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The minimum wage per day guaranteed by law in Mexico was decreed to increase by approximately 13 percent between 2025 and 2026, reaching 315.04 Mexican pesos in 2026. The Northern Free Zone located near the northern border was the exception, where the minimum daily wage increased to 440.87 Mexican pesos.

Education and income disparity

The income distribution is entirely a new story than minimum wages, in fact, there are many factors that influence the level of salaries for Mexican workers. One of the main differences is by the number of schooling years, someone with more than 18 years of study earns on average double than employees with seven to nine years. Moreover, the area of study, while statistics and finance mean salaries, the highest wages by degree, are above 30,000 Mexican pesos per month, others such as performing arts and theology rank as the lowest paying degrees in Mexico.ÌýÌý

Poverty still among the main problems  

Despite one of the main reasons for minimum wage increases being moving people out from poverty conditions, poverty continues to be one of the main problems Mexican society faces. The number of people living under poverty conditions has decreased by 8.54 million inhabitants from 2014 to 2022, nonetheless, the figure is still higher than 46.5 million. The poverty rate varies among states, with Chiapas leading the ranking with 67.4 percent of the population under such conditions, while both Baja California and Baja California Sur recorded less than 14 percent.ÌýÌý