Minimum wage 2022 – how much does your employer have to pay after the tax changes? In the article you will find the most important information on the minimum wage in Poland. See what the gross minimum wage is and how much is the net minimum wage. In the gallery we also present net calculations for higher salaries. They take into account the projected annual difference in earnings due to tax changes that were introduced earlier this year.
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“From January 1, 2022, the minimum wage is set at PLN 3010. From January 1, 2022, the minimum hourly rate is PLN 19.70” – this is the regulation of the Council of Ministers on the minimum wage in 2022 . For comparison, the average monthly salary in the enterprise sector in February 2022 it amounted to PLN 6,220.04
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How much will you gain per year? Here’s how the net salaries of Poles were affected by tax changes.
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The calculations that we present in the gallery were made on the basis of the official, updated salary calculator, which is available on government websites. It takes into account tax changes as part of the “Polish Order” and allows you to check what is the difference in the net salary in 2022 compared to the salary before the tax changes.
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The increase in salary to PLN 3010 gross meansthat the employee would get around PLN 2,210 “on hand” under the current rules. However, if we calculate the remuneration taking into account tax changes as part of the “Polish Order”, the minimum net salary will amount to over PLN 2,363.56.
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– Increasing the minimum wage for work will have a positive impact on the financial situation of households, increasing the incomes of workers requiring special protection, especially during a pandemic – she saidMarlena Maląg, minister of family and social policy
Worth knowing:
Under the applicable law, the minimum wage does not include:
- overtime allowance;
- jubilee award;
- retirement severance pay;
- disability severance pay.
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The most important tax changes as part of the “Polish Deal”
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- increasing the tax-free amount to PLN 30,000
- up to 120 thousand PLN, the threshold after which you will have to pay 32% has increased. tax (until recently 32% of tax was paid after exceeding the income in the amount of PLN 85,528)
- eliminating the possibility of deducting the health insurance contribution from the tax
- the introduction of the so-called allowances for the middle class (people whose gross annual salary ranges from PLN 68.6 thousand to PLN 133.6 thousand)
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