Minimum wage in Puerto Rico in 2027
$10.50 per hour1
per hourGeneral rate from July 1, 2024
No scheduled increase on record.
Year 2027
Rates in force during 2027
| Applies to | Rate | Effective | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
StandardSource: Ley de Salario Mínimo de Puerto Rico, Ley Núm. 47-2021 (rev. 15 de abril de 2024)El 1 de enero de 2022, se aumentará el salario mínimo en Puerto Rico a ocho dólares con cincuenta centavos la hora ($8.50/hr). Para el 1 de julio de 2023 el aumento del Salario Mínimo en Puerto Rico, será a nueve dólares con cincuenta centavos la hora ($9.50/hr). Para el 1 de julio de 2024, el aumento al salario mínimo de Puerto Rico será a diez dólares con cincuenta centavos la hora ($10.50/hr) a menos que la Comisión Evaluadora de Salario Mínimo emita un decreto
Verified September 27, 2026 | $10.50July 1, 2024 – current | July 1, 2024 | current |
2022 to 2026
History
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| Applies to | Rate | Effective | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
StandardSource: Ley de Salario Mínimo de Puerto Rico, Ley Núm. 47-2021 (rev. 15 de abril de 2024)El 1 de enero de 2022, se aumentará el salario mínimo en Puerto Rico a ocho dólares con cincuenta centavos la hora ($8.50/hr). Para el 1 de julio de 2023 el aumento del Salario Mínimo en Puerto Rico, será a nueve dólares con cincuenta centavos la hora ($9.50/hr).
Verified September 27, 2026 | $9.50July 1, 2023 – July 1, 2024 | July 1, 2023 | July 1, 2024 |
StandardSource: Ley de Salario Mínimo de Puerto Rico, Ley Núm. 47-2021 (rev. 15 de abril de 2024)El 1 de enero de 2022, se aumentará el salario mínimo en Puerto Rico a ocho dólares con cincuenta centavos la hora ($8.50/hr).
Verified September 27, 2026 | $8.50January 1, 2022 – July 1, 2023 | January 1, 2022 | July 1, 2023 |
5 rules · September 26, 2026
Labor law basics in Puerto Rico
What the law adds on top of the hourly rate. Follow the citation for exceptions.
Overtime
Covered non-exempt employees must be paid at least 1.5 times their regular rate for hours worked over 40 in a workweek; federal law sets no daily overtime and no weekend or holiday premium. (non-exempt employees covered by the FLSA)
Source: 29 U.S.C. § 207
Unless specifically exempted, employees covered by the Act must receive overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek at a rate not less than time and one-half their regular rates of pay. There is no limit in the Act on the number of hours employees aged 16 and older may work in any workweek. The Act does not require overtime pay for work on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, or regular days of rest, as such.
- Source
- agency page
- snapshot
- September 26, 2026
Verified September 26, 2026
Overtime-exempt salary threshold
Executive, administrative and professional employees are exempt from minimum wage and overtime only if they meet the duties tests and are paid a salary of at least $684 per week ($35,568 a year). (executive, administrative, professional and outside sales employees)
Source: 29 C.F.R. Part 541
To qualify for exemption, employees generally must meet certain tests regarding their job duties and be paid on a salary basis at not less than $684 per week.
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- agency page
- snapshot
- September 26, 2026
- Notes
- The 2024 rule raising the level to $844/$1,128 was vacated in November 2024; DOL enforces the 2019 level of $684.
Verified September 26, 2026
Young workers' hours
14- and 15-year-olds may work at most 3 hours on a school day, 8 hours on a non-school day, 18 hours in a school week and 40 hours in a non-school week, outside school hours. (14- and 15-year-olds in non-agricultural jobs)
Source: 29 C.F.R. Part 570
no more than 3 hours on a school day , including Fridays; no more than 8 hours on a nonschool day; no more than 18 hours during a week when school is in session; no more than 40 hours during a week when school is not in session;
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- snapshot
- September 26, 2026
Verified September 26, 2026
Required poster
Employers whose employees are covered by the FLSA minimum wage provisions must post, and keep posted, a notice explaining the Act in a conspicuous place in all of their establishments. (employers covered by the FLSA)
Source: 29 U.S.C. § 207
Every employer of employees subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act's minimum wage provisions must post, and keep posted, a notice explaining the Act in a conspicuous place in all of their establishments.
- Source
- agency page
- snapshot
- September 26, 2026
- Notes
- The notice DOL publishes for this purpose is the FLSA minimum wage poster (WH-1088), free from the WHD posters page.
Verified September 26, 2026
Tips
An employer may count tips toward the minimum wage only after telling the tipped employee the cash wage, the tip credit claimed, that the credit cannot exceed tips received, that tips belong to the employee except in a valid tip pool, and that the credit requires this notice; employers, managers and supervisors may never keep employees' tips. (tipped employees under the FLSA)
Source
Employers must provide the following information to tipped employees before taking a tip credit under the FLSA: the amount of the direct (or cash) wage the employer is paying a tipped employee, which must be at least $2.13 per hour; the additional amount claimed by the employer as a tip credit, which cannot exceed $5.12 (the difference between the minimum required direct (or cash) wage of $2.13 and the current minimum wage of $7.25); that the tip credit claimed by the employer cannot exceed the amount of tips actually received by the tipped employee; that all tips received by the tipped employee are to be retained by the employee except for a valid tip pooling arrangement limited to employees who customarily and regularly receive tips; and that the tip credit will not apply to any tipped employee unless the employee has been informed of these tip credit provisions.
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- snapshot
- September 26, 2026
Verified September 26, 2026
$10.50 / hour
Calculators
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What this wage pays
| Weekly | $420.00 |
|---|---|
| Monthly52 weeks ÷ 12 | $1,820.00 |
| Annual52 weeks | $21,840.00 |
| Overtime rate1.5× where overtime applies | $15.75 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the minimum wage in Puerto Rico in 2027?
$10.50 per hour since July 1, 2024. For a 40-hour week that is about $420.00 a week or $21,840.00 a year before tax.
Is the minimum wage in Puerto Rico 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.
Is there a lower tipped minimum wage in Puerto Rico?
No separate tipped rate is on record for Puerto Rico; tipped employees are owed the full $10.50 per hour before tips, unless a higher-level rule sets one.
2 levels 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:
- United States
- Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico sets 1 rule of its own.
Notes on this jurisdiction's rules and sources
Ley de Salario Mínimo de Puerto Rico (Act 47-2021) sets the Puerto Rico minimum wage for employees covered by the federal FLSA, except agricultural workers and employees of the Commonwealth government, municipalities and the judicial and legislative branches, and except bona fide administrators, executives and professionals. Employers covered by the FLSA but not by Act 47-2021 pay the federal $7.25 (US DOL state table). Further increases are decided by the Comisión Evaluadora de Salario Mínimo.
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