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Source: El Salvador sube salario minimo a $408.80 (elsalvador.com) / Decreto Ejecutivo N.11, Diario Oficial N.95 Tomo 447 · effective May 23, 2025
El Salvador sube salario minimo a $408.80 (elsalvador.com) / Decreto Ejecutivo N.11, Diario Oficial N.95 Tomo 447McDonald's operates in El Salvador (official site mcdonalds.com.sv; multiple San Salvador restaurants on Uber Eats). Country uses USD, so all figures are native. BIG MAC: Individual Big Mac = $3.60 (combo/McMenu Big Mac = $5.80), from mcdonaldsprices.com, but page dated 8 Jan 2024 — somewhat stale. Official mcdonalds.com.sv/menu and Uber Eats SV did not return parseable prices (JS-rendered / HTTP 403). More recent combo-meal aggregators suggest prices have risen since: Numbeo San Salvador McMeal = $7.00 (range $6.00-7.50); Expatistan combo meal = $8 (updated Oct 2025). The current individual Big Mac is therefore likely above $3.60, but no authoritative recent sandwich-only figure was found, so the dated $3.60 is reported. Confidence on the Big Mac price is medium-low. El Salvador is not in The Economist Big Mac Index (USD-denominated economy). MINIMUM WAGE: National but sectorized minimum (Consejo Nacional del Salario Minimo). Reported figure is the commerce/services/industry sector = $408.80/month (most relevant to fast-food/retail; McDonald's falls here). Other sectors: textile maquila $402.26/mo, agriculture $272.72/mo. Set by Decreto Ejecutivo N.11, Diario Oficial N.95, Tomo 447, published 23 May 2025; effective_date set to that publication date (verify exact entry-into-force). No new increase for 2026 — 2025 amounts remain in force. No statutory hourly rate is published; standard ordinary workweek in El Salvador is 44 hours. Note: Salvadoran custom pays 30 days/month including rest days, so monthly/(30*8) gives ~$1.70/hr while the ILO method monthly*12/(52*44) gives ~$2.14/hr. Minimum-wage confidence is high; overall confidence capped at medium by the Big Mac price staleness.
Big Mac price: McDonald's Prices - El Salvador menu (mcdonaldsprices.com) · May 23, 2025