Overview
- The DOF decree covers federal public servants, active military, members of the foreign service, certain pensioners and contractors paid with public funds, while autonomous branches may take it as reference but are not bound.
- SHCP lineamientos allow payment in two 50% tranches starting November 10 and detail proportional calculations by personnel type and employment changes during the year.
- ISSSTE plans to deposit the first part in the first half of November and the second in early January 2026; IMSS pensioners under the 1973 law received their aguinaldo with the November 3 pension run.
- Local governments are setting their own calendars, with Mexicali aiming to pay a first part on November 14 and the remainder in January.
- Most private-sector employees remain under the 15‑day minimum due by December 20, with ISR exemption up to 30 days of the general minimum wage (8,480.17 pesos in 2025) and lawful deductions limited to advances and court‑ordered alimony per PROFEDET.