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Minimum wage in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines sets no single general rate: 7 rule(s) apply by sector, employer or region (table below).

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has no single national minimum wage: Wages Regulations orders set minimum wages by sector and occupation (agriculture, industrial, domestic, shop assistants, security, hotel and tourism, call centres, nursing homes, offices of professionals), in Eastern Caribbean dollars per hour, day or month. The current orders took effect on 1 March 2024, the first revision since 2017.

7 rates in force

Rates by worker type, industry and employer size

The highest rate that fits the job applies.

Applies toRateEffective
Agriculture
Agricultural worker
Source: Wages Regulations (Agricultural Workers) Order (Wages Regulations, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
Minimum Wages Agricultural workers Rate Driver .....................................................$60.00 per day Agricultural worker …………………... $50.00 per day or $8.35 per hour
Source
agency page
snapshot
September 27, 2026
Notes
Agricultural worker (6-hour day including one hour for lunch). The order also sets EC$60.00/day for drivers and EC$57.60/day for watchmen and workers in hazardous conditions.

Verified September 27, 2026

50.00 XCD/ dayMarch 1, 2024March 1, 2024
Agricultural worker
Source: Wages Regulations (Agricultural Workers) Order (Wages Regulations, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
Minimum Wages Agricultural workers Rate Driver .....................................................$60.00 per day Agricultural worker …………………... $50.00 per day or $8.35 per hour
Source
agency page
snapshot
September 27, 2026
Notes
Agricultural worker, hourly alternative to the daily rate.

Verified September 27, 2026

8.35 XCD/ hourMarch 1, 2024March 1, 2024
domestic work
General helper, 44 hours per week
Source: Wages Regulations (Domestic Workers) Order (Wages Regulations, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
Domestic workers Rate General helper (44 hour per week .............$1000.00 per month or $50.00 per day
Source
agency page
snapshot
September 27, 2026
Notes
Domestic worker, general helper (44-hour week).

Verified September 27, 2026

1,000.00 XCD/ monthMarch 1, 2024March 1, 2024
General helper, 44 hours per week
Source: Wages Regulations (Domestic Workers) Order (Wages Regulations, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
Domestic workers Rate General helper (44 hour per week .............$1000.00 per month or $50.00 per day
Source
agency page
snapshot
September 27, 2026
Notes
Domestic worker, general helper, daily alternative to the monthly rate.

Verified September 27, 2026

50.00 XCD/ dayMarch 1, 2024March 1, 2024
industrial
Industrial worker in mines, quarries, manufacturing, bakeries, agro-food and food processing (undertakings a-e)
Source: Wages Regulations (Industrial Workers) Order (Wages Regulations, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
(1) An employer shall pay to an industrial work- er who is employed in any of the undertak- ings specified in section a-e, minimum wages of fifty seven dollars and sixty cents ($57.60) per day or seven dollars and twenty cents ($7.20)per hour. The only exception relates to drivers who should receive sixty dollars ($60.00) per day.
Source
agency page
snapshot
September 27, 2026
Notes
Industrial workers in undertakings (a)-(e) of the order (mining and quarrying, manufacturing, bakeries, agro-food and food processing); drivers EC$60.00 per day.

Verified September 27, 2026

57.60 XCD/ dayMarch 1, 2024March 1, 2024
Industrial worker in mines, quarries, manufacturing, bakeries, agro-food and food processing (undertakings a-e)
Source: Wages Regulations (Industrial Workers) Order (Wages Regulations, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
(1) An employer shall pay to an industrial work- er who is employed in any of the undertak- ings specified in section a-e, minimum wages of fifty seven dollars and sixty cents ($57.60) per day or seven dollars and twenty cents ($7.20)per hour. The only exception relates to drivers who should receive sixty dollars ($60.00) per day.
Source
agency page
snapshot
September 27, 2026
Notes
Industrial workers in undertakings (a)-(e) of the order, hourly alternative to the daily rate.

Verified September 27, 2026

7.20 XCD/ hourMarch 1, 2024March 1, 2024
retail
Sales clerk
Source: Wages Regulations (Shop Assistants) Order (Wages Regulations, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
Minimum Wages 1.Cashier…………............................ $1275 per month 2. Sales clerk.………….......................$1200 per month
Source
agency page
snapshot
September 27, 2026
Notes
Shop assistant, sales clerk. Cashiers EC$1275 per month.

Verified September 27, 2026

1,200.00 XCD/ monthMarch 1, 2024March 1, 2024

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. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines sets 7 rules of its own.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Enforcement

Enforced by Department of Labour.