Overview
- Announcing the ranking at a morning conference in Acapulco, Sheinbaum said Mexico trails only Uruguay and Chile in the region.
- The general minimum wage rose 13% effective January 1, 2026 to 315.04 pesos per day, equivalent to 9,582.47 pesos per month.
- In the Northern Border Free Zone, the minimum increased 5% to 440.87 pesos per day, equal to 13,409.80 pesos per month.
- Sheinbaum said Mexico moved up from sixth place in 2025, citing a comparison presented in dollars that puts Mexico at about $536.62 per month.
- Framing the change as a reversal from past lows, she recalled that at one point in a prior period Mexico’s minimum wage was reported as lower than Haiti’s.