Egypt minimum wage
National Wages Council monthly minimum wage for the private sector (the public-sector minimum is set separately in the state budget).
| Current value | 7000 EGP/month |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2025-03-01 |
| Official source | National Wages Council decision of 9 Feb 2025 (Ministry of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation) |
| Last verified | 2026-07-15 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
The same NWC decision set a first-ever part-time minimum of EGP 28/hour and a mandatory annual raise of at least 3% of the social-insurance wage (floor EGP 250/month); establishments with fewer than 10 workers may seek exemption. PUBLIC-sector minimum rose to EGP 8,000/month in the FY2026/27 budget (disbursements from 20 July 2026). WATCH: a matching private-sector rise to EGP 8,000 is widely expected but the NWC had made no decision as of 2026-07-15 — EGP 7,000 remains the binding private floor.
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-01 | 6000 | National Wages Council, May 2024 (Ministry of Planning) |
Get it programmatically
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