Overview
- The new rates take effect January 1, 2026: 315.04 pesos per day nationally (about 9,582.47 pesos monthly) and 440.87 pesos per day in the Northern Border Free Zone (about 13,409.80 pesos monthly).
- Official materials say one day of the 2026 wage buys 14.8 kilograms of tortilla, 6.5 kilograms of eggs and 7.1 kilograms of beans, reflecting what the government calls a 154% strengthening of purchasing power.
- Using Mexico City basic-basket price caps, outlets estimate a day’s wage can also purchase roughly 5 liters of cooking oil, 8 kilograms of sugar, 10.5 kilograms of potatoes, 2 kilograms of chicken breast and 1 kilogram of beef steak.
- Authorities have confirmed that social-program payments will be adjusted to reflect the new wage, though most updated amounts have not been published; the Youth Building the Future stipend is set at 9,582.47 pesos per month.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum has set a goal to lift the national minimum to 440 pesos per day by 2030.