Paraguay minimum wage
Salario mínimo legal mensual for 'actividades diversas no especificadas' (private sector), adjusted by presidential decree — normally each July based on accumulated CPI inflation, on recommendation of CONASAM (Consejo Nacional de Salarios Mínimos) — and regulated by MTESS resolution.
| Current value | 3044000 PYG/month |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-07-01 |
| Official source | MTESS — 'Gobierno dispone reajuste del salario mínimo en 5% y entrará en vigencia desde julio' (Decreto N° 6225/2026) |
| Last verified | 2026-07-16 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
The July 2026 adjustment is already IN FORCE: Decreto N° 6225 (signed 17-18 June 2026; MTESS Resolución N° 670/2026 cites it as 'del 17 de junio de 2026') raised the salario mínimo 5%, from G. 2.899.048 to G. 3.044.000/month, effective 1 July 2026. Derived statutory values per Resolución MTESS 670/2026: jornal mínimo (day labourers) G. 117.077/day; daily rate for monthly-paid workers G. 101.467; hourly G. 12.683. The 5% matched accumulated CPI variation per BCP data, recommended by CONASAM. Reglamentación: Resolución MTESS N° 670/2026 (https://www.mtess.gov.py/?p=36371). Non-payment is fined 10-30 jornales per affected worker. Next adjustment expected ~July 2027.
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-01 | 2798309 | MTESS — 'Nuevo salario mínimo será de G. 2.798.309' (Decreto |
| 2025-07-01 | 2899048 | MTESS — reajuste 3,6% por Decreto N° 4122/2025, reglamentado |
Get it programmatically
curl https://latamref.dev/v1/py/minimum-wage
# $0.001 per call — x402 on Base (USDC). No key, no signup.
# History: curl https://latamref.dev/v1/py/minimum-wage/history?from=2020-01-01
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