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BOE-A-2026-3815 ·19 February 2026 ·Royal Decree Medium impact
Labour

Companies paying below interprofessional minimum wage face up to 15,000 EUR per worker fines

Royal Decree 126/2026 sets the interprofessional minimum wage at 1,200 euros monthly, imposing fines of up to 15,000 EUR per affected worker from 1 January to 31 December 2026, as per Article 27.1 of Royal Legislative Decree 2/2015.

In 2 key points

  1. Minimum interprofessional wage set at 1,200 EUR per month (art. 27.1)
  2. Effects from 1 January to 31 December 2026 (art. 27.1)

How it affects those involved

Employers must ensure a minimum monthly wage of 1,200 EUR for all employees from 1 January 2026, with no additional deadlines or changes to the application regime.

Lifecycle

2026-02-19PublishedPublished in the BOE
2026-01-01Into forceComes into force (art. 27.1)
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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