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Argentina Keeps Minimum Wage Unchanged at 322,200 Pesos for September

The freeze sets the benchmark for unemployment payouts during a period of severe purchasing-power erosion.

Overview

  • Resolution 25/2025 maintains the Salario Mínimo, Vital y Móvil at ARS 322,200 for September, with the hourly rate set at ARS 1,610.
  • The amount is unchanged from August and applies to a full 48-hour workweek, with proportional pay for reduced schedules.
  • Unemployment insurance is calculated at 75% of the recent six‑month average wage but cannot be below 50% or above 100% of the current minimum, according to ANSES rules.
  • IIEP-UBA research indicates the minimum wage’s purchasing power is near levels seen prior to the 2002 convertibility crisis.
  • EDIL data report ongoing formal job losses, including 4,800 fewer public-sector jobs in May, a year-over-year decline of 20,000, and a cumulative drop of 184,000 since December 2023.