WageTable

Minimum wage in Brunei

Brunei sets no single general rate: 2 rule(s) apply by sector, employer or region (table below).

Employment (Minimum Wage) Order, 2023 in force 12 July 2023, implemented in phases (first phase: banking/finance and ICT sectors); the Employment (Minimum Wage) Order, 2025 (phase 2) extends it to all private-sector employees, local and non-local, full- and part-time, excluding government workers and apprentices. Full-time monthly and part-time hourly floors.

2 rates in force

Rates by worker type, industry and employer size

The highest rate that fits the job applies.

Applies toRateEffective
Listed industries · employers in the seven industries covered as of 1 April 2025 (banking and finance, ICT, architecture/engineering/surveying, medical and dental, private education, security agencies and the other industries listed in the Order); full-time employees
Source: Employment (Minimum Wage) Order, 2025
MINIMUM WAGE RATE 4 $500 FULL-TIME $2.62 PART-TIME MINIMUM WAGE RATE /hr
Source
agency page
snapshot
September 27, 2026
Notes
Employment (Minimum Wage) Order, 2025 as summarised in the Department of Labour handbook (version 2, phase 2 update as of 1 April 2025); applies only in the listed industries. Date: 'As of 1st April 2025, the Minimum Wage Order is enforced in the following seven (7) industries'.

Verified September 27, 2026

500.00 BND/ monthApril 1, 2025April 1, 2025
Listed industries · employers in the seven industries covered as of 1 April 2025 (banking and finance, ICT, architecture/engineering/surveying, medical and dental, private education, security agencies and the other industries listed in the Order); part-time employees
Source: Employment (Minimum Wage) Order, 2025
MINIMUM WAGE RATE 4 $500 FULL-TIME $2.62 PART-TIME MINIMUM WAGE RATE /hr
Source
agency page
snapshot
September 27, 2026
Notes
Employment (Minimum Wage) Order, 2025 as summarised in the Department of Labour handbook (version 2, phase 2 update as of 1 April 2025); applies only in the listed industries. Date: 'As of 1st April 2025, the Minimum Wage Order is enforced in the following seven (7) industries'.

Verified September 27, 2026

2.62 BND/ hourApril 1, 2025April 1, 2025

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. Brunei

Brunei sets 2 rules of its own.

Brunei

Enforcement

Enforced by Department of Labour, Ministry of Home Affairs; Manpower Planning Office, Prime Minister's Office.