Wages in Manufacturing in Mexico increased to 4 USD/Hour in April from 3.90 USD/Hour in March of 2025. This dataset provides - Mexico Average Wages in Manufacturing Index - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Wages in Mexico increased to 621.89 MXN/Day in April from 619.29 MXN/Day in March of 2025. This dataset provides - Mexico Average Daily Wages - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The minimum wage per day guaranteed by law in Mexico was decreed to increase by approximately 12 percent between 2024 and 2025, reaching 278.8 Mexican pesos in 2025. The Northern Free Zone located near the northern border was the exception, where the minimum daily wage increased to 419.88 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.
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.

Graph and download economic data for Hourly Earnings: Earnings: Economic Activity: Manufacturing: Total Economy for Mexico (LCEAMN01MXM661S) from Jan 1980 to Mar 2025 about Mexico, compensation, earnings, hours, and manufacturing.

Graph and download economic data for Labor Compensation: Earnings: Manufacturing: Hourly for Mexico (MEXLCEAMN01GPSAQ) from Q2 1980 to Q1 2025 about Mexico, compensation, hours, and manufacturing.

This statistic depicts the average hourly wage in the manufacturing sector in Mexico compared to the U.S. from 2015 to 2017. As of June 2017, a manufacturing worker in Mexico earned approximately 2.3 U.S. dollars an hour, whereas the average salary in the U.S. stood at 20.8 U.S. dollars an hour.

Mexico Minimum Wage: Daily: Weighted Average of the 3 Geographic Area data was reported at 102.680 MXN in Mar 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 102.680 MXN for Feb 2019. Mexico Minimum Wage: Daily: Weighted Average of the 3 Geographic Area data is updated monthly, averaging 10.787 MXN from Jan 1964 (Median) to Mar 2019, with 663 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 102.680 MXN in Mar 2019 and a record low of 0.018 MXN in Dec 1965. Mexico Minimum Wage: Daily: Weighted Average of the 3 Geographic Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank of Mexico. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.G040: Minimum Wage and Wage Index.

During the third quarter of 2024, the average monthly wage of formal employees in Jalisco, Mexico was around 7,294 Mexican pesos, while those working in the shadow economy earned around1,700 pesos less.

As of December 2024, among the surveyed jobs in the automotive manufacturing industry in Mexico, the position of Manufacturing engineering manager presented an average salary of around 635,000 Mexican pesos a year. Meanwhile, that year, mechanical and project engineers earned on average around 560,000 pesos a year.

Mexico Real Average Compensation per Hour Index (RACHI): Wages: Mfg data was reported at 108.900 2008=100 in Feb 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 105.200 2008=100 for Jan 2019. Mexico Real Average Compensation per Hour Index (RACHI): Wages: Mfg data is updated monthly, averaging 98.150 2008=100 from Jan 2007 (Median) to Feb 2019, with 146 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 140.400 2008=100 in Dec 2018 and a record low of 92.700 2008=100 in Jan 2011. Mexico Real Average Compensation per Hour Index (RACHI): Wages: Mfg data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Geography. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.G058: Real Average Compensation Index: Wages: Manufacturing Industry: 2008=100.

Among the surveyed job positions in the Mexican service sector, the activities requiring more theoretical knowledge such as the position of graphic journalist and reporters in printed newspapers presented the highest wages in the list, with an average of 248.09 Mexican pesos a day in 2019. On the other hand, manual laborers such as maids and employees working in gondolas had the lowest wages, with an average of 104.64 Mexican pesos a day.

Labor cost index in Mexico, March, 2025 The most recent value is 159.61 index points as of March 2025, a decline compared to the previous value of 164.62 index points. Historically, the average for Mexico from January 2008 to March 2025 is 97.77 index points. The minimum of 58.09 index points was recorded in February 2008, while the maximum of 203.32 index points was reached in December 2024. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

