Egypt Officially Raises Public Sector Minimum Wages

Egypt’s Official Gazette has published Decree, signed by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, introducing amendments to the public sector minimum wage framework effective July 1, 2025. 

The decree updates key provisions of the 2019 wage legislation to reflect new wage thresholds for government employees and workers at public economic authorities.

The move comes amid broader economic reforms and cost-of-living concerns, with the government seeking to bolster real incomes across all employment grades in the public sector.

New Minimum Monthly Wage:

Exceptional 13,500

High 11,250

General Manager 10,250

First Grade 8,500

Second Grade 8,000

Third Grade 7,750

Fourth Grade 7,000

Fifth Grade 7,250

Sixth Grade 7,000

The decree also introduces an updated mechanism for a "complementary wage incentive", ensuring that any employee whose total income falls below the minimum wage threshold for their grade will receive a top-up. The calculation will exclude certain special allowances such as remote-area bonuses, risk allowances, or non-cash benefits, while regular bonuses and collective financial advantages will be averaged into the monthly wage for assessment.

This incentive system aims to harmonize wage fairness across ministries and public entities while maintaining eligibility conditions aligned with the Civil Service Law and other relevant public finance legislation.

The amendments were adopted following Cabinet approval and a comprehensive legal review, as referenced in the decree’s legal preamble, which cites Egypt’s Unified Public Finance Law and recent Law, which governs public sector bonuses and incentives.

The Egyptian government has incrementally raised the minimum wage in recent years as inflationary pressures and currency fluctuations have affected purchasing power. The current adjustment follows multiple prior increases, with the most recent benchmark set in 2024 at EGP 10,000 for many categories.

As of July 20, 2025, more than 3.5 million public sector employees are expected to benefit from the new wage structure, including those in administrative bodies, service agencies, and economic authorities.