Guyana Increases Minimum Wages

Guyana’s minimum wages increased July 1, an order from the country’s labor ministry said.

The Labour (National Minimum Wage) Order 2022, which was published June 24, sets the minimum wage at G$347 (U.S. $1.66) per hour, G$2,776 per day, G$13,880 per week, or G$60,147 per month.

The previous minimum wages, in effect starting Jan. 1, 2017, were G$255 per hour, G$2,040 per day, G$10,200 per week, or G$44,200 per month.