On December 1, 2021, the Board of Representatives of the National Minimum Wage Commission unanimously agreed that as of January 1, 2022, a 22% increase in the minimum wage will become effective, comprised of an "Independent Recovery Amount" that seeks to contribute to the recovery of the purchasing power of the minimum wage and an "Adjustment Factor" corresponding to the rounding of year-end inflation plus two percentage points:

Therefore, the minimum wage will be $260.34 pesos per day in the Northern Border Free Zone and $172.87 pesos per day in the rest of the country, such percentage increase will also be applied to the professional minimum wages listed by the National Minimum Wage Commission.

The decision was taken considering the drop in Gross Domestic Product and inflation caused by the suspension of activities derived from the COVID-19 pandemic and seeks to support Mexican workers, especially the most disadvantaged groups, and to help the recovery from the economic crisis we are going through.

It should be noted that the National Minimum Wage Commission clarified that the Independent Recovery Amount should not be considered as a reference for setting wages in collective bargaining.