The dominican workers that become one of the different minimum wages that are paid in the country occupy the ninth position among those who receive the highest amount for their functions, compared to their peers in other Latin American and Caribbean nations.
From a list of 19 countries of the region, the criollos began this year with a minimum wage which ranges between 269 and 475 dollars per month, an amount that exceeds those of other regional economies such as Colombia, Argentina or Brazil.
An agency publication Bloomberg Line indicates that, to the local change, the dominican workers At that level they receive a payment of between 16,993 and 29,988 pesos monthly, a range that depends on the company size and the contracting sector.
Two weeks ago, the Ministry of Labor recalled that, from February 1he minimum wage The non-sectorized private sector in the country will receive an increase of 8%, which will complete the staggered increase of 20% approved by the National Salary Committee last year.
With the adjustment, if a large company paid 27,988.80 pesos after the 12% increase applied to the minimum wage on April 1, 2025, you will now have to pay the remaining 8%, which brings 29,988 pesos the worker’s pay, for an increase of 2,000 pesos.
Those with the best salary
Costa Rica, Uruguay and Panama appear as the three Latin American nations with the best level of minimum wage. In the first of the countries, the workers They earn a minimum wage of $751, an amount that is $103 higher than those of Uruguayhis closest competitor, where this guy’s salary amounts to $648.
In the Panamanian case, the minimum monthly payment began this year in $636.80ranking in third place. The list continues with chileans (597), Guatemalans (477 to 554 dollars), Mexicans (533), Hondurans (530) and Ecuadorians (482 dollars).
Colombia completes the list of the 10 Latin American countries where their employees have a better minimum wage, reaching $446 per month, although in the latter the figure does not include the transportation assistanceaccording to the ranking prepared by the aforementioned agency.
Venezuela, Cuba and Argentina appear as the nations where their workers earn the lowest amount of minimum wage, earning, in the case of the former, less than a dollar per month. Venezuelan employees began 2026 receiving 0.44 cents of the minimum wage each month, while that of Cubans rose to 4.8 dollars and Argentines earn 233. These are followed on the list by Nicaraguans (241 dollars per month), Brazilians (295), Peruvians (335), Bolivians (344), Salvadorans (272.53 to 408.80 dollars) and Paraguayans (428), according to Bloomberg.
