The director of National Salary Committee (CNS), Ángel Martín Mieses, confirmed that The increase to the minimum salary of the private sector Not sectorized will be applied on April 1, 2025, “it rains, thunder or vents.” Representing the government, Mieses reiterated that the increase It will not be less than 20 %as President Luis Abinader indicated, and hopes that negotiation will close on February 24.
“It really is a tuning that has The government sector that is not less than 20 %. I represent the government sector. It can be discussed, but we have our government position- no less than 20 %- as the President of the Republic (Luis Abinader) said, “he said.
In addition, he said they are currently analyzing the approaches of the business sector, represented by Laura Peña IzquierdoPresident of the Patronal Confederation of the Dominican Republic (Copardom).
Minimum wages
In the Dominican Republic there are 16 minimum wagesof which six are being evaluated in this first phase of discussion in the CNSa tripartite organism belonging To the Ministry of Labor.
At this stage, the salaries of the not sectorized private sector workersprivate guards and employees of the agricultural sector. Subsequently, those of free zones, hotels, bars and restaurants will be analyzed, as well as those of heavy machinery operators in the agricultural sector.
Although The construction sector It is not included in this year’s review, it is recalled that in this area there are approximately eight different minimum wages, depending on the specialization of the worker, such as plumbing and electricity, among others. The NGOs sectorized within the CNS.
Current salaries
The monthly salaries that current workers accrue are:
- Large companies 24,990 pesos
- Medium companies 22,908 pesos
- Small companies 15,351 pesos
- Microenterprises 14,161 pesos
Also, 20,527.50 pesos per month for the guards and for Field workers: A rate of 595 pesos as a minimum daily salary per day of 10 hours.
Purchasing power and cost of living
Currently, the highest minimum wage of Private sector not sectorized is 24,990 pesos, which covers 89.8 % of the cost of the first revenue quintile (27,828.58 pesos). However, the lowest minimum wage, corresponding to microenterprises (14,161 pesos), only reaches 50.9 % of that threshold.
According to data from Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) of January 2025, the cost of the family basket varies according to the income quintiles:
- Second quintile: 36,163.08 pesos
- Third Quintil: 42,660.76 pesos
- Quintil Fourth: 49,466.05 pesos
- Fifth: 75,490.79 pesos
He average national basic cost It is located at 46,420.68 pesos, evidencing the gap between minimum wages and the cost of living in the country.
Quotes in the TSS
Until November 2024, a total of 2,341,892 workers were quoting in the Dominican Social Security System (SDSS), registering 2,434,100 quotes and an average quotable salary of 35,719.70 pesos.
According to him STATISTICAL BULLETIN OF THE TAKE REGIME of the SDSS, with data updated as of January 20, 2025, the calculation of the quotable salary mass and the salary averages only consider salaries to the maximum contribution limit, equivalent to 20 quotable minimum wages.
This top corresponds to the average of the minimum wages of the non -sectorized private sectordetermined by the National Salary Committeein accordance with article 57 of Law 87-01.
