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National Minimum Wage check

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Summary

How to check the National Minimum Wage in Sage Payroll.

Description

There’s a minimum amount you must pay most of your employees. This is the National Minimum Wage.

You can use Sage Payroll to check you aren’t paying below this amount.

This article explains what the National Minimum Wage is and how Sage Payroll can check it for you.

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What is the National Minimum Wage?

The National Minimum Wage is the lowest amount you must pay most of your employees.

It's an hourly amount and depends on their age.

NOTE:

The National Minimum Wage is only mandatory for your employees 20 and over.

 

The 2026 National Minimum Wage rates are as follows:

Employee age Hourly rate- 2026
20 and over €14.15
19 €12.74
18 €11.32
Under 18 years €9.91

 

2027 Rates

 

The 2027 National Minimum Wage rate will increase by €0.79 for people aged 20 from €14.15 to €14.94

Employee age Hourly rate - 2027
20 and over - (100%) €14.94 
19 -(90%) €13.45
18 - (80%) €11.95
Under 18 years - (70%) €10.46

 

2025 Rates

 

The 2025 National Minimum Wage rates were as follows:

Employee age Hourly rate
20 and over €13.50
19 €12.15
18 €10.80
Under 18 years €9.45

 

 

Get a better understanding of how the National Minimum Wage affects your business. Read the article on the Gov.ie website.

 

National Minimum Wage check

Sage Payroll now performs a National Minimum Wage check in your pay run. The check shows if your eligible hourly payments meet the government legislation for the National Minimum Wage.

In the pay run, payroll checks employee hourly payments. It will warn you if they don't meet the National Minimum Wage.

NOTE:

The check only applies to hourly payments, not deductions. 

You can correct and change them if necessary.

If you need help with your pay run, read our article Processing your payroll.

Employee Minimum Wage Rates

The Employee Minimum Wage Rates report shows each employee's Minimum Wage band and required hourly rate.

Run the report from the Reporting drop-down menu. Select Employee Minimum Wage Rates.

TIP:

If there’s no value in the rate per hour column, you’ve entered an incorrect date of birth. For example, the employee start date, which means the employee is too young to qualify. 

 

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