minimum wage. Given galloping inflation, the legal minimum wage will be increased by 1.8% next year.
[Mise à jour du lundi 19 décembre 2022 à 09h15] If you receive the legal minimum wage, good news awaits you on January 1st. Next year, the minimum wage will reach 1,709.28 euros gross per month, or 1,353 euros net for 35 hours per week. Since August 1, 2022, the amount of the gross hourly minimum wage has been 11.07 euros, i.e. a net monthly salary of 1 329,05 euros. This revaluation is the consequence of theinflation. The latter stood at 6.2% in November 2022 over one year. VSach year, the Smic is subject to a revaluation on 1 January, taking into account the evolution of inflation observed for the 20% of households with the lowest incomes. “If the consumer price index increases by at least 2% compared to the index observed during the previous calculation of the Smic, then the minimum wage is automatically increased in the same proportions”, underlines the site of the Service Public. The minimum wage has seen two increases this year : 2.6% on May 1st then 2% on August 1st.
As a reminder, the Smic, or minimum interprofessional growth wage, corresponds to the legal hourly minimum wage. In other words, an employee cannot receive a remuneration hour below this threshold, regardless of the form of his remuneration, explains the Public Service site. Note: an employer in breach is liable to a fine of up to 1,500 euros. However, there are exceptions for apprentices and employees under the age of 18.
The Smic will increase by 1.8%, reaching in 2023, 1,353 euros net per. Thus the hourly rate will be 11.27 euros gross on the basis of 35 hours per week. For minors, the amount of the hourly minimum wage is reduced: 9.01 euros gross for 16-year-old employees and 10.13 euros gross for 17-year-old employees.
| Date | Net monthly minimum wage |
|---|---|
| January 2014 | 1 128 € |
| January 2015 | 1 135 € |
| January 2016 | 1 143 € |
| January 2017 | 1 153 € |
| January 2018 | 1 173 € |
| January 2019 | 1204 € |
| January 2020 | 1 219 € |
| January 2021 | 1 231 € |
| October 2021 | 1 258 € |
| January 2022 | 1 269 € |
| May 2022 | 1 302 € |
| August 2022 | 1 329 € |
| January 2023 | 1 353 € |
In 2023, the gross amount of the Smic will amount to 1,709 euros per month. This is the first time in history that the Smic exceeds the symbolic bar of 1700 euros gross per month.
| Year | Gross hourly minimum wage in euros | Gross monthly minimum wage for 151.67 hours of work in euros |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 – January | 11,27 € | 1 709 € |
| 2022 – August | 11,06 € | 1 678 € |
| 2022 – May | 10,85 € | 1 645,58 € |
| 2022 | 10,57 € | 1 603,12 € |
| 2021 – October | 10,48 € | 1589,47 € |
| 2021 | 10,25 € | 1554,58 € |
| 2020 | 10,15 € | 1 539,42 € |
| 2019 | 10,03 € | 1521,25 € |
| 2018 | 9,88 € | 1 498,47 € |
| 2017 | 9,76 € | 1 480,27 € |
| 2016 | 9,67 € | 1 466,62 € |
| 2015 | 9,61 € | 1 457,52 € |
| 2014 | 9,53 € | 1 445,38 € |
| Source: Ministry of Labour, Employment, Vocational Training and Social Dialogue. | ||
Collective agreements and company agreements can also define a minimum remuneration depending on the job held. In this case, it is the conventional minimum wage (higher than the minimum wage) that must be respected. We speak, for example, of minimum wage, to evoke the Smic practiced in this sector. But if the conventional minimum wage is lower than the Smic, then it is the latter that must be applied.