COLA calculator Malta 2026

From 1 January 2026 the wages of whole-time employees go up by €4.66 a week. This is the cost of living increase, or COLA.

Enter last year's basic wage or hourly rate. You get your new pay for this year.

How it's calculated

Whole-time: add €4.66 to your basic weekly wage.
Part-time: your hourly rate goes up by the same amount as the hourly rate of a comparable whole-time employee. If there is none and no Wage Regulation Order applies, it goes up by one fortieth of €4.66.
If the result is still under the minimum wage for your age, your pay has to be raised to the minimum.

A wage of €222 a week becomes €226.66 with the COLA, which is under the 2026 minimum, so it is raised to €229.44.

Who gets the COLA?

Every whole-time employee gets it on the basic weekly wage, and part-time employees get it on their hourly rate.

Which law sets it?

The Wage Increase (Employees) National Standard Order, 2025, Legal Notice 290 of 2025, which came into force on 1 January 2026.

Is the COLA paid on top of the statutory bonuses?

The COLA goes into your weekly wage. The statutory bonuses and weekly allowance are separate fixed payments.

COLA: Cost of living adjustment, the increase added to wages for the rise in prices.
Basic weekly wage: Your weekly wage before overtime, bonuses and allowances.

Up-to-date official data

Data checked against the official source on 26 October 2026.

We check the official sources automatically, every day.