Minimum Wage – Mining & quarrying industry
- Valid on March 2026
- The amounts are in Fiji Dollar ($).
Occupation
| Per hour | Per week | |
| Mining - underground rate - clerk | $5.57 | - |
| Mining - underground rate - machinist | $5.84 | - |
| Mining - underground rate - miner | $7.01 | - |
| Mining - underground rate - assistant miner/scraper | $5.84 | - |
| Mining - underground rate - operators | $5.92 | - |
| Mining - underground rate - skilled worker | $5.84 | - |
| Mining - underground rate - technical services | $5.84 | - |
| Mining - underground rate - tradesman | $6.27 | - |
| Mining - underground rate - tradesman trainee | $5.75 | - |
| Mining - underground rate - unskilled worker | $5.38 | - |
| Mining - surface rate - clerk | $5.57 | - |
| Mining - surface rate - machinist | $5.66 | - |
| Mining - surface rate - miner | $6.83 | - |
| Mining - surface rate - assistant miner/scraper | $5.66 | - |
| Mining - surface rate - operators | $5.75 | - |
| Mining - surface rate - skilled worker | $5.66 | - |
| Mining - surface rate - technical services | $5.66 | - |
| Mining - surface rate - tradesman | $6.10 | - |
| Mining - surface rate - tradesman trainee | $5.57 | - |
| Mining - surface rate - unskilled worker | $5.21 | - |
| Quarrying - underground rate - clerk | $5.57 | - |
| Quarrying - underground rate - machinist | $5.84 | - |
| Quarrying - underground rate - miner | $7.01 | - |
| Quarrying - underground rate - assistant miner/scraper | $5.84 | - |
| Quarrying - underground rate - operators | $5.92 | - |
| Quarrying - underground rate - skilled worker | $5.84 | - |
| Quarrying - underground rate - technical services | $5.84 | - |
| Quarrying - underground rate - tradesman | $6.27 | - |
| Quarrying - underground rate - tradesman trainee | $5.75 | - |
| Quarrying - underground rate - unskilled worker | $5.38 | - |
| Quarrying - surface rate - clerk | $5.57 | - |
| Quarrying - surface rate - machinist | $5.66 | - |
| Quarrying - surface rate - miner | $6.83 | - |
| Quarrying - surface rate - assistant miner/scraper | $5.66 | - |
| Quarrying - surface rate - operators | $5.75 | - |
| Quarrying - surface rate - skilled worker | $5.66 | - |
| Quarrying - surface rate - technical services | $5.66 | - |
| Quarrying - surface rate - tradesman | $6.10 | - |
| Quarrying - surface rate - tradesman trainee | $5.57 | - |
| Quarrying - surface rate - unskilled worker | $5.21 | - |
Working Hours
9 hours x 5 days (45 hours) or 8 hours x 6 days (48 hours)
Definitions
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
Employment Relations (National Minimum Wage) (Amendment) Regulations 2024, Legal Notice (LN) 44, Fiji Government Gazette Supplement No. 20 (1 Aug 2024).
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