Wages and payroll tax

The minimum wage

General zone, pesos a day, 2016 to 2026, nominal; the northern border zone is shown as a tile

315.04 pesos a day in 2026 outside the border zone.

Average insured daily wage by state

Pesos a day, July 2026, nominal; private formal jobs; capped at the IMSS ceiling, not take-home pay

The dashed line is the national 673.9 pesos, which covers all insured workers, a wider base than the state bars (private formal jobs), so read it as a guide, not a like-for-like line. A state with much informal work has fewer people inside its average.

The Texas-Facing NorthThe Pacific BorderThe Bajío and Center-NorthThe CenterThe WestThe Gulf and the IsthmusThe PeninsulaThe Deep South

State payroll tax, 2026

Percent of the payroll, set by each state, on top of wages and social security

From 2.5% to 4.25%.