In the Dominican Republic, tourism, commerce and agriculture are the sectors with the lowest wages

24-09-23

The tourism industry, commerce and agriculture are the pillars of the economy, due to their generation of employment, investment and their contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) of the Dominican Republic.

The National Statistics Office (ONE) indicates that the average monthly salary in these companies is RD$26,402, however, accommodation and food service activities are the lowest, with RD$13,453. This is followed by agriculture, livestock, forestry and fishing with a salary of RD$16,337, just RD$1,917 less than commerce (RD$18,254).

But, the state entity highlights that the economic activity that pays the highest salary is the "supply of electricity", with RD$51,291, followed by organizations and extraterritorial bodies (RD$43,784), mining and quarrying (RD$27,051) and information and communications (RD$26,681).