Minimum wage in Venezuela in 2027

130.00 VES per month1

per monthGeneral rate from March 15, 2022

Next change

No scheduled increase on record.

Year 2027

Rates in force during 2027

Applies toRateEffectiveUntil
Standard
Source: Decreto N° 4.653 de 15 de marzo de 2022, Art. 1-2 (Gaceta Oficial de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela N° 6.691 Extraordinario, 15 de marzo de 2022)
Artículo 1°. Se incrementa el salario mínimo nacional mensual obligatorio en todo el territorio de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, para los trabajadores y las trabajadoras que presten servicios en los sectores públicos y privados, sin perjuicio de lo dispuesto en el artículo 2° de este Decreto, a partir del 15 de marzo de 2022, estableciéndose la cantidad CIENTO TREINTA BOLÍVARES SIN CÉNTIMOS (Bs. 130,00) mensuales.
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September 27, 2026
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Decreto N° 4.653 (Gaceta Oficial N° 6.691 Extraordinario, 15 March 2022); Art. 10: in force from 15 March 2022. Amount in bolívares digitales (VES, after the October 2021 redenomination). Unchanged since: workers' income is topped up by non-wage bonuses (Cestaticket Socialista, bono de guerra económica / ingreso mínimo integral) that are not part of the minimum wage.

Verified September 27, 2026

130.00 VES/ monthMarch 15, 2022 – currentMarch 15, 2022current

1 rate in force

Rates by worker type, industry and employer size

The highest rate that fits the job applies.

Applies toRateEffective
Training / new hires · adolescent apprentices (adolescentes aprendices, LOTTT Title V Chapter II)
Source: Decreto N° 4.653 de 15 de marzo de 2022, Art. 1-2 (Gaceta Oficial de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela N° 6.691 Extraordinario, 15 de marzo de 2022)
Artículo 2°. Se fija un aumento del salario mínimo nacional mensual obligatorio en todo el territorio de la Re pública Bolivariana de Venezuela para los y las adolescentes aprendices, de conformidad con lo previsto en el Capítulo II del Título V del Decreto con Rango, Valor y Fuerza de Ley Orgánica del Trabajo, los Trabajadores y las Trabajadoras, a partir del 15 d e marzo de 2022, por la cantidad de NOVENTA Y SIETE BOLÍVARES CON CINCUENTA CÉNTIMOS (Bs. 97,50) mensuales.
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September 27, 2026
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Decreto N° 4.653 (Gaceta Oficial N° 6.691 Extraordinario, 15 March 2022); Art. 10: in force from 15 March 2022. Amount in bolívares digitales (VES, after the October 2021 redenomination). Unchanged since: workers' income is topped up by non-wage bonuses (Cestaticket Socialista, bono de guerra económica / ingreso mínimo integral) that are not part of the minimum wage. Apprentices doing the same work as other workers under equal conditions get the Art. 1 rate (Art. 2, LOTTT art. 303).

Verified September 27, 2026

97.50 VES/ monthMarch 15, 2022March 15, 2022

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Frequently asked questions

What is the minimum wage in Venezuela in 2027?

130.00 VES per month since March 15, 2022.

Is the minimum wage in Venezuela 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.

What is the minimum wage for young or new workers in Venezuela?

Training / new hires (adolescent apprentices (adolescentes aprendices, LOTTT Title V Chapter II)): 97.50 VES per month.

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. Venezuela

Venezuela sets 2 rules of its own.

Notes on this jurisdiction's rules and sources

Salario mínimo nacional mensual obligatorio fixed by presidential decree in bolívares: Bs. 130,00 per month (adolescent apprentices Bs. 97,50) from March 15, 2022 under Decreto N° 4.653 (Gaceta Oficial N° 6.691 Extraordinario), the latest minimum wage decree as of September 2026. Since then workers' income has been raised only through non-wage bonuses (Cestaticket Socialista food benefit and the economic war bonus, together marketed as the "ingreso mínimo integral" in US-dollar terms), which are not a minimum wage and are not published here.

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