2026 minimum wage gap and payroll back-pay exposure
Germany's floor is 13.90 euros an hour from 2026-01-01. Type what you actually pay and read the back pay, the employer contributions and the total exposure.
Shortfall per employee
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EUR per month
Shortfall per employee
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EUR per year
Back pay owed so far
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EUR
Employer contributions on back pay
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EUR
Total exposure
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EUR
Days to the next 1 January uprating
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days
Full version — $60 once The six numbers above are free, with no key and no limit. The full version exports this run to .csv and sets a browser alarm before the next 1 January uprating, so the numbers leave the popup and the next rate change reaches you in time. $60 once · one licence key per person or team seat · A Steuerberater bills 30 to 70 euros per half hour under StBVV section 13; the MiLoG fine ceiling for underpayment is 500,000 euros.
2026 statutory floor Holds the 2026 monthly minimum wage floor for Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, France and Poland.
Shortfall per employee Turns the difference between the floor and what you pay into a monthly and an annual figure.
Back pay owed so far Multiplies the shortfall by headcount and by the months already run at that rate.
Employer contributions Adds the employer social contributions owed on top of the back pay, at your own rate.
Uprating clock Counts the days left until the next 1 January uprating resets the floor again.
Export and alarm Full version: writes the run to .csv and sets a browser alarm before the next uprating.