How to set a fair price for a job in Morocco: legal minimums and what to agree

For a client ordering a service for the first time, knowing a sensible price is hard; for a young worker, knowing what their work is worth is just as hard. We do not publish a price table for every trade here, because we found no published official source for it; we publish instead what is fixed in law and how to convert it.

The legal minimums in 2026

The legal minimum is the SMIG outside agriculture, 17.92 dirhams an hour since 1 January 2026, and the agricultural SMAG, 97.44 dirhams a day since 1 April 2026 (decree no. 2.25.983). Any hourly offer below 17.92 dirhams for non-agricultural work is therefore under the legal minimum.

Converting hour, day, fixed price

• A 5-hour non-agricultural job: minimum 5 × 17.92 = 89.60 dirhams.
• A 10-hour job: minimum 179.20 dirhams.
• A day of farm harvesting: minimum 97.44 dirhams whatever the hours.

What both sides agree

• The pricing unit: hour, day or fixed price.
• Who supplies materials and tools, and whether travel is included.
• The expected duration and the date.
• Compare several offers rather than relying on one figure.

In Khedma's Souk either side can counter. The worker receives the full agreed base wage; fees are added on top and never deducted.