Niger minimum wage
National interprofessional guaranteed minimum wage for workers governed by the Labour Code and the interprofessional collective agreement.
| Current value | 42000 XOF/month |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-01-01 |
| Official source | Décret fixant le taux horaire du SMIG, adopted by the Conseil des ministres of 22 October 2025 (communiqué officiel; decree number not yet published online); effective date 1 January 2026 announced by the SG of the Ministère de la Fonction Publique, du Travail et de l'Emploi on 21 November 2025 |
| Last verified | 2026-07-20 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
IMPORTANT: the widely-cited 30,047 XOF figure is STALE. The Council of Ministers of 22 October 2025 adopted a decree raising the SMIG from 30,047 to 42,000 XOF/month (+39.78%), effective 1 January 2026 (official press briefing of 21 Nov 2025 by SG Abdou Dounama, Min. Fonction Publique/Travail/Emploi — ANP: https://anp.ne/revalorisation-du-smig-la-mesure-prendra-effet-a-compter-du-1er-janvier-2026-officiel/ (site blocks robot fetches, HTTP 403; confirmed via ActuNiger, loaded: https://www.actuniger.com/societe/21520-revalorisation-du-smig-le-gouvernement-detaille-une-mesure-attendue-depuis-des-annees-applicable-des-le-1er-janvier-2026.html). Legally the SMIG is fixed as an HOURLY rate (the decree is 'fixant le taux horaire du SMIG'); 42,000 XOF is the monthly equivalent used in all official communications. This is a single NATIONAL interprofessional floor — no regional variation. Scope: private-sector, parapublic and auxiliary public workers under the Code du Travail and the Convention Collective Interprofessionnelle; statutory civil servants are excluded (this is not a general pay rise). A companion decree adopted the same day fixes category minimum wages ABOVE the SMIG floor by professional category (matrix above, not below, the floor served here). The signed decree's number/gazette reference has not appeared in any accessible source — Journal Officiel not online; capture it when published. Previous SMIG of 30,047 XOF had been unchanged since Décret n°2012-359/PRN/MFP/T du 17 août 2012 (13 years).
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-08-17 | 30047 | Décret n°2012-359/PRN/MFP/T du 17 août 2012 fixant le nouvea |
Get it programmatically
curl https://afriref.dev/v1/ne/minimum-wage
# $0.001 per call — x402 on Base (USDC). No key, no signup.
# History: curl https://afriref.dev/v1/ne/minimum-wage/history?from=2020-01-01
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