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As of 1 June 2026, the French minimum wage (SMIC) will be increased by 2.41%. This adjustment is mainly linked to rising inflation, driven in particular by higher energy prices.
On 13 May, the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies reported a 2.2% year-on-year increase in the April 2026 cons. Rising energy costs, in the context of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, mainly caused the increase.
French law provides for an automatic adjustment of the minimum wage when the consumer price index increases by at least 2% compared with the level recorded at the time of the most recent SMIC adjustment. The authorities therefore determine the amount of the increase on the basis of the change in the index itself.
As a result, from 1 June 2026, the SMIC will increase by 2.41%. The new amounts will be as follows:
- gross hourly minimum wage: €12.31, compared with the current €12.02;
- gross monthly minimum wage for full-time employment: €1,867.02, compared with the current €1,823.03, representing an increase of €43.99 gross per month;
- net monthly minimum wage for full-time employment: €1,477.93, compared with the current €1,443.11, representing an increase of €34.82 net per month.
National applicability
The new amounts will apply in mainland France, as well as in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin and Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
For Mayotte, the gross hourly minimum wage will instead amount to €9.56 as of 1 June 2026, compared with the previous €9.33. The gross monthly minimum wage for full-time employment will amount to €1,449.93, compared with the current €1,415.05, representing an increase of €34.88 gross per month.