Legal News: Increase in the Minimum Wage 2022

printable version | December 2021

On December 1, 2021, the Council of Representatives of the National Minimum Wage Commission (“CONASAMI”) approved a 22% increase to the current general minimum wage of $141.70 pesos and to the minimum wage in the Northern Border Free Zone of $213.39.

The new minimum wages were determined by a direct increase of 9%, plus the amount of $16.90 pesos for the Independent Recovery Amount (“MIR”) for the general minimum wage and $25.45 for the minimum wage in the Northern Border Free Zone.

As a result of the aforementioned modifications, the new general minimum wage as of January 1, 2022 will be $172.87 pesos and the minimum wage in the Northern Border Free Zone will be $260.34 pesos.

Professional minimum wages will also receive a 22% increase.

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