Mexico · Salaries
Typical salaries by role in Mexico — pay ranges, taxes, and cost-of-living context.
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Mexico expresses its statutory minimum wages as daily rates rather than monthly or hourly, which is the first thing to get right when reading a figure. There are two geographic rates: a general minimum and a higher one for the Northern Border Free Zone, so where you work changes the floor. Above both, occupation-specific professional minimum wages and collective terms can be higher. CONASAMI is the body that announces the rates, and official wage sources should be used rather than proprietary tables.
Mexico has statutory daily minimum wages. For 2026, CONASAMI announced MXN 315.04 per day for the general minimum wage zone and MXN 440.87 per day for the Northern Border Free Zone.
- The general 2026 daily minimum wage is MXN 315.04 from 1 January 2026.
- The Northern Border Free Zone 2026 daily minimum wage is MXN 440.87.
- Occupation-specific professional minimum wages and collective terms can be higher; use official wage sources rather than proprietary tables.
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Read the figure as a daily rate
Mexico has statutory daily minimum wages. Mistaking a daily figure for a monthly or hourly one distorts the comparison enormously, so establish the unit before anything else.
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Check which geographic zone applies
There is a general minimum and a higher rate for the Northern Border Free Zone. Which one applies depends on where the work is performed, so location is part of the answer.
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Check for a professional minimum
Occupation-specific professional minimum wages can be higher than the general or zone rate. If one covers your occupation, that is the figure that governs rather than the headline rate.
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Then check collective terms
Collective terms can also be higher than any statutory rate. Working up through general, zone, professional and collective gives you the floor that actually applies.
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Take the rates from CONASAMI
CONASAMI announces the minimum wages, so use official wage sources rather than proprietary tables. With four possible layers in play, an unofficial figure is easy to misattribute.
- Daily unit confirmed before any conversion
- Work location mapped to the correct zone
- Northern Border Free Zone status checked
- Professional minimum checked for your occupation
- Collective terms compared against statutory rates
- Highest applicable layer identified
- Rates sourced from CONASAMI
- CONASAMI — 2026 minimum wage increase
Official 2026 minimum wage announcement.
- CONASAMI
National minimum-wage commission.
Frequently asked questions
Is Mexico's minimum wage monthly or daily?
Daily. Mexico has statutory daily minimum wages, so mistaking a figure for a monthly or hourly one distorts any comparison enormously. Establish the unit before doing anything else with the number.
Why is the minimum wage higher near Mexico's northern border?
Because there are two geographic rates: a general minimum and a higher one for the Northern Border Free Zone. Which applies depends on where the work is performed, so location is genuinely part of the answer rather than a detail.
What is a professional minimum wage in Mexico?
An occupation-specific rate that can be higher than the general or zone minimum. If one covers your occupation it governs instead of the headline rate — and collective terms can be higher still, so work up through all four layers.
Government portals
- gob.mx — Government of Mexico — Single portal for federal agencies, procedures and official publications.
- SAT — Tax Administration Service — RFC tax registration, income tax and VAT filing, and CFDI electronic invoicing.
- National Migration Institute (INM) — Temporary and permanent residence cards, entry records and immigration procedures.
- Ministry of Economy — Company incorporation, foreign-investment registry and trade rules.