{"id":20135,"date":"2026-01-12T14:45:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T20:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blplegal.com\/new-minimum-wage-in-guatemala-employer-obligations-as-of-january-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T14:45:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T20:45:43","slug":"nuevo-salario-minimo-en-guatemala-obligaciones-laborales-desde-enero-de-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blplegal.com\/es\/nuevo-salario-minimo-en-guatemala-obligaciones-laborales-desde-enero-de-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuevo salario m\u00ednimo en Guatemala: obligaciones laborales desde enero de 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; margin: 12.0pt 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\">El Gobierno de Guatemala, mediante el Acuerdo Gubernativo 256-2025, aprob\u00f3 un incremento al salario m\u00ednimo, el cual entr\u00f3 en vigor el 1 de enero de 2026 y ser\u00e1 obligatorio para todos los empleadores a partir de dicha fecha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; margin: 12.0pt 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\">El ajuste aplica a todas las actividades econ\u00f3micas, con incrementos diferenciados por sector:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"decimal_type wp-block-list\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 26px;\">\n<li>5.5 %: Agr\u00edcola<\/li>\n<li>7.5 %: No agr\u00edcola<\/li>\n<li>4 %: Exportaci\u00f3n y maquila<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; margin: 12.0pt 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\">Con este incremento, y dependiendo de la actividad econ\u00f3mica y la circunscripci\u00f3n econ\u00f3mica, los salarios mensuales quedan definidos de la siguiente manera:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; margin: 12.0pt 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"><strong>Acuerdo Gubernativo 256-2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none; width: 922px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 691.55pt; border: 1pt solid #e97132; background: #e97132; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 15.75pt; vertical-align: top;\" colspan=\"8\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\"><strong>Departamento de Guatemala: Circunscripci\u00f3n Econ\u00f3mica 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 183.8pt; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-left: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 23pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Agr\u00edcola<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.85pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 23pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q 15.58<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.85pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 23pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q17.81<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 62.75pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 23pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q20.77<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 69.7pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 23pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q124.64<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 88.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 23pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q3,791.20<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 76.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 23pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q250.00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 87.8pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 23pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\"><strong>Q4,041.20<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 183.8pt; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-left: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 19.85pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">No Agr\u00edcola<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.85pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 19.85pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q16.45<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.85pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 19.85pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q18.80<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 62.75pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 19.85pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q21.93<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 69.7pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 19.85pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q131.58<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 88.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 19.85pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q4,002.28<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 76.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 19.85pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q250.00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 87.8pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 19.85pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\"><strong>Q4,252.28<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 183.8pt; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-left: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 16.2pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Exportaci\u00f3n y Maquila<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.85pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 16.2pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q14.01<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.85pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 16.2pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q16.01<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 62.75pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 16.2pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q18.68<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 69.7pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 16.2pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q112.10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 88.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 16.2pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q3,049.73<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 76.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 16.2pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q250.00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 87.8pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 16.2pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\"><strong>Q3,659.73<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 8.0pt 0cm;\"> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none; width: 935px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 701.2pt; border: 1pt solid #e97132; background: #e97132; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 15.75pt; vertical-align: top;\" colspan=\"8\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\"><strong>Todos los departamentos excepto Guatemala: Circunscripci\u00f3n Econ\u00f3mica 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 176.7pt; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-left: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 19.85pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Agr\u00edcola<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 77.95pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 19.85pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q14.90<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 59.9pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 19.85pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q17.03<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 63.85pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 19.85pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q19.87<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 71.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 19.85pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q119.21<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 84.05pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 19.85pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q3,625.89<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 76.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 19.85pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q250.00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 90.95pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 19.85pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\"><strong>Q3,875.89<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 176.7pt; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-left: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 19.85pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">No Agr\u00edcola<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 77.95pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 19.85pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q15.69<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 59.9pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 19.85pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q17.93<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 63.85pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 19.85pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q20.92<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 71.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 19.85pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q125.49<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 84.05pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 19.85pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q3,816.90<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 76.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 19.85pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q250.00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 90.95pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 19.85pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\"><strong>Q4,066.90<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 176.7pt; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-left: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 15.75pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Exportaci\u00f3n y Maquila<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 77.95pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 15.75pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q13.24<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 59.9pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 15.75pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q15.13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 63.85pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; border-right: 1pt solid #f1a983; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 15.75pt; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;\">Q17.65<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 71.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid #f1a983; 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