The important meeting date that millions of minimum wage earners are curious about is approaching. Representatives of workers, employers and the government, who will soon meet on a minimum wage increase in 2026, will begin consultations on the new minimum wage. All eyes are on the date of the new salary increase meeting of the Committee that determines the minimum wage. So when will the 2026 minimum wage increase be announced?
As we enter the final quarter of 2025, millions of employees are focused on increasing the minimum wage in 2026. This year, as every year, the Minimum Wage Setting Committee will meet in the coming days and determine the minimum wage that will take effect in the new year.
WHEN WILL THE MINIMUM WAGE DETERMINING COMMITTEE MEET?
The Committee for determining the minimum wage is carried out under the coordination of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, meeting in the first week of December every year.
The commission is governed by a board consisting of workers, employers and government representatives.
Accordingly; Meetings to raise the 2026 minimum wage are expected to begin the first week of December.
WHEN WILL THE NEW MINIMUM WAGE BE ANNOUNCED?
As in previous years, the 2026 minimum wage is expected to be officially announced in the last week of December with the approval of President Erdoğan.e
