In 2024, foreign workers applying for a temporary residence permit to work in an occupation requiring high qualifications (Blue Card/EU Blue Card) must demonstrate that their monthly gross salary is not less than PLN 10,733.22 per month. This is an increase of PLN 1,214 compared to 2023. The new amount of the minimum wage is also applied to applications submitted in the period from 01 January 2024 to the date of the announcement of the average wage, i.e. 09 February 2024. Foreigners applying during this period should verify whether they still meet the condition of earning a sufficiently high salary. In proceedings started in 2023 we apply the 2023 amount, i.e. PLN 9,519.22. 

The increase in the minimum threshold required to obtain an EU Blue Card is related to Statistics Poland’s announcement of the average salary in the economy in 2023, which amounted to PLN 7,155.48. One of the conditions for applying for an EU Blue Card is to show that the foreigner earns a salary of no less than the equivalent of 150% of the amount of the average pay in the national economy in the year preceding the application.
 

Find more in the PRO HR February 2024.