Togo’s minimum wage in 2026: what the law says
Togo’s minimum wage is 52,500 CFA francs a month in 2026, or 302.89 F an hour. What Order 3790 says, who sets the rate and what a minimum wage earner takes home.
Togo’s minimum wage, the SMIG (salaire minimum interprofessionnel garanti), is 52,500 CFA francs a month in 2026, which works out at 302.89 F an hour. It was set by Order No. 3790 of 31 December 2022 and has applied since 1 January 2023, nationwide and in every sector. No text has changed it since.
What Order 3790 says
The order runs to just three articles. The first sets the rate:
“The guaranteed interprofessional minimum wage (SMIG) and the guaranteed agricultural minimum wage (SMAG) are set at 302.89 CFA francs an hour, or 52,500 CFA francs a month, throughout the national territory and for every branch of economic activity, from 1 January 2023.”
Order No. 3790/MFPTDS/DGT, article 1 (our translation)
The other two repeal any conflicting provisions and put the Director General of Labour in charge of applying it. There is no automatic uprating and no regional variation, and farm workers are entitled to the same amount as everyone else.
Who sets it, and on what basis
Under the 2021 Labour Code, the minister responsible for labour sets the minimum wage by order, after consulting the National Labour Council (article 158). The same article lists what the minister must weigh up: the needs of workers and their families, general pay levels, the cost of living, social security benefits, productivity and employment.
In other words, the SMIG is not index-linked. It moves only when the government issues a new order, usually after talks between unions and employers.
From hourly rate to monthly pay
The legal working week is 40 hours (Labour Code, article 180). Across an average month that comes to 40 × 52 ÷ 12, or 173.33 hours, and the monthly figure follows from the hourly rate:
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Hourly minimum wage | 302.89 F |
| Legal working week | 40 hours |
| Hours in an average month (40 × 52 ÷ 12) | 173.33 |
| Monthly minimum wage (302.89 × 173.33) | 52,500 F |
Anyone paid by the hour must therefore get at least 302.89 F for every hour worked, with overtime paid at the higher rates on top.
What a minimum wage earner takes home
On a payslip, the minimum wage is a gross figure. Before paying it, the employer deducts the employee’s share of contributions: 4% to the CNSS pension scheme and 5% to universal health insurance (AMU). There is no income tax (IRPP) at this level, because a year’s taxable income stays within the first band of the scale, which is taxed at 0%.
| Payslip line | Per month |
|---|---|
| Gross pay (minimum wage) | 52,500 F |
| CNSS pension (4%) | −2,100 F |
| AMU (5%) | −2,625 F |
| Income tax (IRPP) | 0 F |
| Net pay | 47,775 F |
| Employer contributions (CNSS 17.5% and AMU 5%) | 11,813 F |
| Total cost to the employer | 64,313 F |
The minimum wage is also the floor for contributions
The SMIG does more than protect pay: it is also the smallest amount contributions can be charged on. The Social Security Code (article 12) rules out CNSS contributions on less than the minimum wage, and the 2023 AMU decree (articles 9 and 10) does the same for health insurance. A part-time employee earning under 52,500 F still pays contributions as if they earned 52,500 F.
What about the collective agreement?
The 2026 interprofessional collective agreement sets a base salary for each job category. The bottom step, E1 (operatives and clerical staff), sits exactly at the minimum wage: 52,500 F. Every other category is higher, rising to 246,500 F for C4, the top management grade (annex II). An employer covered by the agreement must pay at least the minimum for the job’s category, which is often above the SMIG.
Key points
- Togo’s minimum wage in 2026: 52,500 CFA francs a month, 302.89 F an hour, since 1 January 2023.
- Legal basis: Order No. 3790 of 31 December 2022, article 1.
- Take-home pay on the minimum wage: 47,775 F a month, with no income tax.
- Cost to the employer: 64,313 F a month.
- The minimum wage is also the minimum base for CNSS and AMU contributions.
Sources
- Order No. 3790/MFPTDS/DGT of 31 December 2022 revising the SMIG and the SMAG
- Labour Code (Law No. 2021-012 of 18 June 2021)
- Labour Code (Law No. 2021-012 of 18 June 2021)
- Social Security Code (Law No. 2011-006)
- Decree No. 2012-038 on CNSS contribution rates
- Decree No. 2023-096 on universal health insurance (AMU) contributions
- Togo interprofessional collective agreement (2026)
The official texts monsalaire relies on are archived, with a page-by-page transcription, on the sources page.