General Employee Pay Regulations in the Czech Republic
Minimum wage
As of 2025, the minimum monthly salary is CZK 20,800. There are eight different pay grade levels of guaranteed minimum wage according to an individual’s qualifications, responsibilities, and strenuousness. Salaries are always rounded to whole crowns.
Frequency
The most common payment frequency is monthly, although biweekly and weekly are also allowed.
Payday
Salaries are paid in the month following the performance of work, usually by the 15th of the following month, but it is up to the company to decide on a date (no later than by the end of the month following the month for which the employee became entitled to the remuneration).
