Minimum wage in Honduras 2026: L 9,596.64 to L 19,298.72 a month

Eleven branches, four company sizes

SETRASS sets the rate by branch of activity and by headcount: 1 to 10, 11 to 50, 51 to 150, and 151 or more workers. Bigger employers pay more. In manufacturing, for example, the floor rises from L 12,869.14 at 1 to 10 workers to L 18,786.37 at 151 or more. Free-zone companies follow a separate regime under Acuerdo SETRASS-109-2024, with L 12,930.07 a month for one or more workers.

Our headline uses the 11 to 50 worker trade rate because several large branches share it; your rate is the one for your branch and size.

Other minimum wage rates in Honduras

Monthly, daily and hourly pay

The table gives each rate for a month, an 8-hour day and an hour. For trade at 11 to 50 workers: L 13,714.21 a month, L 457.14 a day and L 57.14 an hour (457.14 / 8 = 57.14). A year of regular months is L 13,714.21 x 12 = L 164,570.52, about $6,132.

A table published four months late

The 2026 table was published on April 29 but applies from January 1, 2026. If you paid 2025 rates in the first months of the year, check that payroll was brought up to the new figures for those months.

Employer contributions we could confirm

Only part of the employer bill is confirmed for this page. The RAP housing fund takes 1.5% of ordinary salary from the employer, L 205.71 a month on L 13,714.21, according to RAP's 2025 circular (we did not confirm 2026 figures). The same circular also sets a 4.0% labor reserve without stating the employer's share, and the IHSS health, pension and risk rates and 2026 ceilings were not confirmed, so we give no all-in percentage.

We have no confirmed average wage for Honduras either: the official household survey data was not read, so this page does not compare the floor with typical pay.

Hiring in Honduras through an EOR

The lowest published EOR fee on October 16, 2026 was the $99 starting price at Native Teams (its help center says EUR 99) and the highest was Oyster's $699. Deel's $599 is more than the $511 headline wage, so an EOR suits higher-paid roles better than minimum-wage ones. Before choosing, look at how EOR providers score, the Honduras hiring guide and when a local entity pays off; the employer cost index lists only countries with confirmed contribution rates. Nearby: Guatemala's minimum wage and hiring in El Salvador.