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Argentina Formalizes 2026 Domestic Worker Pay Scales as Late-2025 Bonuses Move Into Base Pay

Employers must apply the new minimums automatically nationwide under CNTCP Resolution 3/2025.

Overview

  • The resolution absorbs the extraordinary sums paid in November and December 2025 into the remunerative basic salary, raising hourly and monthly floors from January.
  • The update covers both hourly and monthly arrangements for registered household staff and takes effect without any additional steps by employers.
  • Official tables set minimums by category and by live-in or live-out status, with published hourly references running from just over $3,200 to above $4,200.
  • Mandatory supplements remain unchanged, including a 1% annual seniority increment and a 30% differential for designated southern provinces such as those in Patagonia and Patagones.
  • Media reports differ on details, with El Cronista and El Litoral citing a continuing non‑remunerative bonus and a 1.3% add‑on, while BAE Negocios reports the prior bonus was fully folded into the base pay.