In 2009, the national minimum wage in El Salvador remained fixed at €148 per month, that is 1,776 euros per year, taking into account 12 payments per year.
If we look at the minimum salary in United States dollars, which is the official currency in El Salvador, we can see that, this year, it was 205.9 United States dollars and accordingly, the national minimum wage has been raised 15.2 United States dollars per month from the previous year, 7.97%. This increase is greater than the CPI of 2008 which was 5.5%, so workers have gained buying power in the last year.
If we look at the ranking of the national minimum wage that we publish, El Salvador is in 49 nd place, so it is among the countries with the lowest minimum salary of the 92 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 El Salvador. You can see NMW in other countries in National Minimum Wage 2009 and see all the information about this country in El Salvador economy.