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Mexico Enacts 2026 Minimum Wage With 13% National Increase, 5% in Border Zone

Officials frame the raise as progress toward a 2030 target for pay to cover 2.5 basic baskets.

Overview

  • The new rates took effect on January 1: 315.04 pesos per day nationwide and 440.87 pesos in the Northern Border Free Zone.
  • Government guidance says the adjustment applies immediately to workers paid exactly the legal minimum, while those earning above the floor are not automatically entitled to an increase.
  • Federal data indicate roughly 8.5 million workers nationwide receive the direct increase, with monthly equivalents of 9,582.47 pesos nationally and 13,409.80 pesos in the border zone.
  • Michoacán authorities estimate more than 2.2 million workers in the state will be directly affected, emphasizing anticipated gains in household income and local consumption.
  • Leaders including President Claudia Sheinbaum and Sedeco’s Claudio Méndez present the move as part of a multi‑year recovery that has lifted the minimum by over 150% since 2018.