--- title: "#Nicaragua 🇳🇮 #BDS_LaborAlert: 2026 Minimum Wage Adjustment" description: Minimum Wage Adjustment image: https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/hubfs/nicaraguan-cordoba-bills-black-wallet.jpg --- [![BDS blanco ingles](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BDS%20blanco%20ingles.png?width=100&height=50&name=BDS%20blanco%20ingles.png "BDS blanco ingles")](https://www.bdsasesores.com) - [Team](https://www.bdsasesores.com/en/team/) - [Services](https://www.bdsasesores.com/en/services/) - Blog - [Labor Law](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/en-us/blog) - [Corporate Law](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/apriori-blog?hsLang=en-us) - [Store](https://www.bdsasesores.com/en/tienda/) - [Contact](https://www.bdsasesores.com/en/contact/) - English - [English](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/blog?hsLang=en-us) - [Español](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/blog?hsLang=es-cr) ![](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Theme-Delight%20BDS%20Asesores/images/logo-BDS-blanco-jul25.png?width=200&name=logo-BDS-blanco-jul25.png) ##### Mar 16, 2026, 4:18:08 PM ##### 1 min. read #Nicaragua 🇳🇮 #BDS\_LaborAlert: 2026 Minimum Wage Adjustment 1:43 # #Nicaragua 🇳🇮 #BDS\_LaborAlert: 2026 Minimum Wage Adjustment On March 5, 2026, the National Minimum Wage Commission—comprising labor unions, the business sector, and the Ministry of Labor (MITRAB) authorities—**approved a minimum wage adjustment for 2026.** This agreement mandates a general **4%** increase for most economic sectors. Notably, the **free zone** sector will receive a **6.7%** adjustment**,** in accordance with previously established agreements for that regime. The new **monthly minimum wages** are as follows: - Agriculture and Livestock: C$ 6,188.02 - Fishing: C$ 9,409.09 - Mining and Quarrying: C$ 11,113.46 - Manufacturing Industry: C$ 8,320.38 - Industry Subject to Special Regime: C$ 9,986.46 - Micro and Small National Artisanal and Tourism Industry: C$ 6,519.00 - Electricity, Gas and Water; Commerce; Restaurants and Hotels; Transport, Storage and Communications: C$ 11,350.08 - Construction; Financial and Insurance Establishments: C$ 13,848.23 - Community, Personal and Social Services: C$ 8,674.94 - Central and Municipal Government: C$ 7,716.70 The adjustment is retroactive to **March 1, 2026**, and will remain **in effect** **until February 28, 2027**. Accordingly, employers are advised to verify that the wages paid to employees comply with the new minimum amounts established for each economic sector, in order to **avoid potential labor contingencies** arising from non-compliance with wage regulations. 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