In 2011, the national minimum wage in Honduras remained fixed at €231.2 per month, that is 2,774 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 5,857.5 lempiras and accordingly, the national minimum wage has been raised 357.5 lempiras per month from the previous year, 6.5%. This increase is equal to the CPI of 2010, and so workers have maintained purchasing power in the last year.
If we look at the ranking of the national minimum wage that we publish, Honduras is in 46 nd place, so it is among the countries with the lowest minimum salary of the 101 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 2011 and see all the information about this country in Honduras economy.