Mexico General minimum wage (daily)
Mexico General minimum wage (daily) is 315.04 MXN/day, in force since 1 Jan 2026. It was 278.8 MXN/day before that. Last checked against the official source on 15 Jul 2026.
Salario mínimo general diario set by the Comisión Nacional de los Salarios Mínimos (CONASAMI), plus the separate Zona Libre de la Frontera Norte (ZLFN) daily rate. Usually effective 1 January.
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| Current value | 315.04 MXN/day |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-01-01 |
| Official source | CONASAMI — Incremento a los Salarios Mínimos para 2026 (Gobierno de México) |
| Last verified | 2026-07-15 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
Two statutory minimum-wage zones. General zone (Zona de Salarios Mínimos Generales): $315.04/day (up 12% from $278.80, via a 6.5% increase plus a Monto Independiente de Recuperación/MIR of $17.01). Zona Libre de la Frontera Norte (ZLFN): $440.87/day (up 5% from $419.88). Both effective 1 Jan 2026, formalized by the CONASAMI Consejo de Representantes resolution published in the Diario Oficial de la Federación on 9 December 2025. These are general (unskilled) minimums; CONASAMI also sets higher salarios mínimos profesionales for specific occupations. Next review expected effective 1 Jan 2027.
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | 278.8 | CONASAMI — Salarios Mínimos 2025 (general zone $278.80/day… |
Get it programmatically
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