Work conditions in Mexico

The Active Population in Figures

Working Conditions

Legal Weekly Duration

48 hours per week (8 hours per day)

Retirement Age

65 years old

Working Contracts

Employment contracts can be for a specific job assignment or for a fixed period of time. Unless stated otherwise, contracts are for an indefinite period of time.

Labour Laws

Doing Business: Mexico, to obtain a summary of lab or regulations that apply to local enterprises

Cost of Labour

Minimum Wage

In 2022, the minimum wage was increased by 22%, reaching 172.87 pesos a day.

Average Wage

Annual average gross salary: USD 16,610 in 2021 (OECD)

Social Contributions

Social Security Contributions Paid By Employers: Employers contribute to the social security system (9.934% to 24.434%), the housing fund (5%), and the retirement fund (2%), for a total of about 16.934% to 31.434% of wages. However, these contributions are deducted from the salaries of employees.
Social Security Contributions Paid By Employees: Employees contributes up to 2.727% of their salary for social security system.

Social Partners

Employer Associations

CONCAMIN - Mexican Confederation of Chamber of Industries
SIEM - Mexican Business Information System
COPARMEX - Confederation of Employers of Mexico

Social Dialogue and Involvement of Social Partners

Mexican labour unions are organised by activity sectors and most are affiliated with the Confederation of Mexican Workers (CTM). They are relatively powerful and originally emerged as institutions of social resistance. As a result, in some cases, the unions resist economic structural reforms that may ultimately serve to benefit the economic development of the country.

Labour Unions

Confederation of Mexican Workers (CTM)

Unionisation Rate

13.5% of wage and salary earners in 2014 (OECD)

Labour Regulation Bodies

Ministry of Labour and Social Security
Confederation of Employers of the Mexican Republic