Guatemala
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Source: WageIndicator.org (Guatemala) — cross-checked with EY Tax Alert / Acuerdo Gubernativo 256-2025 · effective Jan 1, 2026
WageIndicator.org (Guatemala) — cross-checked with EY Tax Alert / Acuerdo Gubernativo 256-2025Set by Acuerdo Gubernativo No. 256-2025 (published 22 Dec 2025), valid 1 Jan–31 Dec 2026. The system has TWO economic circumscriptions — CE1 (Guatemala Department) and CE2 (rest of the 21 departments) — and THREE sectors: non-agricultural, agricultural, and export/maquila. Reported figure is the STANDARD tier covering the largest group: non-agricultural sector in CE1 = GTQ 131.58/day = GTQ 4,002.28/month base. Other CE1 tiers: agricultural GTQ 3,791.20/mo, maquila GTQ 3,409.73/mo. CE2 tiers: non-agricultural GTQ 3,816.90/mo, agricultural GTQ 3,625.89/mo, maquila GTQ 3,221.10/mo. Published as daily/monthly amounts (not hourly), so basis=converted_from_monthly. A separate mandatory monthly incentive bonus (bonificación incentivo, Decreto 78-89) of GTQ 250 is paid on top of the minimum wage but is NOT part of the statutory minimum itself, so it is excluded from the figure above. Standard legal daytime workweek is 44 hours (Labor Code Art. 116).
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