In 2020, the national minimum wage in Colombia remained fixed at €238.6 per month, that is 2,863 euros per year, taking into account 12 payments per year.
If we look at the minimum salary in Colombian pesos, which is the official currency in Colombia, we can see that, this year, it was 877,803 Colombian pesos and accordingly, the national minimum wage has been raised 49,687 Colombian pesos per month from the previous year, 6%. This increase is greater than the CPI of 2019 which was 3.8%, so workers have gained buying power in the last year.
If we look at the ranking of the national minimum wage that we publish, Colombia is in 69 nd place, so it is among the countries with the lowest minimum salary of the 118 of the list.
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) of a country is the minimum amount (lowest salary) per hour, per day, or per month that employers may legally pay to workers.
In the table that follows we show you the progression of the National Minimum Wage Colombia. You can see NMW in other countries in National Minimum Wage 2020 and see all the information about this country in Colombia economy.