances (Mindestlohnanpassungsverordnungen), § 8 Abs. 1a SGB IV
License: Values from official works (§ 5 UrhG). Use of the compilation under the Quellenkontor terms of use.
Updates: with every adjustment
Coverage: Germany, from January 1, 2015

A value doesn't match the official source? Report an error. We check against the primary source and document every correction in the changelog.

api.quellenkontor.dev/v1/hr/mindestlohn?datum=2027-01-15

Zur API-Doku →

curl "https://api.quellenkontor.dev/v1/hr/mindestlohn?datum=2027-01-15" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $QK_KEY"

import { Quellenkontor } from "@quellenkontor/sdk";

const qk = new Quellenkontor(process.env.QK_KEY);
const daten = await qk.hr.mindestlohn({ datum: "2027-01-15" });

import os
from quellenkontor import Quellenkontor

qk = Quellenkontor(api_key=os.environ["QK_KEY"])
daten = qk.hr.mindestlohn(datum="2027-01-15")

$ qk mindestlohn --datum 2027-01-15

{
  "name": "hr_mindestlohn",
  "arguments": {
    "datum": "2027-01-15"
  }
}

This is how an agent calls the tool. Server setup is described in the MCP docs.

Antwort200 OK · JSON

{
  "datensatz": "mindestlohn",
  "datum": "2027-01-15",
  "mindestlohn_brutto_stunde": 14.6,
  "minijob_grenze_monat": 633,
  "gueltig_ab": "2027-01-01",
  "gueltig_bis": null,
  "rechtsgrundlage": "Fünfte Mindestlohnanpassungsverordnung vom 5. November 2025 (BGBl. 2025 I Nr. 268), Stufe 2",
  "quelle": {
    "titel": "Fünfte Mindestlohnanpassungsverordnung vom 5. November 2025 (BGBl. 2025 I Nr. 268)",
    "url": "https://www.recht.bund.de/bgbl/1/2025/268/VO.html"
  },
  "minijob_rechtsgrundlage": "§ 8 Abs. 1a SGB IV (Mindestlohn × 130 ÷ 3, aufgerundet auf volle Euro)",
  "minijob_quelle": {
    "titel": "Bekanntmachung der Geringfügigkeitsgrenze nach § 8 Absatz 1a SGB IV vom 7. November 2025 (BAnz AT 20.11.2025 B1)",
    "url": "https://www.bundesanzeiger.de/pub/publication/VaPRG6wPGXte9CM3jI4/content/VaPRG6wPGXte9CM3jI4/BAnz%20AT%2020.11.2025%20B1.pdf"
  },
  "vorheriger_wert": {
    "gueltig_ab": "2026-01-01",
    "mindestlohn_brutto_stunde": 13.9,
    "minijob_grenze_monat": 603
  },
  "naechster_wert": null,
  "hinweise": [
    "Die Minijob-Grenze gilt je Monat. Gelegentliches unvorhersehbares Überschreiten ist in engen Grenzen erlaubt (§ 8 Abs. 1b SGB IV)."
  ],
  "lizenz": "Werte aus amtlichen Werken (§ 5 UrhG). Nutzung der Zusammenstellung nach den Nutzungsbedingungen von Quellenkontor.",
  "stand": "2026-09-23",
  "zitat": "Gesetzlicher Mindestlohn in Deutschland am 15.01.2027: 14,60 Euro brutto je Stunde, gültig ab 01.01.2027. Minijob-Grenze: 633 Euro im Monat. Rechtsgrundlage: Fünfte Mindestlohnanpassungsverordnung vom 5. November 2025, Stufe 2. Quelle: Fünfte Mindestlohnanpassungsverordnung vom 5. November 2025 (BGBl. 2025 I Nr. 268), https://www.recht.bund.de/bgbl/1/2025/268/VO.html. Daten: Quellenkontor (quellenkontor.dev).",
  "datenstand": "2026-09-23.1"
}

Response shortened. All parameters and response fields are in the Minimum wage reference.

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Minimum wage since 2015

Maximum hours in a mini-job: the mini-job limit divided by the minimum wage, rounded down to full hours, when paid the minimum wage.

Legal citations stay in German, exactly as they appear in the official sources.

