Statec has confirmed that Luxembourg’s automatic wage indexation will trigger a 2.5% pay rise from May 2025, following 1.7% inflation in April 2025. Photo: Shutterstock

Statec has confirmed that Luxembourg’s automatic wage indexation will trigger a 2.5% pay rise from May 2025, following 1.7% inflation in April 2025. Photo: Shutterstock

Salaries, wages, pensions and social benefits across the grand duchy will rise by 2.5% due to automatic wage indexation, Statec has confirmed. It will take effect on 1 May 2025.

Automatic wage indexation in the grand duchy, which is linked to the consumer price index, has reached the 2.5% threshold since the last adjustment in . This development was by the national statistics bureau Statec on Tuesday 29 April 2025, and had been widely . It will take effect on 1 May 2025.

Each month, Statec collects approximately 7,700 prices for a range of goods and services across Luxembourg to monitor inflation. In its press release, Statec stated, “The half-yearly average of the index linked to the base of 1 January 1948 for April exceeds the threshold of 1,013.46 points, triggering a new wage indexation.”

The final and detailed results of the national consumer price index for April will be published on 7 May 2025.

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