Low pay rate in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Low pay rate was 22 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Low pay rate in Dominican Republic, 2015–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, low pay rate in Dominican Republic stood at 22.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low pay rate in Dominican Republic peaked at 22.07 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.62, in 2017.
That places Dominican Republic 29th out of 84 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Low pay rate in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 20.88 | — |
| 2016 | 21.59 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 20.62 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 21.07 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 21.27 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 22.07 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 20.94 | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 20.9 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 21 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 20.92 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 22 | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.09 | 20.62 | 21.59 | 5 |
| 2020s | 21.3 | 20.9 | 22.07 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More gender data for Dominican Republic
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,903 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8225 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 95,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 99,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 95,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 99,535 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 96,170 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 99,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 96,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 100,420 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low pay rate in Dominican Republic?
- Low pay rate in Dominican Republic was 22 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest low pay rate recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 22.07 in 2020.
- What is the lowest low pay rate recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.62 in 2017.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for low pay rate?
- Dominican Republic ranks 29th out of 84 countries with data for 2025.
- Is low pay rate rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Low pay rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This measure of earnings dispersion refers to the proportion of employees whose hourly earnings at all jobs were less than two-thirds of median hourly earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.