What is the salary category for January?

Domestic workers will receive the latest pay increase agreed by the National Commission for Domestic Work in January

12/14/2025 – 06:34

Registered domestic workers will receive the latest salary increase agreed by the National Commission for Labor in Private Homes (CNTCP) in January 2026, equal to the amount accrued for December 2025. Each category receives a Increase of 1.3% compared to the previous month, in addition to the free bonus.

In the December billing, the basis of the category, the bonus based on the weekly hours worked in December and the additional and overtime hours corresponding to the employee must then be taken into account in order to bill the first salary for 2026..

Domestic worker salary table for January 2026

According to the Private House Auxiliary Staff Union (UPACP) Below is the salary schedule for domestic workers corresponding to the month of December 2025, which will be paid in the first month of 2026:

Supervision

• With withdrawal: $3,783.33 per hour and $471,961.09 per month
• Without payout: $4,143.70 per hour and $525,711.97 per month

employees for specific tasks

• With withdrawal: $3,581.79 per hour and $438,478.51 per month
• No retreat: $3,926.82 per hour and $488,101.03 per month

Homemade

Always unpaid: $3,383.53 per hour and $427,806.54 per month

Help and care for people

• With revocation: $3,383.53 per hour and $427,806.54 per month
• Without payout: $3,783.33 per hour and $4,76,745.56 per month

Employees for general tasks

• With withdrawal: $3,135.98 per hour and $384,722.14 per month
• Without payout: $3,383.53 per hour and $427,806.54 per month

These figures are the basic salary floor for domestic workers Increase of 1.3% already applied. In the event that an employee performs in more than one of these categories, it is appropriate to place her in the highest paid category.

At the same time, domestic workers receive an hourly wage for up to 24 hours per week, otherwise a monthly wage must be paid. And all hours worked outside of the regular workday must be paid as overtime.

In any case, the employment relationship of domestic workers must be registered with the tax authorities (ARCA) and the social security authorities (Anses). The values ​​described in this article will only apply as the basic legal minimum for formalized employees from January 2026 and the best employers usually pay above these values ​​and cover the travel costs.

Bonus in January 2026 for domestic employees

On the occasion of the increase in the salary of the domestic worker for the last two months of 2025, the CNTCP also extended the Validity of the bonus or the additional non-refundable amount that workers had started earning money the previous year to increase their purchasing power in the face of rising inflation.

The bonus does not depend on the category, but is the same for everyone and is defined by the number of regularly worked hours per weekaccording to the following scheme:

• From midnight to 12 p.m. weekly: 6,000 pesos per month
• From 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. weekly: 9,000 pesos per month
• More than 16 hours. weekly: 14,000 pesos per month

This bonus is not paid in nature and is therefore not taken into account when calculating bonuses, vacations and other benefits.

Additions 2026

In 2026, the additional fees charged by domestic workers remain the same as in previous years, this part has not changed.

The additional features of the activity are the following:

• Additionally for seniority: the equivalent of 1% for each year of service of the employee in her employment relationship with the same employer on the monthly salaries in force at the time of liquidation. The length of service for the purposes of this supplement is calculated from September 1, 2020.
• Surcharge for unfavorable location: For employees performing duties in the provinces of La Pampa, Rio Negro, Chubut, Neuquén, Santa Cruz, Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and the South Atlantic Islands or the Patagones District of Buenos Aires Province, an additional adverse area fee of 30% will be charged on top of the minimum salaries established for each category.

In addition, there is overtime, i.e. the overtime that the employee does outside of his normal working day:

• 50% surcharge for working hours from Monday to Friday and until 1 p.m. on Saturday.
• 100% surcharge ((Double shift) if overtime is worked on Saturdays after 1 p.m., Sundays and public holidays.

Therefore, in order to pay the first salary that domestic workers will receive in 2026, the employer must calculate the basic salary of their category – based, if applicable, on the hours worked in December – plus the relevant bonus, overtime payable and additional overtime. With all of this information, you must create the wage voucher and pay the employee.