Minimum Wage – Guatemala

  • Valid on march 2024
  • The amounts are in Guatemalan Quetzal.

Industry

Per Day Per month Allowance per month Total per Month
Guatemala Department - Agriculture
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2024 Minimum Wages - last checked - 1/15/24
GTQ107.11 GTQ3,266.86 GTQ250.00 GTQ3,516.86
Guatemala Department - Export activity and maquiladora
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2024 Minimum Wages - last checked - 1/15/24
GTQ101.41 GTQ3,093.01 GTQ250.00 GTQ3,343.01
All other Departments - Agriculture
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2024 Minimum Wages - last checked - 1/15/24
GTQ102.44 GTQ3,124.42 GTQ250.00 GTQ3,374.42
All other Departments - Export activity and maquiladora
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2024 Minimum Wages - last checked - 1/15/24
GTQ95.80 GTQ2,921.90 GTQ250.00 GTQ3,171.90
Guatemala Department - Non-Agricultural Activities
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2024 Minimum Wages - last checked - 1/15/24
GTQ110.97 GTQ3,384.59 GTQ250.00 GTQ3,634.59
All other Departments - Non-Agricultural Activities
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2024 Minimum Wages - last checked - 1/15/24
GTQ105.83 GTQ3,227.82 GTQ250.00 GTQ3,477.82

Working hours

  • The ordinary workday cannot exceed 8 hours of work a day or 44 hours a week or equivalent of 48 hrs a week for the purpose of payment of wages.

Definitions

Pursuant to Agreement No. 353-2022 Gubernativos published in the Journal of Central America on 20 December 2022, the new minimum wage from 1 January 2023 is established.

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