The minimum wage in 2022 for full-time work from January 1, 2022 is 1,074.43 euros (gross).
The newly determined amount applies to work performed from January 1, 2022 onwards. The net minimum salary without allowances and taking into account the general and additional general relief will amount to EUR 757.58 and EUR 749.65 without taking into account the additional general relief.
Minimum wage structure
An employee is entitled to be paid for work performed at least in the amount of the minimum wage if he works full time for an employer in the Republic of Slovenia. In the case of shorter working hours than full time, the employee is entitled to at least a proportional part of the minimum wage.
It follows from the basic legal diction that the minimum wage includes all elements of the wage, as stated in the Labor Relations Act, i.e. the employee’s basic wage for a given month, the part of the wage for work performance and the allowances that belong to it, except for the allowance for work over full-time time. From 01/01/2020, allowances determined by laws and other regulations and by collective agreements, part of the salary for work performance and payment for business performance, agreed with a collective agreement or an employment contract, are not included in the minimum wage.
This means that from 1 January 2020 all allowances are excluded from the minimum wage:
- allowance for night work,
- supplement for work on Sunday,
- supplement for work on holidays and days off according to law.
To the minimum wage, employers will have to add an allowance for length of service, an allowance for working conditions, part of the salary for work performance and/or business performance, etc.
In addition, it is also not possible to include in the minimum wage reimbursements of expenses that the employer is obliged to pay to the employee (e.g. reimbursement of expenses for food during work, for transportation to and from work, expenses on a business trip), as well as other benefits from work relations (e.g. holiday pay, severance pay, jubilee awards).
Minimum wage movement table by year
| Leto | Minimalna plača |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.074,43 |
| 2021 | 1.024,24 |
| 2020 | 940,58 |
| 2019 | 886,63 |
| 2018 | 842,79 |
| 2017 | 804,96 |
| 2016 | 790,73 |
| 2015 | 790,73 |
| 2014 | 789,15 |
| 2013 | 783,66 |
| 2012 | 763,06 |
| 2011 | 748,10 |
Vir: MDDSZ