Abstract
This article examines the employment of foreign workers in the minimum wage and low wage sectors in 2022 and 2023 based on the earnings survey conducted by the Federal Statistical Office. It shows that foreign workers are significantly overrepresented in these wage sectors in Germany. Following the increase in minimum wage to 12 € in 2022, workers in the minimum wage sector show a very strong development in hourly wages from 2022 to 2023, with little difference between German and non-German nationals. The development of monthly earnings was weaker overall than that of hourly wages and was lower for foreign employees than for German employees. This development is related to a decline in the average weekly working hours of employees in the minimum wage range.