New Increase in the Minimum Wage for Hotel, Restaurant, and Food Service Workers
11 de June 2025

New Increase in the Minimum Wage for Hotel, Restaurant, and Food Service Workers

National Wage Committee Announces Minimum Wage Increase for Workers in Hotels, Casinos, Restaurants, Bars, Cafés, Coffee Shops, Nightclubs, Pizzerias, Fried Chicken Outlets, Fast Food Establishments, Chimichurri Stands, Ice Cream Parlors, and Other Unspecified Gastronomic Businesses.

On May 26, 2025, the National Wage Committee issued Resolution No. CNS-04-2025, through which it approved an increase in the minimum wage for workers employed in hotels, casinos, restaurants, bars, cafés, coffee shops, nightclubs, pizzerias, fried chicken outlets, fast food businesses, chimichurri stands, ice cream parlors, and other unspecified gastronomic establishments.

Through this resolution, the minimum wage for hotel and casino workers was set as follows:

  1. From June 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026:
  2. In the amount of Nineteen Thousand Three Hundred Twenty Dominican Pesos (RD$19,320.00) per month, for workers employed in companies with 151 or more employees and annual gross sales of Two Hundred Eighty-Eight Million Three Hundred Fifty-One Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-Nine Pesos and 30/100 (RD$288,351,329.30).
  3. In the amount of Sixteen Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-Eight Dominican Pesos and 37/100 (RD$16,568.37) per month, for workers employed in companies with up to 150 employees and annual gross sales of up to RD$288,351,329.30.
  4. From June 1, 2026, onward:
  5. In the amount of Twenty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Forty Dominican Pesos (RD$21,840.00) per month, for workers employed in companies with 151 or more employees and annual gross sales of RD$288,351,329.30.
  6. In the amount of Eighteen Thousand Four Hundred Nine Dominican Pesos and 30/100 (RD$18,409.30) per month, for workers employed in companies with up to 150 employees and annual gross sales of up to RD$288,351,329.30.

For restaurants, bars, cafés, coffee shops, nightclubs, pizzerias, fried chicken outlets, fast food businesses, chimichurri stands, ice cream parlors, and other unspecified gastronomic establishments, the minimum wage was set as follows:

  1. From June 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026:
  2. In the amount of Eighteen Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty-Four Dominican Pesos (RD$18,984.00) per month, for workers employed in companies with 11 or more employees and annual gross sales exceeding Eleven Million Four Hundred Nineteen Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty-Four Pesos and 62/100 (RD$11,419,854.62).
  3. In the amount of Sixteen Thousand One Dominican Pesos and 93/100 (RD$16,001.93) per month, for workers employed in companies with up to 10 employees and annual gross sales of up to RD$11,419,854.62.
  4. From June 1, 2026, onward:
  5. In the amount of Twenty-One Thousand Dominican Pesos (RD$21,000.00) per month, for workers employed in companies with 11 or more employees and annual gross sales exceeding RD$11,419,854.62.
  6. In the amount of Seventeen Thousand Seven Hundred One Dominican Pesos and 25/100 (RD$17,701.25) per month, for workers employed in companies with up to 10 employees and annual gross sales of up to RD$11,419,854.62.

It is important to clarify that when an employer meets either the employee count criterion or the annual gross sales criterion that corresponds to the higher minimum wage category, their workers shall receive the wage established for that category.

If you would like more information or need legal advice on this matter, don’t hesitate to connect with a member of our Labor Law Department to address your concerns. We are here to help you navigate these changes and protect your labor rights. Thank you for reading, and until next time!

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