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Minimum wage in Peru: S/ 1,230 from October 2026, the S/ 1,300 step for 2027, family allowance and the night work floor

Last verified: 2026-10-28 · Status: Changing

The minimum monthly pay for private sector workers (Remuneración Mínima Vital) is S/ 1,230 from 1 October 2026, up from S/ 1,130, and a second step of S/ 70 to S/ 1,300 is to be set by supreme decree during the first half of 2027. Workers with children under 18 whose pay is not set by collective bargaining add a family allowance of 10 percent of the minimum, S/ 123 a month, and night work cannot pay less than the minimum plus 35 percent, S/ 1,660.50. A full time worker at the minimum costs the employer about S/ 20,204.80 a year once bonuses, CTS and EsSalud are added.

USD figures use S/ 3.452 per US dollar, the banking system selling rate published by the Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP for 27 October 2026, from the Banco Central de Reserva del Perú statistics series PD04640PD. UIT based amounts use the 2026 UIT of S/ 5,500 (Decreto Supremo Nº 301-2025-EF, as cited by SUNAT Resolución de Superintendencia Nº 000016-2026). Conversions are for orientation only.

Key facts

Minimum monthly wage (Remuneración Mínima Vital) from 1 October 2026	1230 PENDS 015-2026-TR art. 1.2, as of 2026-10-28 · in force
Minimum monthly wage in US dollars at S/ 3.452	356.32 USDDS 015-2026-TR art. 1.2, as of 2026-10-28 · in force
Minimum monthly wage before 1 October 2026	1130 PENDS 015-2026-TR art. 1.1, as of 2026-10-28 · repealed
Minimum monthly wage after the announced second step (first half of 2027, needs a supreme decree)	1300 PENDS 015-2026-TR art. 1.1 and 1.2, as of 2026-10-28 · pending
Family allowance for workers supporting children	10 % of minimum wageLey 25129 art. 1, as of 2026-10-28 · in force
Family allowance at the October 2026 minimum wage	123.0 PENLey 25129 art. 1; DS 015-2026-TR, as of 2026-10-28 · in force
Minimum pay surcharge for night work over the minimum wage	35 %TUO DL 854 (DS 007-2002-TR) art. 8, as of 2026-10-28 · in force
Minimum monthly pay for night work from 1 October 2026	1660.5 PENTUO DL 854 (DS 007-2002-TR) art. 8; DS 015-2026-TR, as of 2026-10-28 · in force

The rule

1. The minimum monthly pay for private sector workers rises by S/ 170 in two steps, from S/ 1,130 to S/ 1,300. The first step of S/ 100 takes it to S/ 1,230 from 1 October 2026; the second step of S/ 70 is to be set by a supreme decree issued during the first half of 2027. The rise follows consensus reached in the Consejo Nacional de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo on 3 September 2026.
Cost to do it: S/ 1,230.00 a month (about US$356.32); the scheduled S/ 1,300 is about US$376.59.
Example: A full time minimum wage worker earns S/ 14,760.00 in 12 monthly salaries in a full year at the new rate. / About US$4,275.78 a year before bonuses.Decreto Supremo Nº 015-2026-TR, Art. 1.1 and 1.2, 2026-09-28 official text · verified 2026-10-28 · changed: From 1 October 2026 the minimum wage rose from S/ 1,130 to S/ 1,230; the further S/ 70 to S/ 1,300 is announced for the first half of 2027 and needs its own supreme decree.

2. Private sector workers whose pay is not set by collective bargaining receive a family allowance equal to 10 percent of the minimum wage, whatever their date of hire, if they have a current employment relationship and support one or more children. The allowance is remunerative, so it counts for benefits and contributions.
Cost to do it: S/ 123.00 a month per worker (about US$35.63) at the October 2026 minimum.
Example: A worker on S/ 3,000 with two children receives S/ 3,000 plus S/ 123.00 family allowance, one allowance regardless of the number of children. / About US$35.63 a month.Ley Nº 25129 and its regulation, Decreto Supremo Nº 035-90-TR, Ley 25129 art. 1; DS 035-90-TR art. 2 to 5, 1989-12-06 official text · verified 2026-10-28

