The government made this official on Tuesday through a published decision Official Gazettethe salary increases for private home staff correspond to November and December. These are increases that were already agreed at the last joint meeting of the sector and are now formalized for immediate application throughout the national territory.
Resolution 3/2025 of National Commission for Work in Private Homes sets an increase of 1.4% on minimum hourly and monthly salaries from November, based on the salaries set in September. In addition, an additional increase is achieved 1.3% which come into force from December and are calculated based on the new valid values of the previous month.
With this update, domestic workers will see an adjustment in November that affects all categories. For those hired on an hourly basis, the table published by the Auxiliary Personal Union of Private Houses (Upacp) indicates that the minimum rate is $3095.73 with withdrawal and $3340.11 without payout. These values apply to employees who work less than 24 hours per week for the same employer.
The following applies to monthly payments: The minimum wage for November is $379,784.94 for employees retreat already $422,316.42 for those who work no retreatalways in plans of at least 24 hours per week. These amounts represent only base salary, so employers need to add terms such as seniority, pension contributions and social work contributions.
The decision also confirms the granting of a gratuitous amount to be paid with November and December salaries. It is a binding from $14,000 for those who work 16 hours or more per week; from $9000 for those serving between 12 and 16 hours; and from $6000 for those with less than 12 hours per week. Unlike previous agreements, the official document stipulates that this addition will be paid and included in the salary from January 2026.
This system of increases and extraordinary amounts was established at the plenary session on November 7, attended by representatives of the employee, employer and state sectors. With the publication in the Official Journal, the government completes the last salary update of the year for a sector that brings together more than a million domestic workers across the country and which has had a specific work regime in place since 2013.
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