Mexico Raises Minimum Wages for 2026: 13% & 5%
President Claudia Sheinbaum announced the increase, which will bring the daily wage from $278.80 to $315.04 pesos and from $419.88 to $440.87 in the northern border zone.
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Minimum Wage Dialogue Begins
While Mexico’s minimum wage has increased substantially in years, it has yet to reach the purchasing power it had in 1976.
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Unions Want 30% Minimum Wage Increase in 2026
The raise would finally bring the purchasing power of the minimum wage up to the level it had 50 years ago in 1976, as workers have experienced decades of neoliberalism and superexploitation by foreign capital.
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“Minimum wage will increase by 12% each year,” Promises Sheinbaum
“It’s a way to distribute wealth in the country and improve the living conditions of Mexicans,” President Claudia Sheinbaum emphasized during a working visit to Zacatecas.
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Mexico Implements ‘Historic’ 20% Minimum-Wage Hike
The announcement fulfills President López Obrador’s campaign promise to double the minimum wage rate in real terms.
