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Argentina Keeps Minimum Wage Frozen for October as ANSES Updates Benefits 1.9%

The unchanged floor leaves incomes well below INDEC poverty thresholds.

Overview

  • The statutory minimum remains at $322,200 for a full 48‑hour workweek in October, with the hourly rate at $1,610 for day laborers.
  • ANSES applied a 1.9% October update that sets unemployment insurance between $161,000 and $322,000.
  • Updated social benefits include a minimum pension of $396,304.88 with bonus ($326,304.88 base plus $70,000), PUAM at $331,016.96, and non-contributory pensions at $298,381.85.
  • AUH is $117,252 gross with a $93,801.60 direct payment after the 20% withholding, and the AUH por Discapacidad reaches $381,791 gross ($305,432.80 net).
  • INDEC’s latest baskets show a family needs $520,529 to avoid indigence and $1,160,780 to avoid poverty, and any further wage move awaits Council negotiations or possible executive action if talks fail.