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No single minimum wage

Last verified: 2026-10-30 · Status: Changing

Abroad there is usually one national minimum; here the private sector tariff depends on company size, and other sectors have their own. From 1 February 2026 the general tariff runs from RD$16,993.20 for micro to RD$29,988 for large companies. Size turns on both staff and sales, and if the two tests differ the higher scale governs.

USD figures use the Banco Central de la República Dominicana reference selling rate of RD$60.9007 per US dollar for 29 October 2026, the latest row in its published rate file on the verification date, rounded to the cent.

Key facts

General tariff, large company	29988 DOP a monthResolución CNS-01-2025, as of 2026-10-30 · in force
General tariff, medium company	27489.60 DOP a monthResolución CNS-01-2025, as of 2026-10-30 · in force
General tariff, small company	18421.20 DOP a monthResolución CNS-01-2025, as of 2026-10-30 · in force
General tariff, micro company	16993.20 DOP a monthResolución CNS-01-2025, as of 2026-10-30 · in force

The rule

1. From 1 February 2026 the general private sector tariff is RD$29,988 for large, RD$27,489.60 for medium, RD$18,421.20 for small and RD$16,993.20 for micro companies a month.
Cost to do it: Monthly floor per worker.
Example: RD$29,988 for a large company. / US$492.41 for a large company.Resolución CNS-01-2025, Third and paragraph I, 2025-02-26 official text · verified 2026-10-30

2. Large means 151 or more workers or gross annual sales above RD$202 million. Medium means 51 to 150 workers or sales from RD$54,000,001 to RD$202 million. Small means 11 to 50 workers or sales from RD$8,000,001 to RD$54 million. Micro means up to 10 workers or sales up to RD$8 million.Resolución CNS-01-2025, Second, 2025-02-26 official text · verified 2026-10-30

3. If a company falls on different scales for workers and sales, the higher scale governs.Resolución CNS-01-2025, Second, paragraph, 2025-02-26 official text · verified 2026-10-30

Size	Workers	Gross annual sales	Monthly tariff	USD
Large	151 or more	Above RD$202 million	RD$29,988	US$492.41
Medium	51 to 150	RD$54,000,001 to RD$202 million	RD$27,489.60	US$451.38
Small	11 to 50	RD$8,000,001 to RD$54 million	RD$18,421.20	US$302.48
Micro	Up to 10	Up to RD$8 million	RD$16,993.20	US$279.03

General private sector tariff from 1 February 2026

Worked example

A consulting firm with 8 staff bills RD$60 million a year. Staff alone says micro, but sales of RD$60 million say medium, and the higher scale governs, so the tariff is RD$27,489.60 (US$451.38), not RD$16,993.20 (US$279.03).

Step by step

Test both staff and sales each year.
Check for a sector tariff first.
Apply the higher scale if the tests differ.
Update payroll on the effective date.

Common traps

Free zones, hotels, restaurants, domestic work, construction, sugar and nonprofits have separate tariffs, shown in the labor section.
A fast growing start up can jump a scale on sales alone.
Other laws use other salary bases for fines, so do not reuse this figure for penalties without checking.
The signed resolution is a scan with poor embedded text, so read the original pages for your case.

Sources

Resolución CNS-01-2025

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