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Minimum wage in Dominican Republic for 2021

Several minimum wages are regularly adjusted according to the size and sector of the company. The current minimum wages have been in effect since July 2021, following Resolution No. 01/2021 of the National Salary Committee. This document establishes a media of 24.2% increase in the minimum wage in the private sector.

This 24.2% rise represents an increase of 3,389.74 Dominican pesos for the higher minimum wage (large companies). For the other two wages, there was an increase of 7,142.92 Dominican pesos and 2,170.78 Dominican pesos, respectively.

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