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Minimum wage in Honduras 2026 and 2027

Honduras does not have a single minimum wage. It has 44 different amounts: one for every combination of branch of economic activity and company size. What you are owed depends on what your employer does and how many workers it has.

In force under Acuerdo Ejecutivo No. SETRASS-233-2026, published in La Gaceta No. 37,129 of 29 April 2026.

The lowest minimum wage in the country in 2026 is L 9,596.64 per month (agriculture, companies with 1 to 10 workers) and the highest is L 19,298.72. Find your row in the table: it is the combination of your industry and your employer’s number of workers.

Minimum wage table 2026In force now

Amounts in lempiras. The daily amount corresponds to an ordinary working day of eight (8) hours.

Branch of economic activityWorkersMonthlyDaily (8 h)Hourly
1. Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing1 to 10L 9,596.64L 319.89L 39.99
11 to 50L 10,137.04L 337.90L 42.24
51 to 150L 11,313.45L 377.11L 47.14
151 or moreL 12,349.49L 411.65L 51.46
2. Mining and quarrying1 to 10L 13,110.80L 437.03L 54.63
11 to 50L 13,527.23L 450.91L 56.36
51 to 150L 16,248.28L 541.61L 67.70
151 or moreL 18,530.19L 617.67L 77.21
3. Manufacturing1 to 10L 12,869.14L 428.97L 53.62
11 to 50L 13,714.21L 457.14L 57.14
51 to 150L 16,472.88L 549.10L 68.64
151 or moreL 18,786.37L 626.21L 78.28
4. Electricity, gas and water1 to 10L 13,533.74L 451.12L 56.39
11 to 50L 13,963.55L 465.45L 58.18
51 to 150L 16,772.40L 559.08L 69.88
151 or moreL 19,127.95L 637.60L 79.70
5. Construction1 to 10L 13,292.06L 443.07L 55.38
11 to 50L 13,714.21L 457.14L 57.14
51 to 150L 16,472.88L 549.10L 68.64
151 or moreL 18,786.37L 626.21L 78.28
6. Wholesale and retail trade1 to 10L 13,292.06L 443.07L 55.38
11 to 50L 13,714.21L 457.14L 57.14
51 to 150L 16,472.88L 549.10L 68.64
151 or moreL 18,786.37L 626.21L 78.28
7. Restaurants and hotels1 to 10L 13,292.06L 443.07L 55.38
11 to 50L 13,714.21L 457.14L 57.14
51 to 150L 16,317.57L 543.92L 67.99
151 or moreL 18,092.32L 603.08L 75.38
8. Transport, storage and communications1 to 10L 13,412.92L 447.10L 55.89
11 to 50L 13,838.87L 461.30L 57.66
51 to 150L 16,622.64L 554.09L 69.26
151 or moreL 18,957.14L 631.90L 78.99
9. Financial institutions, real estate and business services1 to 10L 13,654.55L 455.15L 56.89
11 to 50L 14,088.24L 469.61L 58.70
51 to 150L 16,922.16L 564.07L 70.51
151 or moreL 19,298.72L 643.29L 80.41
10. Community, social and personal services, security and cleaning1 to 10L 13,050.39L 435.01L 54.38
11 to 50L 13,464.88L 448.83L 56.10
51 to 150L 16,173.38L 539.11L 67.39
151 or moreL 18,444.80L 614.83L 76.85
11. Hospital activities1 to 10L 13,050.39L 435.01L 54.38
11 to 50L 13,464.88L 448.83L 56.10
51 to 150L 15,979.13L 532.64L 66.58
151 or moreL 17,881.65L 596.06L 74.51

Source: Article 2 of Acuerdo SETRASS-233-2026.

Minimum wage table 2027From 1 January 2027

The same acuerdo already set the following year’s amounts. They take effect on 1 January 2027.

