Key points: The minimum wage in Albania in 2026 is 50,000 gross leks per month, effective January 1, 2026, according to Government Decree No. 776, dated December 19, 2025. Minimum wage….Read More

Key points: Contributions and payroll taxes for 2026 are calculated on gross pay. The employee pays 11.21%, namely 9.5% for social security and 1.7% for health insurance. The employer pays….Read More

Key points: The Albania–Italy pension is governed by the bilateral agreement in force as of July 1, 2025, ratified by Law No. 47/2024. Years of work in….Read More

Key points: The medical report is paid only for employees and does not require a minimum number of months of insurance, according to Article 21 of Law No. 7703/1993. The 14 days of….Read More

Key points: Contracts under 87 hours per month have an overall rate of 26.71%, i.e., 23.31% for social security and 3.41% for health insurance. The contribution base cannot….Read More

The calculation of social security and health insurance has some special cases that fall outside the general rule of monthly salary. Among them are the medical report, the contributions of the….Read More

Key points: This 2023 notice sets the minimum wage at 40,000 lek and the maximum wage for contributions at 176,416 lek. Both figures have been replaced by...Read More

Key points: Decision No. 113, dated March 1, 2023, set the minimum wage at 40,000 lekë per month. This decision has been replaced by Government Decree No. 776, dated December 19, 2025. Wage….Read More

Key points: As of September 2022, the minimum wage was 34,000 lekë, according to Government Decree No. 604, dated September 14, 2022. This figure is no longer valid and has been replaced twice….Read More

Key points: Decision No. 604, dated September 14, 2022, set the minimum wage at 34,000 lekë per month. The decision was replaced by Government Decree No. 113/2023 and then by….Read More