Minimum Wage – Belize

  • Valid on September 2026
  • The amounts are in Belize Dollar ($).

National Minimum Wage

Minimum wage with effect from 01 January 2023

$5.00

Per hour

Definitions

Belize has a government-mandated minimum wage. No worker in Belize can be paid less then this mandatory minimum rate of pay.
Employers in Belize who fail to pay the Minimum Wage may be subject to punishment by the government of Belize.
Wages per month are calculated as 4.33 times if a weekly wage is defined. It is calculated as 4.33 times the standard hours per week if an hourly wage is given.

Source

Wages Council (Wages Regulation) (Consolidation) (Amendment) Order, 2022, Statutory Instrument No. 169 of 2022, and Wages Regulation (Manual Workers) (Amendment) Order 2022, Statutory Instrument No. 170 of 2022

Minimum Wage Profiles by Country

Detailed country information on minimum wage policies, legislation, and institutional frameworks.

  • Belize has a statutory minimum wage
    yes
  • Belize has a single minimum wage rate applicable to the entire dependent workforce
    yes
  • Belize defines most minimum wage rates by geographical areas
    no
  • Belize defines most minimum wage rates by job roles
    no
  • Belize defines most minimum wage rates by industries
    no
  • Belize defines most minimum wage rates by workers' skill levels
    no
  • Belize defines minimum wage rates for Economic Processing Zones (EPZ) or similar
    no
  • Belize defines minimum wage rates for youth age groups
    no
  • Belize defines minimum wage rates for small firms
    no
  • Belize defines minimum wage rates for domestic workers
    no
  • Belize defines minimum wage rates for agricultural workers
    no
  • Belize defines minimum wage rates for piece rate workers
    no
  • Belize defines minimum wage rates as net rates
    no
  • Belize has on average adjusted minimum wage rates at least once per year since 2020
    no
  • Belize defines minimum wage rates per hour
    yes
  • Belize defines minimum wage rates per week
    no
  • Belize defines minimum wage rates per month
    no
  • Belize defines minimum wage rates per year
    no

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