What is the minimum wage in Gibraltar in 2026?

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The Gibraltar minimum wage is £10.00 an hour from 1 August 2026, up from £9.50. On a 39-hour week that is £390 a week, or £20,280 a year.
Current rate
The 2026 Budget raised the statutory minimum wage from £9.50 to £10.00 an hour, an increase of 5.26%, with effect from 1 August 2026. The previous rate of £9.50 had applied from 1 July 2025.
What it means in practice
37.5-hour week: £375 a week, £19,500 a year.
39-hour week: £390 a week, £20,280 a year.
40-hour week: £400 a week, £20,800 a year.
The Government highlighted that, on a 39-hour week, the minimum wage crosses £20,000 a year for the first time.
Who it applies to
The minimum wage applies to work done for a Gibraltar employer in Gibraltar, regardless of nationality or where the worker lives, so frontier workers commuting from Spain are covered. Being paid a salary does not take an employee outside the rule: the salary divided by hours worked must not fall below the hourly rate.
Public sector comparison
The public sector applies its own, higher minimum salary, set at £24,017.70 a year in 2025.
Annual review
The rate is set by order under the Employment Act (the Conditions of Employment (Standard Minimum Wage) Order, as amended) and is normally reviewed each year in the Chief Minister's Budget address, usually delivered in late June or July. Some sectors are also governed by specific Conditions of Employment Orders that can set additional minimum terms.
Related cost for employers
Workplace pension duties are phasing in alongside the wage increase. Employers with 15 to 50 employees fall within the statutory regime from 1 July 2026, with smaller employers due from 1 July 2027. The general minimum structure is 2% from the employer and 2% from the employee, subject to opt-out rights.

What is the minimum wage in Gibraltar in 2026?

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Weekly and annual equivalents

Who it covers

Annual review

Workplace pensions