SMIC for 30 hours per week in 2026: gross salary, net salary and calculation
01 June 2026 · 4 min reading time
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A 30-hour SMIC contract may seem easy to check, but several elements can affect the amount actually paid: the number of monthly hours, social security contributions, company health insurance, income tax withholding or any additional hours.
Since June 1, 2026, a 30-hour-per-week contract paid at the SMIC corresponds to €1,600.30 gross per month, or approximately €1,266.80 net. This article helps you check the expected gross and net amounts in 2026, understand the difference compared with full-time work and identify the key points to verify on your payslip.
SMIC for 30 hours per week in 2026: €1,600.30 gross, €1,266.80 net
If you work 30 hours per week and want to check your payslip, since June 1, 2026, a 30-hour-per-week contract paid at the SMIC should pay you €1,600.30 gross per month, or approximately €1,266.80 net.
| Full-time 35 h/week | 30 h/week | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly hours | 151.67 h | 130 h |
| Monthly gross salary | €1,867.02 | €1,600.30 |
| Estimated monthly net salary | €1,477.93 | €1,266.80 |
| Annual gross salary | €22,404.24 | €19,203.60 |
| Estimated annual net salary | €17,735.16 | €15,201.60 |
The net salary remains an estimate. Your payslip may show a slightly different amount depending on your company health insurance, income tax withholding, benefits in kind or specific contractual terms.
30 hours is almost full-time, but not quite
A 30-hour contract represents 85.71% of a full-time job. The salary difference compared with a 35-hour SMIC contract is €266.72 gross per month, which can have a significant impact on a tight budget.
Conversely, an employee paid at the SMIC for 39 hours works beyond the legal 35-hour duration: their salary is then calculated with paid overtime at an increased rate.
This format is common in sectors that need organizational flexibility without committing to 35 hours: retail, hotels and restaurants, home care, services or large-scale distribution. For some employees, it is a personal choice. For others, it is a contract offered by the employer, without always having negotiated the working time.
One point deserves particular attention: with only 5 hours of margin before reaching full-time work, additional hours can quickly add up. If your employer regularly asks you to work beyond 30 hours, you can ask for your contract to be reviewed. When additional hours become frequent, they may show that the actual workload is higher than the working time stated in the contract.
How to check your salary on your payslip
To check your pay, start by identifying the gross hourly rate shown on your payslip. Since June 1, 2026, it cannot be lower than €12.31 gross if you are paid at the SMIC.
Then multiply this rate by your monthly hours. For 30 hours per week, the number of monthly hours is 130 hours.
Monthly hours calculation:
30 × 52 ÷ 12 = 130 h
Formula:
gross hourly rate × monthly hours = monthly gross salary
At the SMIC since June 1, 2026:
€12.31 × 130 h = €1,600.30 gross
For the net salary, the estimate can be calculated from the full-time monthly net SMIC:
€1,477.93 × 30 ÷ 35 = €1,266.80 net
You can also check the calculation as a proportion of full-time work:
€1,867.02 × 30 ÷ 35 = €1,600.30 gross
The result is identical, because a 30-hour contract corresponds exactly to 85.71% of a 35-hour full-time contract.
If your gross salary is below €1,600.30 for 30 hours per week at the SMIC, your employer is not complying with the legal minimum wage. If your net salary is significantly below €1,267 while your gross salary is correct, check the contribution lines on your payslip, especially company health insurance, benefits in kind or income tax withholding.
Please note: some sector-level collective agreements provide for an hourly rate higher than the SMIC. If your sector applies a more favorable pay scale, your employer must apply the collective-agreement minimum whenever it exceeds €12.31 gross per hour.
Additional hours on a 30-hour contract
In a part-time contract, hours worked beyond the duration stated in the contract are called additional hours. They should not be confused with overtime, which applies to full-time employees.
Without a collective agreement, the limit for additional hours is set at one-tenth of the contractual working time. For a 30-hour-per-week contract, this means a maximum of 3 additional hours per week.
A sector-level agreement may theoretically increase this limit to one-third of the contractual working time, i.e. 10 additional hours per week for a 30-hour contract. In practice, however, this limit cannot be reached: the total number of hours worked must never reach 35 hours per week. With a 30-hour contract, the actual margin before full-time work is therefore less than 5 hours per week.
These hours must appear separately on your payslip and be paid at a higher rate.
| Type of additional hours | Increase | Gross hourly rate at the 2026 SMIC |
|---|---|---|
| Within the limit of one-tenth of the contract | +10% | €13.54 |
| Beyond that, if provided for by a sector-level agreement and without reaching 35 h | +25% | €15.39 |
If you regularly work 3 to almost 5 additional hours per week over several months, keep a written record of these hours. They can be used as a basis to request an increase in your contractual working time, or even a move to 35 hours if the employer’s need is long-term.
You can refuse additional hours if you are not given enough notice, if the requested volume exceeds the authorized limits or if these hours are not provided for under the conditions set out in your contract.
Would you like to better understand how the part-time SMIC works, the rights linked to this type of contract and the possible benefits? Find all the useful information in our guide: Part-time SMIC 2026.
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