In 2026, minimum wages had a small increase, which not only impacted the monthly salary, but also the payment of benefits such as Bonus 14. Therefore, it is important to know how much you are owed by law before payment is made.
This bonus, which corresponds by law to workers in the public and private sectors, is about to be paid. As established by the Annual Bonus Law for Private and Public Sector Workers, it must be delivered to the worker in a single disbursement during the first 15 days of July.
Although the Annual Bonus Law for Workers does not establish an exact date, it does establish a period for companies to make this payment, in force by law since 1992.
This bonus corresponds to those who have an employment contract within the public or private sectors, even if they have not completed one year of work.
Workers in the agricultural sector and those who do not work continuously are also entitled to this bonus if they have worked at least 150 days.
People who are on suspension from work, with or without pay, also have the right to payment of this benefit, since, according to the Ministry of Labor, “Bonus 14 is calculated based on the ordinary salary earned, and the suspension does not interrupt the continuity of the employment relationship for this calculation.”
How to calculate how much Bonus 14 corresponds to you?
The Law on Annual Bonuses for Private and Public Sector Workers, in article 2, establishes that this annual bonus is equivalent to 100% of the salary earned by the worker in a month.
That is, it corresponds entirely to the employee who worked uninterruptedly between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026.
For those who have had an employment relationship of less than one year, the benefit will be proportional to the time worked. To calculate it, the average of the salaries earned must be taken as a basis using the following formula:
- Determine the ordinary salary: establish the period worked and add all the salaries received. This can be done using the operation salary × days worked.
- Calculate the proportional amount: divide the total sum by the 365 days of the year.
Observation: This calculation is made without including the incentive bonus, overtime or other incentives. Only the base salary should be taken into account.
Calculation example
To facilitate the calculation, the non-agricultural minimum wage established for the department of Guatemala is used as an example.
Multiply the monthly salary by the days worked:
Operation 1: Q4,002.28 × 181 days = Q724,412.68
Divide the result by 365 days:
Operation 2: Q724,412.68 ÷ 365 = Q1,984.69
Minimum wages 2026
To calculate this bonus, it is also important to know the minimum salaries established for Guatemala in 2026.
Department of Guatemala
- Agricultural activities: Q3,791.20
- Non-agricultural activities: Q4,002.28
- Maquila and export activities: Q3,409.73
Other 21 departments of the country
- Agricultural activities: Q3,625.89
- Non-agricultural activities: Q3,816.90
- Maquila and export activities: Q3,221.10