Valid from	Minimum wage per hour	Mini-job limit	Maximum hours in a mini-job	Legal basis	Source
January 1, 2027	€14.60	€633	43	Fünfte Mindestlohnanpassungsverordnung vom 5. November 2025 (BGBl. 2025 I Nr. 268), Stufe 2	Source
January 1, 2026	€13.90	€603	43	Fünfte Mindestlohnanpassungsverordnung vom 5. November 2025 (BGBl. 2025 I Nr. 268), Stufe 1	Source
January 1, 2025	€12.82	€556	43	Vierte Mindestlohnanpassungsverordnung vom 24. November 2023 (BGBl. 2023 I Nr. 321), Stufe 2	Source
January 1, 2024	€12.41	€538	43	Vierte Mindestlohnanpassungsverordnung vom 24. November 2023 (BGBl. 2023 I Nr. 321), Stufe 1	Source
October 1, 2022	€12.00	€520	43	§ 1 Abs. 2 Satz 1 MiLoG in der Fassung von Artikel 1 des Gesetzes vom 28. Juni 2022 (BGBl. I S. 969)	Source
July 1, 2022	€10.45	€450	43	Dritte Mindestlohnanpassungsverordnung vom 9. November 2020 (BGBl. I S. 2356), Stufe 4	Source
January 1, 2022	€9.82	€450	45	Dritte Mindestlohnanpassungsverordnung vom 9. November 2020 (BGBl. I S. 2356), Stufe 3	Source
July 1, 2021	€9.60	€450	46	Dritte Mindestlohnanpassungsverordnung vom 9. November 2020 (BGBl. I S. 2356), Stufe 2	Source
January 1, 2021	€9.50	€450	47	Dritte Mindestlohnanpassungsverordnung vom 9. November 2020 (BGBl. I S. 2356), Stufe 1	Source
January 1, 2020	€9.35	€450	48	Zweite Mindestlohnanpassungsverordnung vom 13. November 2018 (BGBl. I S. 1876), Stufe 2	Source
January 1, 2019	€9.19	€450	48	Zweite Mindestlohnanpassungsverordnung vom 13. November 2018 (BGBl. I S. 1876), Stufe 1	Source
January 1, 2017	€8.84	€450	50	Mindestlohnanpassungsverordnung vom 15. November 2016 (BGBl. I S. 2530)	Source
January 1, 2015	€8.50	€450	52	§ 1 Abs. 2 Mindestlohngesetz (MiLoG) in der ursprünglichen Fassung vom 11. August 2014 (BGBl. I S. 1348)	Source

As JSON and CSV

Every request returns JSON. The history since 2015 is also available as a CSV file with format=csv, and with trennzeichen=semikolon it fits Excel with German regional settings. More in Responses and CSV.

Terminal

curl "https://api.quellenkontor.dev/v1/hr/mindestlohn/verlauf?format=csv&trennzeichen=semikolon" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $QK_KEY" -o mindestlohn.csv

Parameters

Parameters	Type	Meaning
`datum`date	date	Effective date in the format YYYY-MM-DD. Defaults to today.

All response fields with types, allowed values, defaults and error cases are in the Minimum wage reference.

Questions about this dataset

What is the minimum wage in Germany in 2026?

Since January 1, 2026, the statutory minimum wage has been €13.90 gross per hour.

How many hours can you work in a mini-job in 2026?

At the minimum wage, at most 43 full hours a month: the mini-job limit of €603 divided by €13.90. If you earn more than the minimum wage, you can work correspondingly fewer hours.

What is the minimum wage in Germany in 2027?

From January 1, 2027, the minimum wage is €14.60 gross per hour. The increase has been promulgated.

How many hours can you work in a mini-job in 2027?

At the minimum wage, at most 43 full hours a month with a mini-job limit of €633.

How is the mini-job limit calculated?

Since October 1, 2022, the rule is: minimum wage times 130 divided by 3, rounded up to full euros (§ 8 Abs. 1a SGB IV). Before that, the limit was fixed at €450. The API returns the calculated value.

Can I query future values?

Yes. Once an adjustment is promulgated, we add it with its effective date in the next weekly check. naechster_wert shows it even when you query today's date.

Does the minimum wage also apply in the care sector?

Care businesses pay the higher care minimum wage under the Care Working Conditions Ordinance (Pflegearbeitsbedingungenverordnung). It takes precedence over the general minimum wage as long as it is not lower.

Does the minimum wage apply to apprentices?

No. Apprentices are covered by the apprentice minimum pay under § 17 BBiG. The Minimum Wage Act does not govern their pay (§ 22 Abs. 3 MiLoG).

How often is the dataset updated?

With every adjustment. We check the data against the official sources every week, and every change is logged in the changelog. On the Pro plan, a webhook notifies your server.

Germany minimum wage and mini-job limit 2026 and 2027

Minimum wage since 2015

As JSON and CSV

Parameters

Questions about this dataset

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