Puerto Rico minimum wage
Minimum wage in Puerto Rico, in effect since July 1, 2024
$10.50 an hour
That is $3.25 above the federal minimum of $7.25. Employers in Puerto Rico pay the higher state rate.
Next increase: none announced as of October 8, 2026. Set by the Minimum Wage Review Commission under Act 47-2021, which must review the rate at least every two years; no new rate announced as of Oct. 8, 2026.
Tipped employees
Employers in Puerto Rico can pay tipped employees a cash wage of $2.13 an hour, taking a tip credit of up to $8.37, as long as tips bring the employee to at least $10.50 for every hour worked. If they don't, the employer makes up the difference. An employee counts as tipped if they get more than $30 a month in tips (federal FLSA rule, applied in Puerto Rico).
How future increases are set
Set by the Minimum Wage Review Commission under Act 47-2021, which must review the rate at least every two years; no new rate announced as of Oct. 8, 2026.
Exceptions and details
- Tipped employees: employer pays at least $2.13 directly; the tip credit is the state minimum minus $2.13 ($8.37) (DTRH Secretary's Opinion 2024-01).
- Applies to employees covered by the FLSA except agricultural workers and employees of municipalities and the Commonwealth (DOL).
- Overtime at time and a half after 8 hours a day, 40 a week, and on the statutory rest day (DOL).
Common questions
- What is the minimum wage in Puerto Rico?
- $10.50 an hour, in effect since July 1, 2024.
- What is the tipped minimum wage in Puerto Rico?
- $2.13 an hour in cash wages, provided tips bring the employee up to $10.50 an hour.
- When does the Puerto Rico minimum wage go up?
- No increase had been announced as of October 8, 2026.
Running payroll in Puerto Rico?
Recent changes
Last verified against the official source on October 8, 2026.
No changes recorded since we started tracking this page.
Sources
- Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources (DTRH) · data as of July 1, 2024 · last checked October 8, 2026
We copy figures from official sources and re-check them against the source before every update. See our methodology. This is general information, not legal advice.