FIRST: The term “salary” refers to the remuneration or earnings, regardless of its denomination or method of calculation, as long as it can be evaluated in cash. It is established by agreement or national legislation and owed by an employer to a worker under a written or verbal employment contract for work performed or to be performed, or for services rendered or to be rendered. This term was adopted through Convention No. 95 concerning the Protection of Wages, adopted by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and ratified by Honduras on February 12, 1960.
SECOND: According to the Labor Code of Honduras, Article 381 defines the minimum wage as: “the amount every worker is entitled to receive to meet their normal needs and those of their family in the material, moral, and cultural sense.
THIRD: By Executive Agreement No. SETRAS-109-2024, dated February 27, 2024, published in the official journal “La Gaceta” under edition No. 36,491, dated March 21, 2024, the adjustment to the Minimum Wage for the year 2025 was approved based on the following percentages:
|
Category |
Year 2025 | Average Salary |
|
1 to 10 workers |
5.5% | L12,191.7 |
|
11 to 50 workers |
5.5% |
L12,636.5 |
|
51 to 150 workers |
6.5% |
L14,933.5 |
| 151 workers and above | 7% |
L16,910.9 |
Exceptions apply to the maquiladora sector and companies operating in Free Zones, where the adjustment percentage for the 2025 minimum wage is 7.5%.
FOURTH: The Minimum Wage Table applicable nationwide for the year 2025, according to economic activities, number of workers, and described amounts, is as follows:
|
Economic Activity |
Company Size | 2025 Minimum Salary | 8-hour Daily Salary (2025) | Hourly Salary |
|
Agriculture, Forestry, Hunting, and Fishing |
1 to 10 workers |
9,053.43 | 301.78 | 37.72 |
|
11 to 50 workers |
9,563.25 | 318.77 | 39.85 | |
| 51 to 150 workers | 10,573.32 | 352.44 |
44.06 |
|
| 151 workers and above | 11,541.59 | 384.72 |
48.09 |
|
|
Mining and Quarrying |
1 to 10 workers |
12,368.68 | 412.29 | 51.54 |
|
11 to 50 workers |
12,761.54 | 425.38 | 53.17 | |
| 51 to 150 workers | 15,185.30 | 506.18 |
63.27 |
|
| 151 workers and above | 17,317.94 | 577.26 |
72.16 |
|
|
Manufacturing Industry |
1 to 10 workers |
12,140.70 | 404.69 | 50.59 |
|
11 to 50 workers |
12,937.94 | 431.26 | 53.91 | |
| 51 to 150 workers | 15,395.22 | 513.17 |
64.15 |
|
| 151 workers and above | 17,557.36 | 585.25 |
73.16 |
|
|
Electricity, Gas, and Water |
1 to 10 workers |
12,757.67 | 425.59 | 53.20 |
|
11 to 50 workers |
13,173.17 | 439.11 | 54.89 | |
| 51 to 150 workers | 15,675.14 | 522.50 |
65.31 |
|
| 151 workers and above | 17,876.59 | 595.89 |
74.49 |
|
|
Construction |
1 to 10 workers |
12,539.68 | 417.99 | 52.25 |
|
11 to 50 workers |
12,937.94 | 431.26 | 53.91 | |
| 51 to 150 workers | 15,395.21 | 513.17 |
64.15 |
|
| 151 workers and above | 17,557.35 | 585.25 |
73.16 |
|
|
Wholesale and Retail Commerce |
1 to 10 workers |
12,539.68 | 417.99 | 52.25 |
|
11 to 50 workers |
12,937.94 | 431.26 | 53.91 | |
| 51 to 150 workers | 15,395.21 | 513.17 |
64.15 |
|
| 151 workers and above | 17,557.35 | 585.25 |
73.16 |
|
|
Hotels and Restaurants |
1 to 10 workers |
12,539.68 | 417.99 | 52.25 |
|
11 to 50 workers |
12,937.94 | 431.26 | 53.91 | |
| 51 to 150 workers | 15,250.06 | 508.34 |
63.91 |
|
| 151 workers and above | 16,908.71 | 563.62 |
70.45 |
|
|
Transportation, Storage, and Communications |
1 to 10 workers |
12,653.70 | 421.79 | 52.72 |
|
11 to 50 workers |
13,055.53 | 435.18 | 54.40 | |
| 51 to 150 workers | 1,553.18 | 517.84 |
64.73 |
|
| 151 workers and above | 17,716.95 | 590.57 |
73.82 |
|
|
Financial Institutions, Insurance, Real Estate, and Business Services |
1 to 10 workers |
12,881.66 | 429.39 | 53.67 |
|
11 to 50 workers |
13,290.79 | 443.03 | 55.38 | |
| 51 to 150 workers | 15,815.10 | 527.17 |
65.90 |
|
| 151 workers and above | 18,036.18 | 601.21 |
75.15 |
|
|
Social, Communal, and Personal Services |
1 to 10 workers |
12,311.70 | 410.39 | 51.30 |
|
11 to 50 workers |
12,702.72 | 423.42 | 52.93 | |
| 51 to 150 workers | 15,115.30 | 503.84 |
62.98 |
|
| 151 workers and above | 17,238.13 | 574.60 |
71.83 |
|
|
Hospital Activities |
1 to 10 workers | 12,311.70 | 410.39 | 51.30 |
|
11 to 50 workers |
12,702.72 | 423.42 |
52.93 |
|
| 51 to 150 workers | 14,933.76 | 497.79 |
62.22 |
|
| 151 workers and above | 16,711.83 | 557.06 |
69.63 |
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Delmer Sambrano
Senior Associate
Honduras
