Minimum wage calculator 2027: what is left of €14.60 net?
On 1 January 2027 the statutory minimum wage rises from €13.90 to €14.60 gross an hour. Enter your weekly hours: the calculator shows your monthly gross and your 2027 net pay after taxes and social contributions, how much more that is than in 2026, and whether you are in a mini-job, a Midijob or regular employment.
Net pay per month 2027
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With these hours you earn more than €2,000 gross in 2027 and are insured under the regular rules. Wage tax and social contributions come off in full according to your tax class.
Next step:Convert an hourly rate into a monthly salaryCalculate minijob net pay up to the earnings limit
Your details
Your contractual working time per week. Full-time is usually 38.5 to 40 hours.
Sets the monthly wage tax. In a mini-job the employer usually pays a flat tax instead.
Without children the care surcharge applies from age 23, from the second child the rate falls.
Only for the childless surcharge on care insurance, which applies from age 23.
Average for 2027: 2.9%. Your own rate comes from your health fund.
Calculated at 9 percent; Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg charge 8 percent.
Only applies up to the mini-job limit: your 3.6% pension contribution then falls away.
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Difference+72.28 EUR / month
How your 2027 minimum wage adds up
- Minimum wage 2027
- 14.60 EUR / hour
- Working hours per month (average)
- 173.33 hours / month
- Gross 2027
- 2,530.67 EUR / month
- Wage tax, solidarity surcharge and church tax
- 183.91 EUR / month
- Social contributions
- 558.01 EUR / month
- Net per hour 2027
- 10.32 EUR / hour
- Net per year 2027
- 21,465 EUR / year
- More net than the year before
- 72.28 EUR / month
- Extra gross from 2027
- 121.34 EUR / month
- Mini-job limit 2027
- 633 EUR / month
- Most weekly hours in a mini-job 2027
- 10 hours / week
- Most weekly hours in a Midijob 2027
- 31.61 hours / week
Good to know
The minimum wage of €14.60 is fixed. The 2027 net pay uses the latest official status of the other figures; anything still in draft is listed in the table below the calculator.
- Under §22 MiLoG there is no entitlement to the minimum wage for under-18s without completed vocational training, apprentices, mandatory interns and interns on short orientation placements of up to three months, and long-term unemployed people for the first six months of a new job.
Non-binding estimate under MiLoG and MiLoV5 with the 2027 figures where published, otherwise the latest official draft. Calculated with 52 divided by 12 weeks a month, statutory health insurance, 9 percent church tax and without the Saxony care-insurance rule. Your payslip is what counts.
The link carries your inputs, not the result: whoever opens it calculates with the current figures.
What changes in 2027 compared with 2026
| Figure | 2026 | 2027 | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statutory minimum wage | €13.90 per hour | €14.60 per hour | official |
| Mini-job threshold (Geringfügigkeitsgrenze) | €603 per month | €633 per month | official |
| Transition zone (Midijob) | €603.01 to €2,000 | €633.01 to €2,000 | official |
| Basic tax-free allowance | €12,348 per year | €12,564 per year | draft |
| Employee lump-sum deduction | €1,230 per year | €1,430 per year | draft |
| Long-term care surcharge for the childless | 0.6 percentage points | 0.9 percentage points | draft |
| Average health insurance top-up rate | 2.9% | 2.9% | unchanged |
| Pension insurance rate | 18.6% | 18.6% | estimate |
What is the minimum wage in 2027 after tax?
From 1 January 2027 the minimum wage is €14.60 gross an hour. At 40 hours a week that is €2,530.67 gross a month and, in tax class I without children, an expected €1,788.75 net, €72.28 more than in 2026.
The formula
Monthly gross = minimum wage times weekly hours times 52 divided by 12. Net = gross minus wage tax, solidarity surcharge, church tax where applicable and social contributions with the 2027 figures. Mini-job limit = minimum wage times 130 divided by 3, rounded up to full euros: €633.
Worked example 2027
Example with the defaults: 40 hours a week are on average 173.33 working hours a month, so €2,530.67 gross. After taxes and contributions €1,788.75 net remain in tax class I; in 2026 it was €1,716.47.
Key figures for 2027
| Minimum wage 2027 | €14.60 gross an hour (from 1 January) |
|---|---|
| Minimum wage 2026 | €13.90 gross an hour |
| Full time (40 hours) | €2,530.67 gross a month |
| Mini-job limit 2027 | €633 a month, about 10.0 hours a week at the minimum wage |
| Transition zone (Midijob) | €633.01 to €2,000 a month |
| Legal basis | Fifth Minimum Wage Adjustment Ordinance (MiLoV5) |
Figures verified:
Frequently asked questions about 2027
- What is the minimum wage in Germany in 2027?
- €14.60 gross an hour from 1 January 2027, set by the Fifth Minimum Wage Adjustment Ordinance on the proposal of the Minimum Wage Commission. In 2026 it is €13.90.
- How much is the 2027 minimum wage per month?
- At 40 hours a week €2,530.67 gross a month (minimum wage times 40 times 52 divided by 12). In tax class I without children, roughly €1,788.75 net is expected to remain. Use the calculator above for your own hours and tax class.
- Who is not entitled to the minimum wage?
- Under § 22 MiLoG there is no entitlement for under-18s without completed vocational training, apprentices, mandatory interns and interns on short orientation placements of up to three months, and long-term unemployed people for the first six months of a new job.
- What does the 2027 minimum wage mean for mini-jobs?
- The mini-job limit rises automatically: €14.60 times 130 divided by 3 gives €633 a month. At the minimum wage, about 10.0 hours a week therefore still fit into a mini-job.
- Is the 2027 net pay already certain?
- The gross is, because the minimum wage is fixed. Net pay also depends on the 2027 tax schedule, contribution rates and health top-up rate; the calculator uses the latest official status and is updated once all figures are final.
Keep calculating
As of (tax year 2027) · last verified:
Sources:
- BMAS: Fünfte Mindestlohnanpassungsverordnung (14,60 € ab 1.1.2027)
- § 1 MiLoG (Mindestlohn, Anpassung per Verordnung)
- § 22 MiLoG (persönlicher Anwendungsbereich, Ausnahmen)
- § 8 SGB IV (Geringfügigkeitsgrenze = Mindestlohn x 130 / 3)
- § 20 SGB IV (Übergangsbereich bis 2.000 €)
- BMF: Programmablaufpläne zur Lohnsteuer für 2027 (Entwürfe, 8.10.2026)
Scope of review: formulas and reference values were checked against the sources listed above, by the Nomado24 editorial team. What is verified is the calculation logic, not your personal situation. Not tax or legal advice.