Minimum Wage – Paraguay

The current minimum wage in Paraguay is PYG2,289,324 per month in 2022. It became valid on July 1, 2022.
  • Valid on march 2024
  • The amounts are in Paraguay Guarani.

Job Type

Per month Per Day
Bricklayers and carpenters
Minimum wage with effect from July 1, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 1/15/24
PYG2,982,710 PYG114,720
Domestic Workers
Minimum wage with effect from July 1, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 1/15/24
PYG2,550,307 PYG98,089
Livestock workers
Minimum wage with effect from July 1, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 1/15/24
PYG1,785,215 PYG68,662
News writers
Minimum wage with effect from July 1, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 1/15/24
PYG3,225,473 PYG124,056
With learning contract
Minimum wage with effect from July 1, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 1/15/24
PYG1,530,185 PYG58,853
National Minimum Wage in Paraguay
Minimum wage with effect from July 1, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 1/15/24
PYG2,289,324 PYG88,051
Mechanics
Minimum wage with effect from July 1, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 1/15/24
PYG3,319,997 PYG127,692
Public transport drivers
Minimum wage with effect from July 1, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 1/15/24
PYG2,575,819 PYG99,070

Working hours

  • Article 194 of Labour Code states that the normal working hours for a worker should be 8 hrs per day or 48 hrs per week (day time).

Definitions

Paraguay has a government-mandated minimum wage. No worker in Paraguay can be paid less then this mandatory minimum rate of pay.
Employers in Paraguay who fail to pay the Minimum Wage may be subject to punishment by the government of Paraguay.

Source

The Executive Branch formalized the readjustment of the minimum wage for workers, according to Decree No. 20146/19, dated June 28, 2019. The decision took effect from July 1, 2019.

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