Minimum Wages in Egypt remained unchanged at 7000 EGP/Month in 2026 from 7000 EGP/Month in 2025. Minimum Wages in Egypt averaged 2607.94 EGP/Month from 2009 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 7000.00 EGP/Month in 2025 and a record low of 35.00 EGP/Month in 2009. source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS)

Minimum Wages in Egypt is expected to reach 8500.00 EGP/Month by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Egypt Minimum Monthly Wages is projected to trend around 8800.00 EGP/Month in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 32498.00 31559.00 Thousand Sep 2025
Minimum Wages 7000.00 7000.00 EGP/Month Jan 2026
Population 107.20 105.90 Million Dec 2024
Unemployed Persons 2229.00 2054.00 Thousand Sep 2025
Unemployment Rate 6.40 6.10 percent Sep 2025


Egypt Minimum Monthly Wages
In Egypt, minimum wage refers to lowest nominal wage per month, for permanent workers in private and public sector. A national monthly minimum wage was set at 35 Egyptian pounds in 1984 and remained unchanged at that level until 2010. In 2014, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi set a maximum wage of 42 000 EGP per month for state employees.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
7000.00 7000.00 7000.00 35.00 2009 - 2026 EGP/Month Yearly