Seychelles: jobs and pay

What is the unemployment rate in Seychelles?

Seychelles' unemployment rate was 3.2% in the second quarter of 2026, 3.5% for men and 2.9% for women, according to the National Bureau of Statistics' Labour Force Survey bulletin for Q2 2026, released on 30 September 2026. Youth unemployment, for people aged 15 to 24, rose to 14.1% from 9.7% a year earlier.

The survey covers people aged 15 and over living in ordinary households, so it leaves out group quarters such as workers' accommodation, orphanages and prisons. In the quarter, 63.6% of the working-age population were employed, 2.1% unemployed and 34.3% outside the labour force. Over half of young people (52.7%) were outside the labour force.

Official sources: NBS: Labour Force Survey bulletin, Q2 2026 (PDF)

What is the minimum wage in Seychelles?

The Employment (National Minimum Wage) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, in force from 1 April 2025, raised Seychelles' two national minimum wage rates from SR38.27 to SR40.95 and from SR44.10 to SR47.19, according to the text of S.I. 16 of 2025 (PDF) published by the Ministry of Employment. The amendment changes regulation 3 of the Employment (National Minimum Wage) Regulations 2007, which were last amended in 2019.

The amendment changes only the figures; the 2007 regulations set out how the rates apply. The ministry's minimum wage regulations page lists the original regulations, every amendment since 2013 and an exemption order from 2010.

Official sources: Ministry of Employment: S.I. 16 of 2025, National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations (PDF) · Ministry of Employment: National minimum wage regulations and amendments

How much do workers pay into the Seychelles Pension Fund?

Employees in Seychelles pay 5% of their earnings into the Seychelles Pension Fund and employers pay another 5%, while the self-employed pay 10%, according to a Seychelles Pension Fund notice on rates that took effect on 1 January 2023. The employee rate rose from 4% and the self-employed rate from 9%; the employer rate did not change.

Contributions are mandatory for employers, employees, self-employed workers and casual labourers. The fund publishes its annual reports, a pension calculator and its figures on its website. In 2026 it announced a deferral of employer contributions linked to the Middle East conflict, so check the latest notices for temporary changes.

Official sources: SPF: Changes to the rates of contribution · Seychelles Pension Fund

How much is the minimum wage in the Seychelles?

The latest figure from the ILO, for 2024, is 6,628 SCR a month (about $456). The peak was 6,633 SCR a month in 2020 and the low 3,640 SCR a month in 2012.

What is the average monthly salary in the Seychelles?

The latest figure from the ILO, for 2022, is $1,049 a month. It was $636 a month in 2012. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was $205 a month, and the Seychelles placed 1st highest of 18. World rank, highest first: 35th of 98.