Egypt targets a 15,000-pound minimum wage for public workers by 2030

Egypt says it wants to raise the minimum monthly wage for state employees from 8,000 Egyptian pounds to 15,000 pounds by the end of the 2029–30 fiscal year. That is an 87.5% increase on paper and would cover roughly 4.5 million public-sector workers, with rises planned gradually over the next three fiscal years. The target does not automatically set one nationwide wage floor: private-sector pay is decided separately, and its minimum was set at 7,000 pounds in 2025. The announcement matters as a signal of how the government intends to address strained household budgets, though the eventual improvement in workers’ purchasing power will depend on how quickly prices rise as well.