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Minimum wage in Bahamas

260.00 BSD per week1

per weekGeneral rate since January 1, 2023

Also stated as 6.50 BSD / hour

Next change

No scheduled increase on record.

2 questions

Frequently asked questions

What is the minimum wage in Bahamas?

260.00 BSD per week since January 1, 2023.

Is the minimum wage in Bahamas increasing?

No increase is scheduled on record as of October 1, 2026. Inflation-indexed jurisdictions announce the next figure a few months before it takes effect.

1 level of law

How this rate is resolved

The highest minimum that covers the work location applies.

Employers must pay the highest minimum that covers the work location. WageTable checks each level in turn:

  1. Bahamas

Bahamas sets 2 rules of its own. Year pages: 2026, 2027.

Notes on this jurisdiction's rules and sources

National minimum wage under the Minimum Wages Act (Ch. 321B): $260 per week from January 2023 (Prime Minister's address of October 11, 2022) and $6.50 per hour (S.I. 73 of 2023 rectification order). The implementing 2022/23 order is not published on laws.bahamas.gov.bs; the 2023 start day is not stated in the official text.

Bahamas

Enforcement

Enforced by Department of Labour.