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21
December
2020

For the determination of the minimum wage nationwide: 30,000 Lek.

December 21, 2020
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Historic post, December 21, 2020. This post pertains to wages, contributions, or tax procedures as they were in 2020. Current figures and rules change every year, so for today's effective values see our page of resources for wages and contributions.
Update, October 2026. Decision No. 1025, dated December 16, 2020, set the minimum wage at 30,000 lekë. It is no longer valid. As of January 1, 2026, the nationwide minimum wage is 50,000 lek, according to Decree No. 776, dated December 19, 2025. The text of the decision is preserved below as a historical document. The current minimum wage

Decision No. 1025, dated December 16, 2020 For the determination of the national minimum wage

In accordance with Article 100 of the Constitution, Article 111 of Law No. 7961, dated July 12, 1996, “Labor Code of the Republic of Albania,” as amended, and Article 4 of Law No. 10405, dated 24.3.2011, “On Competences in Setting Salaries and Allowances,” on the proposal of the Minister of Finance and Economy, the Council of Ministers

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Content of the Council of Ministers' decision

SET:

1. The minimum monthly basic wage for employees, nationwide, which must be paid by any domestic or foreign legal or natural person, shall be 30,000 (thirty thousand) lek. 2. The minimum monthly basic wage is paid for 174 hours of work per month, performed during normal working hours. 3. The minimum hourly basic wage shall be 172.4 (one hundred seventy-two point four) lek. 4. Permanent allowances are paid on top of the basic wage. 5. Decision No. 809, dated December 26, 2018, of the Council of Ministers, “For the determination of the national minimum wage”, is repealed. This decision enters into force upon publication in the Official Gazette and its effects extend from January 1, 2021. Download here decision-2020-12-16-1025 Source: Official Publications Center.
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Andi Haxhillari is an economist and the founder of AlProfit Consult, an accounting, tax advisory, and financial management firm in Tirana, established in 2015. He holds the professional title of Certified Accountant, certificate no. 359, issued by the Certification Authority of the Ministry of Finance on July 4, 2012. He graduated with a Master's degree in Accounting and as a General Economist from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Tirana. For more than ten years, he has worked as an external economist for small and medium-sized businesses in Albania.

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