On December 15, 2025, the Ministry of Labor issued Ministerial Agreement No. MDT-2025-195 (hereinafter, the Agreement), establishing the statutory minimum wage for 2026. We highlight the following:
The Statutory Minimum Wage for employees in general for the year 2026 is set at four hundred eighty-two dollars (USD 482.00).
This amount applies, among others, to the following employees:
- Small industry employees
- Agricultural employees
- Maquila employees
- Domestic employees
- Handicraft operators
- Microenterprise employees
The new Unified Basic Salary shall be effective as of January 1, 2026.
The General Provision of the Agreement states that, in accordance with Article 81 of the Labor Code, wages may be freely agreed upon by the parties; however, in no case may they be lower than the Unified Basic Salary established under this Agreement.
Edmundo Ramos, partner at CorralRosales
eramos@corralrosales.com
+593 2 2544144
