Working in Italy
Minimum wage in Italy 2026: how CCNL minimum pay works
Working in Italy · · 2 min read
By Lorenzo Schiavone · calculator developer
Italy has no minimum wage set by law. The lowest pay an employer can give you is the one in the national collective agreement (CCNL) the company applies, for your grade. To know what you are owed you need two things: the CCNL and your level.
What a CCNL is
It is the agreement signed by the unions and the employers’ associations of a sector: retail, metalworking, tourism, logistics and so on. It sets minimum pay by level, working hours, holidays and the number of salary payments. The national archive is kept by CNEL, which lists more than a thousand agreements.
Law 144 of 26 September 2025 gave the Government a mandate to act on pay and collective bargaining, but it does not set a minimum hourly figure.
Where to find your CCNL and level
Both must be stated in the hiring letter and appear on every payslip, usually at the top. If an offer mentions only a figure, ask which CCNL applies and at which level: without them you cannot check the minimum.
From the monthly minimum to net pay
CCNL tables give a gross monthly minimum. Multiply it by the number of payments the agreement provides, 13 or 14, to get the annual gross. Then use the monthly-gross calculator: it applies social security, income tax and local surtaxes and shows net per payment.
Part-time work reduces the minimum in proportion to hours. Individual supplements, seniority increments and allowances are added on top.
Domestic work
Household workers and carers have their own collective agreement, with minimums by level and fixed contributions per hour. In the calculator choose “Domestic work” in the calculation settings and enter the weekly hours: the guide to domestic workers’ pay lists the 2026 minimums.
Frequently asked questions
What is the minimum wage in Italy in 2026? ▾
There is no single legal figure. The minimum is the one in the CCNL applied to you, for your level.
Can an employer pay less than the CCNL minimum? ▾
The minimum in the applicable collective agreement is the reference floor for pay. If yours is lower, contact a trade union or a workers’ advice office (patronato).
Is the CCNL minimum gross or net? ▾
Gross: contributions and taxes are taken from it.
Sources and method
- Normattiva · Law 144 of 26 September 2025 on pay and collective bargaining
- CNEL · national archive of collective agreements
- QuantoNetto.Com · method, sources and limits of the estimates
Each guide states the period it covers and the assumptions behind its examples. Net pay estimates flag any prior-year municipal rates. The actual monthly payslip may differ from the annual average.