Minimum Wage – Malawi
- Valid on June 2026
- The amounts are in Malawi Kwacha (MK).
Area
| Per day | Per month | |
| Urban Minimum wage with effect from 1 June 2025 | MK4,846.16 | MK126,000.16 |
| Rural Minimum wage with effect from 1 June 2025 | MK4,846.16 | MK126,000.16 |
| Domestic workers Minimum wage with effect from 1 June 2025 | MK2,800.00 | MK72,800.00 |
| Truck driver international for 30 tonnes and above Minimum wage with effect from 1 June 2025 | - | MK328,300.00 |
| Truck driver local for 30 tonnes and above Minimum wage with effect from 1 June 2025 | - | MK234,500.00 |
| Truck driver below 30 tonnes Minimum wage with effect from 1 June 2025 | - | MK140,700.00 |
| Retail/shop employment with an annual turnover of K500,000,000.00 Minimum wage with effect from 1 June 2025 | MK5,769.23 | MK150,000.00 |
| Micro/small enterprises Minimum wage with effect from 1 June 2025 | MK4,038.47 | MK105,000.17 |
| Medium sized enterprises Minimum wage with effect from 1 June 2025 | MK4,846.16 | MK126,000.16 |
Source
EMPLOYMENT (MINIMUM WAGES) (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 2025
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