The current minimum wage in Burkina Faso is F CFA45,000 per month in 2023. It became valid on July 1, 2023.
- Valid on july 2024
- The amounts are in CFA West African Franc.
Job type
Per month | Per 8-hour day | Per Hour | |
National minimum wage except farm workers
Minimum wage with effect from July 1, 2023
Minimum Wages - last checked - 6/30/23
|
F CFA45,000 | - | F CFA260 |
Farm workers
Minimum wage with effect from July 1, 2023
Minimum Wages - last checked - 6/30/23
|
- | F CFA1,918 | F CFA240 |
Definitions
The Burkina Faso minimum wage applies to the formal sector; the minimum wage does not apply to subsistence agriculture or other informal occupations.
Burkina Faso has a government-mandated minimum wage. No worker in Burkina Faso can be paid less then this mandatory minimum rate of pay.
Employers in Burkina Faso who fail to pay the Minimum Wage may be subject to punishment by the government of Burkina Faso.