{"id":4380,"date":"2026-04-13T07:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T07:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brasser-accounting.de\/?post_type=glossar&#038;p=4380"},"modified":"2026-09-07T10:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T10:18:13","slug":"minimum-wage-construction","status":"publish","type":"glossar","link":"https:\/\/www.brasser-accounting.de\/en\/glossar\/mindestlohn-bau\/","title":{"rendered":"Minimum wage (construction)"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"definition\">\n  <div class=\"snippet info\">\n    <p>The term <strong>Construction Minimum wage<\/strong> refers in particular to the former industry-specific Minimum wage in Main construction industry. This was only valid until 31 December 2021. Since 1 January 2022, there has no longer been a separate general construction Minimum wage in Main construction industry. As a general statutory wage floor, the statutory Minimum wage, which has been in force since 1 January 2026, therefore applies in principle <strong>\u20ac13.90 gross per hour<\/strong> amounts to.<\/p>\n    <p class=\"note\">As of September 2026.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"bedeutung\">\n  <h2>Will there still be a Bau-Minimum wage in 2026?<\/h2>\n\n  <p>Since 1 January 2022, there has no longer been a separate general industry minimum wage in Main construction industry. The former construction Minimum wage expired at the end of 31 December 2021.<\/p>\n\n  <p>Therefore, for employees in Main construction industry, at least the general rule generally applies. <a href=\"\/en\/glossary\/minimum-wage\/\">legal Minimum wage<\/a>. As of 1 January 2026, this is 13.90 euros gross per hour.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"historie\">\n  <h2>What was the previous construction Minimum wage?<\/h2>\n\n  <p>The former Bau-Minimum wage was an industry-specific minimum wage threshold for the covered sector of the construction industry. It was based on collective agreement provisions, the minimum rates of pay under which were binding for the respective area of application in accordance with the Posted Workers Act.<\/p>\n\n  <p>This special Minimum wage regulation ended on 31 December 2021. Since then, the term \u201econstruction Minimum wage\u201c in Main construction industry has been relevant mainly historically or for distinguishing it from the general statutory Minimum wage.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"tariflohn\">\n  <h2>Bau-Minimum wage and collectively agreed wages \u2013 what is the difference?<\/h2>\n\n  <p>The statutory Minimum wage is a general statutory minimum hourly wage. A collective hourly wage, on the other hand, results from an applicable Collective agreement and can be significantly higher than the statutory Minimum wage.<\/p>\n\n  <p>Therefore, a distinction must be made in Main construction industry between statutory Minimum wage and collective pay regulations. Whether a specific <a href=\"\/en\/glossary\/hourly-rate\/\">Hourly wage rate (HWR)<\/a> what is binding for an employment relationship depends on the respective legal and collective bargaining basis.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"branchenmindestlohn\">\n  <h2>Are there industry minimum wages in other construction trades?<\/h2>\n\n  <p>Yes. Even though there is no longer a separate general minimum wage for the construction sector under the Main construction industry scheme, specific mandatory sectoral minimum wages may still apply in individual sectors and branches of the construction industry.<\/p>\n\n  <p>Therefore, the term \u201econstruction-Minimum wage\u201c must not be applied universally to all activities and trades in the construction industry. The specific technical scope of the respective regulation is always decisive.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"verwandte-begriffe\">\n  <h2>Related terms<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n    <li><a href=\"\/en\/glossary\/minimum-wage\/\">Minimum wage<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"\/en\/glossary\/building-and-construction-industry\/\">Construction industry<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"\/en\/glossary\/hourly-rate\/\">Hourly wage rate (HWR)<\/a><\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"template":"","glossar-kategorien":[19],"class_list":["post-4380","glossar","type-glossar","status-publish","hentry","glossar-kategorien-baulohn"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brasser-accounting.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossar\/4380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brasser-accounting.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossar"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brasser-accounting.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossar"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brasser-accounting.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"glossar-kategorien","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brasser-accounting.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossar-kategorien?post=4380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}