Albania Payroll Changes - 2026
Minimum salary/Wage changes
- National minimum wage: Increases to ALL 50,000 (up from ALL 40,000).
- Effective: January 1, 2026.
- Minimum gross hourly wage: Increases to ALL 287.3 (up from ALL 229.9).
- Calculated on the basis of 174 working hours per month.
- Social insurance salary base
- Maximum salary base: Increases to the same extent as the minimum wage.
- Note: Pursuant to Law No. 7703, any increase in the minimum wage triggers a corresponding increase in the maximum base for social insurance purposes.