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Minimum Wage – Colombia
- Valid on december 2019
- The amounts are in Colombian Peso.
| Per Month | Transport Allowance per month | Total per Month | |
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National Minimum Wage in Colombia
Minimum wage with effect from Jan 01, 2019 till Dec 31, 2019
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828,116.00 | 97,032.00 | 925,148.00 |
Working hours
- Days per week specified: 6.0
- Hours per week specified: 48
- As per article 161 of the Labour Code, the maximum duration of a normal working day is 8 hrs a day or 48 hrs a week. As per Article 147 of Labour Code, workers who work for less than normal working hrs, minimum wage will apply in proportion to number of hrs actually worked.
Definitions
Colombia has a government-mandated minimum wage. No worker in Colombia can be paid less then this mandatory minimum rate of pay.
Employers in Colombia who fail to pay the Minimum Wage may be subject to punishment by the government of Colombia.
More information is available at
Archived Minimum Wages
- Minimum Wages in Colombia with effect from 01-01-2019 to 31-12-2019
- Minimum Wages in Colombia with effect from 01-01-2018 to 31-12-2018
- Minimum Wages in Colombia with effect from 01-01-2017 to 31-12-2017
- Minimum Wages in Colombia with effect from 01-01-2016 to 31-12-2016
- Minimum Wages in Colombia with effect from 01-01-2015 to 31-12-2015
- Minimum Wages in Colombia with effect from 01-01-2014 to 31-12-2014