--- title: "#CostaRica 🇨🇷 #BDS_LaborAlert: Decree Setting Minimum Wages for the Private Sector in 2025 Published" description: Decree Setting Minimum Wages Published image: https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/hubfs/gold-coins-white-background-business-growth-concept.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) ##### Dec 18, 2024 11:25:56 AM ##### 1 min. read # #CostaRica 🇨🇷 #BDS\_LaborAlert: Decree Setting Minimum Wages for the Private Sector in 2025 Published On Tuesday, December 10, the executive decree setting the **minimum wages** applicable to all occupations in the private sector for the **upcoming year** was published. The National Wage Council (CNS), the highest authority responsible for setting wages in the private sector, announced in late October the approval of a **2.37% increase** in minimum wages for this sector. This decision was made after reviewing proposals from various stakeholders and reaching a majority agreement among the parties. This adjustment will be applied across **all salary categories** defined in the corresponding decree. Wage adjustment will be mandatory as of **January 1, 2025,** for all employees **earning the minimum wage.** Additionally, differentiated adjustments will be granted for domestic service workers (**an additional 2.33%**) and ― as part of the standardization process ― for the **"Specialized Monthly" category (0.55%).** Executive **Decree No. 44756-MTSS,** which establishes the minimum wage increase, was published in the **Official Gazette, La Gaceta No. 232.** ![BDS Logo-01](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BDS%20Logo-01.png?width=204&height=92&name=BDS%20Logo-01.png) --- *Would you like to learn more about this and other legal topics? 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