Latvia - New model for teacher wage rise - December 31, 2025

The Ministry of Education and Science (MES) has submitted a new schedule for teacher salary increases for approval, which provides for the lowest salary rate to rise from January 2027. The teachers’ trade union LIZDA is satisfied with this offer, as it has managed to achieve an earlier increase – previously, the plan was to raise salaries from September 2027. Currently, teachers must earn at least € 9.79 per hour or at least € 1,566 per month before tax for a 40-hour working week. According to this plan, in January 2027, the lowest teacher salary would rise to € 1,656 per month. Salaries would continue to rise each year until 2030, when teachers would earn at least € 1,958 per month for a full-time position.

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