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.