Azerbaijan's minimum wage could rise from January 2027, lawmaker says

Azerbaijan's minimum wage could be increased from January 2027, according to Day.az. Aydin Huseynov, a member of the Milli Majlis Committee on Economic Policy, Industry and Entrepreneurship, said so in an interview with Modern.az. He said the size of the increase will be determined by inflation indicators as well as forecasts of price growth for next year.

Akif Nasirli, head of the Liberal Economists Center, told Bakupost that under the recently adopted law, the minimum wage should be reviewed and adjusted at the start of each year. Based on experience, he said the minimum wage could be raised by at least 50 manats. However, he argued that this would not offset inflation since the last increase in 2025, and he considered a minimum wage of at least around 500 manats more acceptable.

Nasirli also pointed to Azerbaijan's commitment to the European Social Charter made in 2001, under which the minimum wage was to reach 60% of the average monthly wage by 2006. He noted that 25 years have passed since then and the government has yet to fulfil that obligation.