PLN 5,318 for this professional group. New lowest minimum wage from July 1

Author: KKR • Source: Rynek Zdrowia • Published: 07 June 2025 07:00

The lowest salaries in public healthcare are to increase from July 1, 2025. The increases will also apply to support staff - orderlies, paramedics. After indexation, the minimum salary in this professional group will be PLN 5,318 gross per month. The rates result from the act and depend on the average salary announced by the Central Statistical Office. On June 5, Minister Izabela Leszczyna suggested a possible postponement of the date of increases, which in practice would mean their temporary freezing.

The healthcare pay rises will also cover support staff. Photo: Adobe Stock/stokkete

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When will the money for medical pay rises be available? The National Health Fund assures that there will be no delays. The amount is still unknown.

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Currently, the minimum salary for an employee of basic activity without medical education is PLN 4,651.06 gross per month . According to the act, from July 1, 2025, it should increase to PLN 5,318.12 - PLN 667.06 more. This applies, among others, to orderlies and paramedics employed in public health care.

The indexation of wages in this sector results from the product of the labour coefficient and the average salary announced by the Central Statistical Office – in 2024 it was PLN 8,181.72.

However, on June 5, Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna announced a possible postponement of the increase date in an interview with Polsat News : – I will talk to the tripartite team so that we can change the regulation that was invented by someone who has no idea about public finances.

This would mean a six-month freeze on the growth of the lowest wages in healthcare, including for support staff. However, it is not known whether this will happen.

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Salaries in healthcare

This is how healthcare salaries will change on July 1, 2025 (gross amounts):

Physician or dentist with specialization (work coefficient 1.45) - today: PLN 10,375.45; after July 1, 2025: PLN 11,863.49 (increase by PLN 1,488.04)
Pharmacist, physiotherapist, laboratory diagnostician, clinical psychologist, other employee performing a medical profession other than indicated in no. 1, 3 and 4 with the required higher education at the master's level and specialization, nurse with a professional title of master of nursing or midwife with a master's degree in midwifery with the required specialization in the field of nursing or in a field applicable in health care (1.29) - today: PLN 9,230.57, after July 1, 2025: PLN 10,554.42 (an increase of PLN 1,323.85)
Physician or dentist, without specialization (1.19) - today: PLN 8,515.02. from July 1: PLN 9,736.25 (an increase of PLN 1,221.23)
Trainee (0.95) - PLN 7,772.63 (an increase of PLN 974.92)
Pharmacist, physiotherapist, laboratory diagnostician, nurse, midwife, electroradiology technician, psychologist, other employee performing a medical profession other than the one indicated in no. 1-4 with the required higher education at the master's level; nurse, midwife with the required higher education (first-cycle studies) and specialization, or nurse, midwife with secondary education and specialization
(1.02) - today: PLN 7,298.59, from July 1 PLN 8,345.35 (an increase of PLN 1,046.76)
Physiotherapist, nurse, midwife, paramedic, electroradiology technician, other employee performing a medical profession other than indicated in no. 1–5 with required higher education at the level of first-cycle studies; physiotherapist, paramedic, medical analysis technician, electroradiology technician with required secondary education or nurse or midwife with required secondary education who does not hold a specialist title in the field of nursing or a field applicable in health care (0.94) - today: PLN 6,726.15, from July 1: PLN 7,690.82 (an increase of PLN 964.67)
Another employee performing a medical profession other than the one indicated in no. 1–6 with the required secondary education and a medical caregiver (0.86) - today: PLN 6,153.71; from July 1: PLN 7,036.28 (an increase of PLN 882.57)
Employee of the basic activity, other than an employee performing a medical profession with the required higher education (1) - today: PLN 7,155.48, from July 1: PLN 8,181.72 (an increase of PLN 1,026.24)
Employee of the basic activity, other than an employee performing a medical profession with the required secondary education (0.78) - today: PLN 5,581.27, from July 1: PLN 6,381.74 (an increase of PLN 800.47)
Employee of the basic activity, other than an employee performing a medical profession with the required education below secondary level (0.65) - today: PLN 4,651.06, from July 1: PLN 5,318.12 (an increase of PLN 667.06)