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Minimum wage across 22 Latin American countries
Every figure names the official instrument it came from, the date it takes effect and the date we last checked it against that source. Where no single figure applies, we say so rather than publish one.
| Country | Minimum wage | In force from | Last verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 376600 ARS/month | 2026-08-01 | 2026-08-10 | Resolución 9/2025, Consejo Nacional del Empleo, la Productividad y el… |
| Barbados | 10.71 BBD per hour | 2026-01-21 | 2026-07-23 | Minimum Wage (National and Sectoral Minimum Wage) Order, 2026 — S.I… |
| Belize | 5 BZD per hour | 2023-01-01 | 2026-07-23 | Wages Council (Wages Regulation) (Consolidation) (Amendment) Order… |
| Bolivia | 3300 BOB/month | 2026-01-01 | 2026-08-22 | Decreto Supremo N° 5516 (13 de enero de 2026), Art. 23 — SMN 2026 =… |
| Brazil | 1621 BRL/month | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | Decreto nº 12.797, de 2025 (dispõe sobre o valor do salário mínimo a… |
| Chile | 553553 CLP/month | 2026-05-01 | 2026-07-15 | Senado de la República de Chile — reajuste al Ingreso Mínimo Mensual… |
| Colombia | 1750905 COP/month | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | Decreto 0159 de 2026 (Ministerio del Trabajo, 19 feb 2026) — fija… |
| Costa Rica | 373092.3 CRC/month | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-16 | Decreto Ejecutivo N.º 45303-MTSS del 08/11/2025, 'Fijación de… |
| Dominican Republic | 16993.2 DOP/month | 2026-02-01 | 2026-07-16 | Ministerio de Trabajo — Resolución núm. CNS-01-2025 del Comité… |
| Ecuador | 482 USD/month | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-16 | Ministerio del Trabajo — Acuerdo Ministerial Nro. MDT-2025-195 (15… |
| El Salvador | 272.53 USD/month | 2025-06-01 | 2026-07-20 | Decreto Ejecutivo No. 11 (Ramo de Trabajo y Previsión Social) de… |
| Guatemala | 105.9 GTQ/day | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-16 | Acuerdo Gubernativo 256-2025 (Diario de Centro América, 22 Dec 2025)… |
| Guyana | 347 GYD per hour | 2022-07-01 | 2026-07-23 | Order No. 20 of 2022 — The Labour (National Minimum Wage) Order 2022… |
| Honduras | 9596.64 HNL/month | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-20 | Acuerdo No. SETRASS-233-2026, publicado en La Gaceta No. 37,129 del… |
| Jamaica | 17000 JMD per 40-hour week | 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-23 | Jamaica Information Service — 'Minimum Wage Moves to $17,000, Up from… |
| Mexico | 315.04 MXN/day | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | CONASAMI — Incremento a los Salarios Mínimos para 2026 (Gobierno de… |
| Nicaragua | 10 entries | 2026-03-01 | 2026-07-23 | MITRAB — Acuerdo Ministerial No. 02-2026, 'Sobre la aplicación de los… |
| Panama | 1.64 PAB/hour | 2026-01-16 | 2026-07-20 | Decreto Ejecutivo No. 13 de 31 de diciembre de 2025 (MITRADEL), que… |
| Paraguay | 3044000 PYG/month | 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-16 | MTESS — 'Gobierno dispone reajuste del salario mínimo en 5% y entrará… |
| Peru | 1130 PEN/month | 2025-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | Decreto Supremo N° 006-2024-TR (El Peruano, 28/12/2024) — Ministerio… |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 20.5 TTD per hour | 2024-01-01 | 2026-07-23 | Legal Notice No. 390 of 2023 — The Minimum Wages (Amendment) Order… |
| Uruguay | 25383 UYU/month | 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-16 | Decreto N° 319/025 de 26/12/2025 — Fijación del Salario Mínimo… |
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