On November 13, the Central Statistical Office announced that the average salary in the third quarter of 2024 was PLN 8,161.62 – making it the quarter with the highest average salary this year. More on this topic they wrotein the article: “There is new data. Salaries up. We earn more than last year. And significantly“Let us remind you that along with the increase in wages, the limits for earning extra money for pensioners who have not yet reached retirement age will soon change.
December changes to earning limits. Seniors should be careful
Based on the latest data from the Central Statistical Office, we can calculate that from December 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025 (1 March there will be another change), new earning limits will apply and thus:
- monthly earnings up to PLN 5,713.10 gross will not reduce the pension or disability pension;
- monthly income from PLN 5,713.10 to PLN 10,610.10 gross will lead to a reduction in the benefit paid by the excess amount – but not more than by the amount of the maximum reduction;
- monthly earnings higher than PLN 10,610.10 gross will result in ZUS suspending the payment of the benefit.
It should be emphasized that from March 2024 to the end of February 2025, the amount of the maximum reduction – for old-age pension and disability pension due to total incapacity for work work is PLN 890, for a pension due to partial incapacity for work – PLN 668, and for a survivor's pension for one person – PLN 757.
Some beneficiaries bypass the limits set
Importantly, seniors who have reached retirement age – 60 years for women and 65 years for men, as well as people who receive pensions for war invalids and military invalids, are unable to work due to military service or receive survivor's pension for persons entitled to this benefit.