Salario mínimo: primeros borradores del Mintrabajo apuntan a un aumento del 23% para el 2026

TL;DR

A draft decree proposes a 23% increase in Colombia's minimum wage for 2026.
This would be the highest minimum wage adjustment in the history of the 1991 Constitution.
The proposed base salary for 2026 is $1,750,905 COP, an increase from the current $1,423,500 COP.
The draft does not specify the transport subsidy, which is still under definition by the Ministry of Labor.
If the transport subsidy increases by the same 23%, the combined income would be approximately $1,996,905 COP.
The government based the proposed increase on November 2025's annual CPI (5.3%), the 3% inflation target for 2026, and productivity data.
The decree's final version will depend on the Executive's conclusions in the coming days.
An official announcement is expected on December 29th.
The proposed increase aims to strengthen workers' purchasing power and has significant economic and social implications.

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