It is a minimal improve for the minimal wage. On June 1, the minimal wage will improve by 2.41%, to observe inflation which has began to rise once more because of the war in the Middle East.
The Minister of Labor Jean-Pierre Farandou introduced this computerized improve on Might 13. It’s subsequently not accompanied by a coup from the federal government.
A earlier revaluation on January 1, 2026
This improve brings the minimum wage gross hourly fee from 12.02 to 12.31 euros, the gross month-to-month minimal wage from 1,823.03 to 1,867.02 euros. When it comes to web month-to-month wage, the minimal wage reaches 1,477.93 euros, a rise of just below 35 euros in comparison with its final improve, which happened on January 1, 2026.
Revalued each January 1st relying, specifically, on theinflation excluding tobacco noticed for the poorest 20% of households, the minimal wage can be mechanically elevated in the course of the 12 months if inflation exceeds 2%.
Extra assist from François Hollande
12 months-on-year, shopper costs elevated by 2.2% in April. Inflation which is especially defined by the sharp rise in power costs which rose by 14.3% over one 12 months, within the context of struggle within the Center East. Past mechanical will increase, the federal government can toughen the minimal wage however this has not been the case since July 2012, after the arrival of François Hollande on the Élysée.
Jean-Pierre Farandou, for his half, described the June 1 improve as “excellent news for the buying energy of the French” paid on the minimal wage. However for the CGT, this improve, “it’s not extra, it’s simply the upkeep of the usual of dwelling for workers on the minimal wage”. The union believes that it “doesn’t reply in any option to the dimensions of the social disaster”.
The quantity one of many CFDT Marylise Léon referred to as for “reopening wage negotiations” in companies and the general public service, notably within the many branches (70% of these monitored by the Ministry of Labor) whose minimums begin under the extent of the minimal wage.
