In 2009, the national minimum wage in Honduras remained fixed at €208.4 per month, that is 2,501 euros per year, taking into account 12 payments per year.
If we look at the minimum salary in lempiras, which is the official currency in Honduras, we can see that, this year, it was 5,500 lempiras and accordingly, the national minimum wage has been raised 3,107.1 lempiras per month from the previous year, 129.85%. This increase is greater than the CPI of 2008 which was 10.8%, so workers have gained buying power in the last year.
If we look at the ranking of the national minimum wage that we publish, Honduras is in 38 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 Honduras. You can see NMW in other countries in National Minimum Wage 2009 and see all the information about this country in Honduras economy.