The minimum wage has been revised in Panama with effect from 16 January 2022. The per hour minimum wages are increased for the following categories:
- Agriculture, livestock, hunting, forestry, aquaculture, fishing, agribusiness;
- Quarrying (national);
- Supply of electricity, gas, steam, air conditioning (national);
- Water supply, sewerage, waste management and sanitation activities (national);
- Building;
- Real estate, financial and insurance activities (national); and
- Social services and related to human health
For more information on changes, please refer to the minimum wage pages:
https://tusalario.org/panama/salario/salario-minimo
https://wageindicator.org/salary/minimum-wage/panama
Note: This minimum wage increase might not reflect the inflationary trends.