In an official policy update released in mid-May 2026, the Haitian government has formally implemented a sweeping overhaul of the country’s minimum wage structure, enacting double-digit percentage wage hikes for workers across every sector of the national economy. The new wage regulations, which officially invalidate all prior conflicting decrees, were published in a special 21st issue of Haiti’s official government gazette *Le Moniteur*, with all adjustments taking effect starting May 6, 2026.
The government divided the national economy into eight distinct segments, each receiving substantial raises from the minimum wage levels set in 2022 (or 2019 for one segment). For Segment A, which covers high-value service sectors including private power generation, banking and financial services, telecommunications, import-export trade, major retail outlets, media, private education and healthcare, and real estate, the daily 8-hour minimum wage has increased by 29.87% to 1,000 Gourdes, up from 770 Gourdes in 2022.
Segment B, which includes construction, transportation, small-scale financial services, wholesale trade, light manufacturing for local consumption, and hospitality with lower ratings, saw an even larger 46.34% jump, bringing the daily minimum wage to 900 Gourdes from the 2022 level of 615 Gourdes. For Segment C, encompassing agriculture, food processing, small retail, community media, and non-governmental organizations, the 40.74% increase raises the daily minimum to 760 Gourdes, up from 540 Gourdes four years prior.
Domestic service workers, categorized as Segment E, receive a 42.85% wage hike that lifts their daily minimum wage from 350 Gourdes to 500 Gourdes. Export-focused industries, grouped in Segment F, now have a standard daily minimum wage of 1,000 Gourdes, a 45.99% increase from 2022’s 685 Gourdes, with specialized export manufacturing production roles set at a higher 1,300 Gourdes per day. Private security firms and petroleum distribution companies in Segment G get the largest percentage increase at 50.41%, bringing their reference minimum wage to 925 Gourdes from 615 Gourdes. Finally, private vocational schools and large inpatient private healthcare facilities in Segment H see a 46.34% increase to 900 Gourdes, matching the Segment B wage level after rising from the 2019 baseline of 615 Gourdes.
The across-the-board wage adjustments mark one of the most substantial updates to Haiti’s labor compensation policy in recent years, aimed at addressing cost-of-living pressures for working households across all industries and employment types.