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Mexico Boosts Minimum Wage 13% to Combat Poverty

12/3/2025

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Mexico will raise the minimum wage 13% to 315.04 pesos per day from January 2026, with northern regions around 440.87 pesos, a move supported by President Claudia Sheinbaum.
The plan aims to reduce poverty and follows a 154% salary rise since 2018.
The government plans a 2030 bill to cut the work week from 48 to 40 hours.

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Mexico will raise the minimum wage 13% to 315.04 pesos per day from January 2026, with northern regions around 440.87 pesos, a move supported by President Claudia Sheinbaum.
The plan aims to reduce poverty and follows a 154% salary rise since 2018.
The government plans a 2030 bill to cut the work week from 48 to 40 hours.