South African Minimum Wage 2025

South African Minimum Wage 2025. The national minimum hourly wage rate has been increased to r27,58 per hour from 1 march 2025. The government gazette for the cleaning sector wages was released on the 2nd of february 2025 and will come into effect on the 1st of march 2025.

Employment and labour minister t.w nxesi has announced a new national minimum wage (nmw) determination from r25,42 to r27,58 for each ordinary hour worked. Domestic workers in south africa have received a pay hike thanks to a new r27,58 per hour minimum wage gazetted on friday, 2 february.