Minimum Wage – Fishing, aquaculture and mariculture, Fishing and offshore fishing crews / fishing vessel crew
- Valid on April 2026
- The amounts are in US Dollar.
Position / Activity
| Per piece | |
| Captain (coastal pattern without work of a fishing technician) - A1 - White shrimp without a head (per pound) Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2025 | $0.04 |
| Captain (coastal pattern without fishing technician) - A1 - Pinchagua, morenilla, chuhueco (per ton) Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2025 | $0.33 |
| Captain (fishing, fishing height pattern, fishing coastal pattern) - B3 - Tuna (per ton) Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2025 | $7.18 |
| Fishing (responsible for technical fishing tasks) - B3 - Tuna (per ton) Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2025 | $7.18 |
| Fishing - B3 - White shrimp without a head (per pound) Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2025 | $0.04 |
| Fishing - B3 - Pinchagua, morenilla, chuhueco (per ton) Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2025 | $0.32 |
| Head of deck - D2 - Tuna (per ton) Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2025 | $2.98 |
| Head of machine - D2 - Tuna (per ton) Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2025 | $2.98 |
| Machinist - D2 - Tuna (per ton) Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2025 | $2.98 |
| Machinist (motorized oil) - D2 - White shrimp without head (per pound) Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2025 | $0.02 |
| Machinist - D2 - Pinchagua, morenilla, chuhueco (per ton) Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2025 | $0.19 |
| Head of deck - D2 - Pinchagua, morenilla, chuhueco (per ton) Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2025 | $0.12 |
| Head of machine - D2 - Pinchagua, morenilla, chuhueco (per ton) Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2025 | $0.12 |
| Machinist assistant - E2 - Tuna (per ton) Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2025 | $2.94 |
| Crew member - E2 - Tuna (per ton) Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2025 | $1.91 |
| Crew member - E2 - White shrimp without head (per pound) Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2025 | $0.02 |
| Machinist assistant - E2 - Pinchagua, morenilla, chuhueco (per ton) Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2025 | $0.12 |
| Crew members: panguero, cook and other fishermen - E2 - Pinchagua, morenilla, chuhueco (per ton) Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2025 | $0.12 |
Source
MINISTERIAL AGREEMENT No. MDT-2025-195 on Minimum Wage
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