Branch of economic activityWorkersMonthlyDaily (8 h)Hourly
1. Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing1 to 10L 10,172.44L 339.08L 42.39
11 to 50L 10,745.26L 358.18L 44.77
51 to 150L 12,105.39L 403.51L 50.44
151 or moreL 13,275.71L 442.52L 55.32
2. Mining and quarrying1 to 10L 13,897.45L 463.25L 57.91
11 to 50L 14,338.86L 477.96L 59.75
51 to 150L 17,385.66L 579.52L 72.44
151 or moreL 19,919.96L 664.00L 83.00
3. Manufacturing1 to 10L 13,641.28L 454.71L 56.84
11 to 50L 14,537.06L 484.57L 60.57
51 to 150L 17,625.99L 587.53L 73.44
151 or moreL 20,195.35L 673.18L 84.15
4. Electricity, gas and water1 to 10L 14,345.76L 478.19L 59.77
11 to 50L 14,801.36L 493.38L 61.67
51 to 150L 17,946.47L 598.22L 74.78
151 or moreL 20,562.55L 685.42L 85.68
5. Construction1 to 10L 14,089.59L 469.65L 58.71
11 to 50L 14,537.06L 484.57L 60.57
51 to 150L 17,625.99L 587.53L 73.44
151 or moreL 20,195.35L 673.18L 84.15
6. Wholesale and retail trade1 to 10L 14,089.59L 469.65L 58.71
11 to 50L 14,537.06L 484.57L 60.57
51 to 150L 17,625.99L 587.53L 73.44
151 or moreL 20,195.35L 673.18L 84.15
7. Restaurants and hotels1 to 10L 14,089.58L 469.65L 58.71
11 to 50L 14,537.06L 484.57L 60.57
51 to 150L 17,459.80L 581.99L 72.75
151 or moreL 19,449.24L 648.31L 81.04
8. Transport, storage and communications1 to 10L 14,217.70L 473.92L 59.24
11 to 50L 14,669.21L 488.97L 61.12
51 to 150L 17,786.23L 592.87L 74.11
151 or moreL 20,378.92L 679.30L 84.91
9. Financial institutions, real estate and business services1 to 10L 14,473.83L 482.46L 60.31
11 to 50L 14,933.53L 497.78L 62.22
51 to 150L 18,106.71L 603.56L 75.44
151 or moreL 20,746.12L 691.54L 86.44
10. Community, social and personal services, security and cleaning1 to 10L 13,833.41L 461.11L 57.64
11 to 50L 14,272.77L 475.76L 59.47
51 to 150L 17,305.51L 576.85L 72.11
151 or moreL 19,828.16L 660.94L 82.62
11. Hospital activities1 to 10L 13,833.41L 461.11L 57.64
11 to 50L 14,272.77L 475.76L 59.47
51 to 150L 17,097.67L 569.92L 71.24
151 or moreL 19,222.78L 640.76L 80.09

Source: Article 2 of Acuerdo SETRASS-233-2026.

How much did it rise from the previous year?

Article 1 set the increase by company size, not by industry. It is the same percentage for every branch of activity:

Company size2026 increase2027 increase
1 to 10 workers6%6%
11 to 50 workers6%6%
51 to 150 workers7%7%
151 or more workers7%7.5%

Source: Article 1 of Acuerdo SETRASS-233-2026.

How the daily and hourly amounts are calculated

The columns in the table are not our estimates: they come from the acuerdo itself. They are derived like this:

  • Daily wage = monthly wage ÷ 30.
  • Hourly wage = daily wage ÷ 8, because the ordinary daytime working day is eight hours.

The ordinary daytime working day may not exceed eight hours per day or forty-four per week, under Article 322 of the Código del Trabajo. Work performed beyond those limits is overtime and is paid at a premium (Article 330).

If you work in a maquila or a free zone, this table is not yours

Article 7 expressly excludes workers in the textile maquila sector and other free-zone companies from this acuerdo. That sector is governed by a separate acuerdo, Acuerdo SETRASS-109-2024, which Article 7 itself declares in force for that sector until 31 December 2026.

If you work in agro-industry

Article 3 resolves a case that causes a lot of confusion. Agro-industries — companies that carry out field production and also industrial processing of agricultural raw materials — are classified under agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. But for agro-industries producing food goods and raw materials of agricultural origin, the acuerdo clarifies that the manufacturing rate is paid to workers in the industrial area and the agriculture rate to workers in the agricultural area.

The 2027 table may change

Article 5 sets a safeguard clause: if the year-on-year inflation recorded to December 2026 by the Banco Central de Honduras turns out to be higher than the increase set for 2027, an increase equal to the inflation rate must be applied, and the Secretaría de Trabajo must issue a new acuerdo with the updated figures on its own initiative. If that happens, the 2027 amounts shown above will be superseded.

Who makes sure you are paid it

Under Article 6, the Dirección General de Salarios and the Dirección General de Inspección del Trabajo are responsible for monitoring compliance with minimum-wage payment. The same article requires equal pay between men and women for work of equal value.

If you are dismissed, your severance is calculated on your wage

The minimum wage is the legal floor: your notice pay, severance (auxilio de cesantía) and unused holiday are calculated on what you actually earn. You can estimate it with the severance calculator, or read what you are owed and under which article in employment benefits and dismissal.

This is general information, not legal advice for your particular case. If your employer pays you less than the minimum that applies to you, you can report it to the Secretaría de Trabajo y Seguridad Social.

Source

Acuerdo Ejecutivo No. SETRASS-233-2026 — Approval of the Tripartite Agreement on the Revision of the Minimum Wage for 2026 and 2027, published in the official gazette La Gaceta No. 37,129 of 29 April 2026.