Reference

Reference: Minimum wage

Statutory minimum wage (Mindestlohn) and mini-job earnings limit (Geringfügigkeitsgrenze) for any date since 2015.

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.

Endpoints and calls

Access	Call
REST API	`GET /hr/mindestlohn`
History	`GET /hr/mindestlohn/verlauf`
SDK JavaScript	`qk.hr.mindestlohn(…)`
SDK Python	`qk.hr.mindestlohn(…)`
CLI	`qk mindestlohn --datum 2027-01-15`
MCP tool	`hr_mindestlohn`

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Default	Allowed	Description
`datum`	date (YYYY-MM-DD)	no	heute		Effective date in the format YYYY-MM-DD. Defaults to today.

The API rejects unknown parameters with unbekannter_parameter. In addition there are format and trennzeichen, see CSV.

Response fields

Field	Type	Meaning
`datensatz`	Text	Dataset id
`datum`	Date	Requested effective date
`mindestlohn_brutto_stunde`	Decimal	Statutory minimum wage in euros per hour
`minijob_grenze_monat`	Integer	Mini-job earnings limit (Geringfügigkeitsgrenze) in euros per month
`gueltig_ab`	Date	Start of validity of the value
`gueltig_bis`	Date or null	End of validity, null until a successor is set
`rechtsgrundlage`	Text	Law or ordinance
`quelle`	Object	Title and URL of the source the value is based on
`minijob_rechtsgrundlage`	Text	Legal basis of the mini-job limit
`minijob_quelle`	Object	Source of the mini-job limit
`vorheriger_wert`	Object or null	The step before the effective date
`naechster_wert`	Object or null	The next adopted step
`hinweise`	List	Limits of the values or the calculation, in sentences
`lizenz`	Text	Terms of use for the values
`stand`	Date	Date of the last check against the source
`zitat`	Text	Ready-made sentence for citing, with value, validity, legal basis and source
`datenstand`	Text	Id of the data snapshot: date and sequence number of the last changelog entry (/v1/aenderungen) affecting this dataset. The same datenstand means unchanged content, useful for auditors and for comparing two requests

Example

Call with datum = 2027-01-15. The response is generated by the same code that answers the API.

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).",
    "Die Pauschalabgaben des Arbeitgebers für Minijobs (Kranken- und Rentenversicherung, Pauschsteuer, Umlagen) liefert der Datensatz minijob-abgaben (/v1/hr/minijob-abgaben)."
  ],
  "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"
}

History

Every level since 2015 in one call, as JSON or with format=csv as CSV. The last two levels:

Terminal

curl "https://api.quellenkontor.dev/v1/hr/mindestlohn/verlauf" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $QK_KEY"

Excerpt of the response

{
  "datensatz": "mindestlohn",
  "verlauf": [
    {
      "gueltig_ab": "2026-01-01",
      "mindestlohn_brutto_stunde": 13.9,
      "minijob_grenze_monat": 603,
      "rechtsgrundlage": "Fünfte Mindestlohnanpassungsverordnung vom 5. November 2025 (BGBl. 2025 I Nr. 268), Stufe 1",
      "quelle_url": "https://www.recht.bund.de/bgbl/1/2025/268/VO.html"
    },
    {
      "gueltig_ab": "2027-01-01",
      "mindestlohn_brutto_stunde": 14.6,
      "minijob_grenze_monat": 633,
      "rechtsgrundlage": "Fünfte Mindestlohnanpassungsverordnung vom 5. November 2025 (BGBl. 2025 I Nr. 268), Stufe 2",
      "quelle_url": "https://www.recht.bund.de/bgbl/1/2025/268/VO.html"
    }
  ]
}

Error cases

Status	Code	When
400	`ungueltiger_parameter`	wrong format
400	`unbekannter_parameter`	a parameter this dataset does not have
404	`kein_wert`	outside the coverage (from January 1, 2015) or the value for this period has not been promulgated yet
401, 429	see errors	all error codes

Schema for MCP

This is how the MCP server describes the arguments of the tool hr_mindestlohn:

inputSchema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "datum": {
      "description": "Stichtag im Format JJJJ-MM-TT. Ohne Angabe gilt der heutige Tag.",
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$"
    }
  },
  "required": [],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Source and freshness

Item	Content
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
Last checked	September 23, 2026
Next expected change	decision of the Minimum Wage Commission for 2028 by June 30, 2027

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