Minimum Wage – Food processing (includes agro-industry), Production of cocoa, chocolate and confectionery products
- Valid on April 2026
- The amounts are in US Dollar.
Position / Activity
| Per month | |
| Head of departments. Management of the industry - B1 - Production of cocoa, chocolate and confectionery products Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2025 | $493.10 |
| Head of departments. Technicians from the industry - B1 - Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and confectionery products Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2025 | $493.10 |
| Technical supervisors of: quality control, laboratory, maintenance, plant, production / processes; and other sections of the industry - B2 - Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and confectionery Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2025 | $491.93 |
| Analyst, laboratory technician, inspector of quality / production; and other sections of the industry - C2 - Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and confectionery products Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2025 | $488.41 |
| Technical operators of: cauldrons / centrifuges / compressors, sheath packer, wrapper, cocoa cleaner, packaging machine for finished products, stretch machine / candy wrapper, refined dough, mill, press, cake sprayer / cake packaging / powder, sodulerizer, cocoa toaster / deburrer, candy die cutter, tempering / packing machine for semi-finished products; and other specialized equipment of the industry - C2 - Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and confectionery products Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2025 | $488.41 |
| Vacuum operator or food processor - C2 - Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and confectionery products Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2025 | $488.41 |
| Technician repair and maintenance of specialized equipment of the industry - C2 - Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and confectionery products Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2025 | $488.41 |
| Production assistant - D1 - Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and confectionery products Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2025 | $485.58 |
| Assistant operator: packing, refined mass, mill, press, tempering; and other specialized equipment specific to the industry - D2 - Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and confectionery products Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2025 | $483.72 |
| Auxiliary repair and maintenance of specialized equipment of the industry - E2 - Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and confectionery products Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2025 | $479.02 |
| Finished product machine feeder - E2 - Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and confectionery products Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2025 | $479.02 |
| Auxiliary: candy mixer and stretcher, manual packaging, bulk packaging, cavana machine, cocoa butter packer, cavana machine, pretoster; and other industry-specific processes - E2 - Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and confectionery products Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2025 | $479.02 |
| Liquor and cocoa butter packaging - E2 - Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and confectionery products Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2025 | $479.02 |
| Workers of plant and warehouse crews of the industry - E2 - Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and confectionery products Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2025 | $479.02 |
Source
MINISTERIAL AGREEMENT No. MDT-2025-195 on Minimum Wage
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