Costa Rica is the country with the highest minimum monthly wage in Latin America. According to the minimum salary established by law as of January 2025, workers in the Central American country enjoy a basic monthly wage of over 726 U.S. dollars, an increase of 2.37 percent compared to the previous year. They also earn over 200 U.S. dollars more than the second place, Uruguay. On the other side of the spectrum is Venezuela, where employees are only guaranteed by law a minimum salary of 130 bolívares or little more than 2.50 dollars per month. Can Latin Americans survive on a minimum wage? Even if most countries in Latin America have instated laws to guarantee citizens a basic income, these minimum standards are often not enough to meet household needs. For instance, it was estimated that almost 25 million people in Mexico lacked basic housing services. Salary levels also vary greatly among Latin American economies. In 2020, the average net monthly salary in Mexico was barely higher than Chile's minimum wage in 2021. What can a minimum wage afford in Latin America? Latin American real wages have generally risen in the past decade. However, consumers in this region still struggle to afford non-basic goods, such as tech products. Recent estimates reveal that, in order to buy an iPhone, Brazilian residents would have to work at least two months to be able to pay for it. A gaming console, on the other hand, could easily cost a Latin American worker several minimum wages.

During the time shown, the average monthly wage in the Mexican state of Jalisco has experienced a general positive trend with the highest value recorded in the second quarter of 2023 with 6.260 Mexican pesos.

In June 2024, the highest standard minimum daily wage insured employees in Mexico was registered by the electrical industry and water supply sector with over a thousand Mexican pesos. Followed by the extractive industries with 1147.52 Mexican pesos for the average minimum wage. In contrast, the lowest sector counts with an average daily wage of 401.11 Mexican pesos for agriculture.

Among the surveyed manufacturing and industry job positions in Mexico, activities within the textile and clothing industry presented the lowest salaries. Sewing in garment factories or workshops presented an average wage of 101.8 Mexican pesos a day. On the other hand, the position of dredge operator was the one with the highest salaries of 128.45 Mexican pesos a day.

Mexico Real Avg Compensation per Hour Index (RACHI) Social Benefits: Mfg data was reported at 104.400 2008=100 in Feb 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 97.100 2008=100 for Jan 2019. Mexico Real Avg Compensation per Hour Index (RACHI) Social Benefits: Mfg data is updated monthly, averaging 97.900 2008=100 from Jan 2007 (Median) to Feb 2019, with 146 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 116.200 2008=100 in Dec 2007 and a record low of 91.200 2008=100 in Jul 2010. Mexico Real Avg Compensation per Hour Index (RACHI) Social Benefits: Mfg data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Geography. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.G060: Real Average Compensation Index: Benefits: ManufacturingIndustry: 2008=100.

最低工资：每日：3个地理区域的加权平均数在03-01-2019达102.680墨西哥比索，相较于02-01-2019的102.680墨西哥比索保持不变。最低工资：每日：3个地理区域的加权平均数数据按月更新，01-01-1964至03-01-2019期间平均值为10.787墨西哥比索，共663份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于03-01-2019，达102.680墨西哥比索，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-1965，为0.018墨西哥比索。CEIC提供的最低工资：每日：3个地理区域的加权平均数数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于Banco de México，数据归类于全球数据库的墨西哥 – 表 MX.G040：最低工资和工资指数。

This statistic depicts the average wage levels in the manufacturing sector in North America as of March 2018, by country. As of March 2018, a manufacturing worker in Mexico earned approximately 2.3 U.S. dollars an hour, whereas the average salary in Canada stood at 35.96 U.S. dollars an hour.

In 2018, manufacturing labor costs in China were estimated to be **** U.S. dollars per hour. This is compared to an estimated **** U.S. dollars per hour in Mexico, and **** U.S. dollars in Vietnam. Manufacturing jobs in the United States Many people in the United States believe manufacturing jobs to be the backbone of the U.S. economy, despite employment in the manufacturing sector decreasing since 1997, and the monthly change in manufacturing employment being highly variable. Although manufacturing added a value of about ** percent to the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018, employment in the United States has been moving away from manufacturing to other means of employment. A difference in earnings Part of this steering away from manufacturing could be due to a difference in labor costs. While hourly wages in Vietnam were less than * U.S. dollars in 2018, hourly wages in the U.S. manufacturing sector hovered around ** U.S. dollars in 2018. The labor costs in the U.S. could simply be too high for companies, who look to countries such as China, Mexico, and Vietnam for cheaper labor.