e-EFKA circular 4/2026
The contribution ceiling rises to €7,761.94
Up 2.5% from 1 January 2026, in line with inflation.
- Act
- e-EFKA circular 4/2026
- Published
- 30 January 2026
- In force from
- 1 January 2026
- Official name
- Εγκύκλιος e-ΕΦΚΑ 4/2026
What changes
What changesBeforeNow
Monthly earnings ceiling €7,572.62 €7,761.94
Maximum employee contribution €1,012.46 €1,037.77
- Employee contribution
- 13.37%
- Employer contribution
- 21.79%
- Rise
- 2.5%, the change in the consumer price index in 2025
What it means for you
In plain words
From 1 January 2026, the ceiling on insurable earnings rises by 2.5%, in line with inflation in 2025.
Employees earning more than €7,572.62 gross a month, and their employers.
Contributions apply up to the ceiling. Pay above it carries no contribution.
It only affects salaries above €7,572.62 a month. Pay up to that level does not change.
A higher contribution also means a slightly higher pension in the future.
The dates
- 1 January 2026In force from this day
- 30 January 2026The circular is issued
- 19 October 2026The tools of posapairno.gr were checked against the new rule