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DAILY MINIMUM WAGES 2006
(in Pesos)
published Dec.
26, 2005 in the DOF
The National Commission of Minimum Wages, a
subsection of the (STPS) Secretary Of Labor and Social
Welfare, acting under Article 570 of the Federal Labor Law
which states that “minimum wages will
be set each year and will take effect on the first day of
January of the following year,”
publishes every year in December, in the (DOF) Official Daily
of the Federation, the revised minimum wages by profession.
They became effective
January 1, 2006.
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For the procedure and more details on the
National Commission of Minimum Wages, see Articles 561, and
Chapter VIII, Procedure before the National Commission of
Minimum Wages, Articles 570-574 of the Federal Labor Law. (Ley
Federal del Trabajo)
For the purposes of
minimum wages, Mexico is divided into three geographic areas
(A, B, and C) which have distinct wages based on the analysis
and studies performed by the Commission. These three
geographical areas are as follows:
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GEOGRAPHIC AREA
“A”
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BAJA CALIFORNIA:
All the municipalities of the State
BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR:
All the municipalities of the State
Municipalities of the State of CHIHUAHUA:
Guadalupe
Praxedis G.
Juárez
Guerrero
FEDERAL DISTRICT (DF)
Municipality of the State of GUERRERO:
Acapulco de Juárez
Municipalities of the State of MEXICO:
Atizapán de Zaragoza
Cuautitlán Izcalli
Coacalco de Berriozábal
Ecatepec de Morelos
Naucalpan de Juárez
Cuautitlán
Tlalnepantla de Baz
Tultitlán
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Municipalities of
the State of SONORA:
Agua Prieta
Cananea
General Plutarco Elías Calles
Naco
Puerto Peñasco
Nogales
San Luis Río Colorado
Santa Cruz
Municipalities of the State of TAMAULIPAS:
Camargo
Miguel Alemán
Guerrero
Nuevo Laredo
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz
Reynosa
Río Bravo
Matamoros
San Fernando
Mier
Valle Hermoso
Municipalities of the State of VERACRUZ LLAVE:
Agua Dulce
Minatitlán
Coatzacoalcos
Moloacán
Cosoleacaque
Nanchital de Lázaro
Las Choapas
Cárdenas del Río
Ixhuatlán del Sureste
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GEOGRAPHIC AREA “B”
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Municipalities of
the State of JALISCO:
Guadalajara
Tlaquepaque
El Salto
Tonalá
Tlajomulco de Zúñiga
Zapopan
Municipalities of the State of NUEVO LEON:
Apodaca
Guadalupe
San Pedro
Monterrey
Garza García
San Nicolás
General e los Garza
Escobedo
Santa Catarina
Municipalities of the State of SONORA:
Altar
Imuris
Atil
Magdalena
Bácum
Navojoa
Benito Juárez
Opodepe
Benjamín Hill
Oquitoa
Caborca
Pitiquito
Cajeme
San Ignacio Río Muerto
Carbó
La Colorada
San Miguel de Horcasitas
Cucurpe
Empalme
Santa Ana
Etchojoa Sáric
Guaymas
Suaqui Grande
Hermosillo
Trincheras
Huatabampo
Tubutama
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Municipalities of
the State of TAMAULIPAS:
Aldama
González
Altamira
El Mante
Antiguo Morelos
Nuevo Morelos
Ocampo
Ciudad Madero
Tampico
Gómez Farías
Xicoténcatl
Municipalities of the State of VERACRUZ LLAVE:
Coatzintla
Túxpam
Poza Rica de Hidalgo
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GEOGRAPHIC AREA “C”
All the municipalities
of the States of:
AGUASCALIENTES
CAMPECHE
COAHUILA
COLIMA
CHIAPAS
DURANGO
GUANAJUATO
HIDALGO
MICHOACAN DE OCAMPO
MORELOS
NAYARIT
OAXACA
PUEBLA
QUERETARO DE ARTEAGA
QUINTANA ROO
SAN LUIS POTOSI
SINALOA
TABASCO
TLAXCALA
YUCATAN
ZACATECAS
Plus all the municipalities of the States not contained in
the areas “A” and “B” of:
CHIHUAHUA, GUERRERO, JALISCO, MEXICO, NUEVO LEON, SONORA,
TAMAULIPAS y VERACRUZ
The
new general minimum wages* (PESOS)
effective January 1, 2006: *These
are the legal minimum wages - it doesn't necessarily reflect
what people are actually earning.
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2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
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Geographical area “A” |
$48.67 |
$46.80 |
$ 45.24 |
$43.65 |
$ 42.15 |
40.35 |
37.95 |
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Geographical area “B” |
$47.16 |
$45.35 |
$ 43.73 |
$41.85 |
$ 40.10 |
35.85 |
37.90 |
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Geographical area “C” |
$45.81 |
$44.05 |
$ 42.11 |
$40.30 |
$ 38.30 |
35.10 |
32.70 |
The general minimum daily wages by profession
are listed in the following table.
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