US EditionMexican government hikes minimum wage, pushes shorter work week
The minimum wage will rise 13% to 315.04 pesos per day in 2026, raising wages 154% since 2018, while a 40-hour workweek is planned by 2030 to create jobs.
- On December 3, 2025, President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Mexico will raise the minimum wage by 13%, lifting the daily rate to 315.04 pesos starting on Jan. 1, 2026.
- After consulting financial authorities, the government argued the 2026 hike follows talks with the finance ministry, central bank and business community, bringing cumulative increases to 154% since 2018.
- Using technical adjustments, the government calculated the 2026 wage with an Independent Recovery Amount of 17.01 pesos and a 6.5% rise, raising the Northern Border Free Zone daily rate 5% to 440.87 pesos.
- Sending a bill to Congress, the government will trim the work week from 48 to 40 hours by 2030, starting in 2027 with annual 2-hour reductions, affecting 61 professions.
- Some analysts warn that raising wages near the median could fuel inflation despite Mexico's 0.3% third-quarter contraction and 2,193 hours worked in 2024.
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According to CNN en Español, Mexico is preparing for a significant change in the world of work. Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum wants the country to move beyond the 48-hour workweek—one of the longest in Latin America—and join the growing movement advocating for more rest and a better quality of life. Her proposal: to reduce it to 40 hours, gradually, between 2026 and 2030. If it passes, more than 13.4 million workers will benefit, according to the prop…
President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo announced an increase of 13 percent in the general minimum wage, and of 5 percent for the Northern Border Free Zone, which in 2026 will reach 9,000 582 and 13 thousand 409 pesos, respectively. As the Secretary of Labor and Social Security, Marath Bolaños, pointed out, with these increases there is already a 154 percent recovery in the purchasing power of the minimum wage compared to the amount in force before th…
UPDATE 3-Mexican government hikes minimum wage, pushes shorter work week
Starting in January, the minimum wage will rise 13% to 315.04 pesos ($17.27) per day, part of an agreement between labor, business and government leaders, Labor Minister Marath Bolanos said. The daily wage, however, will increase to about 440.87 pesos in parts of northern Mexico near the border with the United States, where wages are higher.
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