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Every change to work-permit salary levels, tax relief and minimum wages across Europe, dated and linked to the official source. Settio updates every affected case when a level changes.
- · upcomingNetherlands: 30% ruling: share of the salary that may be paid tax-free at most falls to 27% from 1 January 2027
- · upcomingSweden: Expert tax relief salary level rises to SEK 89,400 a month from 1 January 2027
- · upcomingSweden: SINK tax rate (non-residents) falls to 20% from 1 January 2027
- Spain: EU Blue Card, reduced threshold (a shortage occupation in CNO groups 1 and 2, or a qualification from the three years before applying): gross a year is €33,085 a year from 28 June 2026
- Spain: EU Blue Card: the gross yearly salary threshold (1.4 times INE's average gross annual earnings per worker) is €41,356 a year from 28 June 2026
- Spain: Highly qualified professional (national authorisation, art. 71.2 b Ley 14/2013): the gross yearly salary threshold is €41,356 a year from 28 June 2026
- Sweden: Work-permit minimum salary rises to SEK 34,470 a month from 16 June 2026
- France: SMIC: minimum wage, gross a month for 35 hours a week is €1,867 a month from 1 June 2026
- France: SMIC: minimum wage, gross a year for 35 hours a week is €22,404 a year from 1 June 2026
- Sweden: Work-permit minimum salary is SEK 33,390 a month from 1 June 2026
- Denmark: Collective Agreement Scheme floor (gross DKK a year) is DKK 322,000 a year from 1 January 2026
- Denmark: Pay Limit Scheme: the pay limit (DKK a year, guaranteed pay) is DKK 552,000 a year from 1 January 2026
- Denmark: Supplementary Pay Limit Scheme: the pay limit (DKK a year, guaranteed pay) is DKK 446,000 a year from 1 January 2026
- Germany: Child benefit (Kindergeld) per child rises to €259 a month from 1 January 2026
- Germany: EU Blue Card salary threshold rises to €50,700 a year from 1 January 2026
- Germany: EU Blue Card salary threshold: shortage occupations, recent graduates, IT specialists rises to €45,934 a year from 1 January 2026
- Germany: Salary for a first title at 45 or older (skilled workers) is €55,770 a year from 1 January 2026
- Germany: Salary for experienced professionals (§19c(2) AufenthG) is €45,630 a year from 1 January 2026
- Netherlands: 30% ruling: salary norm under 30 with a Dutch master's degree or equivalent (a year) rises to €36,497 a year from 1 January 2026
- Netherlands: 30% ruling: taxable salary norm (a year) rises to €48,013 a year from 1 January 2026
- Netherlands: EU Blue Card: reduced salary criterion (gross a month, without holiday allowance) is €4,754 a month from 1 January 2026
- Netherlands: EU Blue Card salary criterion (gross a month, without holiday allowance) is €5,942 a month from 1 January 2026
- Netherlands: Highly skilled migrant, 30 or older: salary criterion (gross a month, without holiday allowance) is €5,942 a month from 1 January 2026
- Netherlands: Highly skilled migrant: reduced salary criterion (gross a month, without holiday allowance) is €3,122 a month from 1 January 2026
- Netherlands: Highly skilled migrant, younger than 30: salary criterion (gross a month, without holiday allowance) is €4,357 a month from 1 January 2026
- Norway: PAYE for foreign workers: the income a year it applies below rises to NOK 725,050 from 1 January 2026
- Portugal: Minimum monthly wage (RMMG), gross a month rises to €920 a month from 1 January 2026
- Spain: Salario mínimo interprofesional (SMI), gross a month (fourteen payments a year) rises to €1,221 a month from 1 January 2026
- Sweden: Expert tax relief salary level rises to SEK 88,800 a month from 1 January 2026
- Sweden: SINK tax rate (non-residents) falls to 22.5% from 1 January 2026
- France: EU Blue Card salary threshold (gross a year) is €59,373 a year from 1 September 2025
- France: Talent (employee on assignment): minimum salary (gross a year) is €39,582 a year from 1 September 2025
- France: Talent (qualified employee): reference salary (gross a year) is €39,582 a year from 1 September 2025
- Sweden: EU Blue Card salary threshold is SEK 53,625 a month from 15 July 2025
- Germany: EU Blue Card salary threshold is €48,300 a year from 1 January 2025
- Germany: EU Blue Card salary threshold: shortage occupations, recent graduates, IT specialists is €43,760 a year from 1 January 2025
- Portugal: Minimum monthly wage (RMMG), gross a month is €870 a month from 1 January 2025
- Spain: Salario mínimo interprofesional (SMI), gross a month (fourteen payments a year) is €1,184 a month from 1 January 2025
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