3. Work between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. is night work. A worker on night shifts cannot receive weekly, fortnightly or monthly pay below the minimum wage in force on the payment date plus a 35 percent surcharge; night shifts should rotate where possible.
Cost to do it: Floor of S/ 1,660.50 a month for night workers (about US$481.03).
Example: A warehouse operator working 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. must earn at least S/ 1,660.50 a month from October 2026. / About US$481.03 a month.Texto Único Ordenado del Decreto Legislativo Nº 854, Ley de Jornada de Trabajo, Horario y Trabajo en Sobretiempo (Decreto Supremo Nº 007-2002-TR), Art. 8, 2002-07-04 official text · verified 2026-10-28

4. The employer pays a 9 percent EsSalud health contribution on pay, so the minimum wage also sets the lowest monthly contribution per full time worker.
Cost to do it: 9 percent of S/ 1,230.00 = S/ 110.70 a month (about US$32.07).Ley Nº 26790, Ley de Modernización de la Seguridad Social en Salud, Art. 6 a), 1997-05-17 official text · verified 2026-10-28

5. Workers of registered micro and small enterprises are also paid at least the minimum wage, with a lighter package of other benefits (see the small business labor regime).Régimen Laboral Especial de la Micro y Pequeña Empresa (Texto Único Ordenado approved by Decreto Supremo Nº 013-2013-PRODUCE), as summarized by SUNAFIL, Labor regime summary, 2023-10-23 official text · verified 2026-10-28

Item	Soles	US dollars
12 monthly salaries	S/ 14,760.00	US$4,275.78
Two gratificaciones (July, December)	S/ 2,460.00	US$712.63
Extraordinary 9 percent bonus on gratificaciones	S/ 221.40	US$64.14
EsSalud 9 percent on monthly pay	S/ 1,328.40	US$384.82
CTS deposits (one salary plus one sixth)	S/ 1,435.00	US$415.70
Total	S/ 20,204.80	US$5,853.07
Multiple of 12 salaries	1.37x	1.37x

Annual employer cost of a full time worker at the S/ 1,230 minimum, no children, full year (DS 015-2026-TR; Ley 27735; Ley 30334 art. 3; Ley 26790 art. 6; DS 001-97-TR art. 18 and 21; S/ 3.452 per US$, 27 October 2026).

Worked example

A Lima retailer employs 10 cashiers at the minimum. From October 2026 each costs S/ 1,230.00 a month plus S/ 110.70 EsSalud (DS 015-2026-TR art. 1.2; Ley 26790 art. 6).
Three cashiers support children, so each adds a S/ 123.00 family allowance, S/ 369.00 a month in total (Ley 25129 art. 1).
Two cashiers cover the 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. shift and must earn at least S/ 1,660.50 a month each (DS 007-2002-TR art. 8).
Over a full year each day cashier costs about S/ 20,204.80 (about US$5,853.07) before any family allowance; the budget should also assume the S/ 1,300 step announced for the first half of 2027.

Step by step

Update payroll so no full time worker earns below S/ 1,230 from the October 2026 payroll (DS 015-2026-TR art. 1.2).
Recalculate the family allowance at S/ 123 for eligible workers and keep proof of their children on file (Ley 25129; DS 035-90-TR art. 5).
Check night shift pay against the S/ 1,660.50 floor (DS 007-2002-TR art. 8).
Watch the gob.pe norms page of the Ministerio de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo for the 2027 decree that sets the S/ 1,300 step, and budget for it now.
Recheck pay scales that are pegged to the minimum, such as the family allowance and contribution floors.

Common traps

The family allowance is pegged to the minimum wage, so it rises automatically with each minimum wage increase (Ley 25129 art. 1; DS 035-90-TR art. 4).
Night workers have their own floor, 35 percent above the minimum, not just the minimum (DS 007-2002-TR art. 8).
The second step to S/ 1,300 is announced but not yet decreed; contracts that promise 'the minimum wage' will follow it automatically once the 2027 decree is issued (DS 015-2026-TR art. 1.2).
Bonuses, CTS and EsSalud add roughly 37 percent to the minimum wage bill, so the minimum is not the true cost of a minimum wage worker.

Sources

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