The government officially announced on Monday New common indicator Which will be used to calculate Initial salaries for workers who will retire as of December 2025.
Procedure that has been previously approved Ruling 29/2025 The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Social Security at the Ministry of Human Capital issued a mechanism for updating the monthly rewards received by workers in a dependent relationship who end their work activity as of November 30 or request to receive their retirement benefits as of December 1 of the current year.
this Quarterly update The combined index represents an essential element of the Argentine pension system, because it allows the initial retirement assets of those reaching their retirement to be determined more precisely. The mechanism was originally created by Article 4 of Law 27609which replaced Article 2 of Law 26417, and seeks Faithfully reflects salary development Which workers experience throughout their active working lives.
Retirement: How the new built-in indicator works
The combined index arises from combining two main indicators of the Argentine pension system.
- on the one hand, CONSIDERED RIPTEIt is the average taxable wage for stable workers, and it is an indicator prepared by the Ministry of Social Security and reflects the development of salaries registered in the country.
- On the other hand, The mobility index provided for in Subsection B of Section I of Article 5 of Law 27260 is incorporated. And its amendments. This combination allows the calculation of primary assets to take into account the development of real wages and other relevant economic factors.
The implementation of this system was regulated by Decree No. 104/2021, which stipulated that The Ministry of Social Security was required to prepare and publish the combined index on a quarterly basis. With the methodology followed in its preparation. In compliance with this regulation, the then Ministry of Social Security issued Resolution No. 3/2021 which adopted the specific methodology for preparing the index and determined its value for updating monthly wages.
The National Directorate of Social Security Policies, which relies on the Undersecretary of Social Security in the Secretariat of Labour, Employment and Social Security of the Ministry of Human Capital, was responsible for developing the combined index now in effect. The calculation was carried out strictly following the methodology set out in Annex I of Resolution 3/2021, thus ensuring the transparency and consistency of the process.
The importance of this indicator lies in its function within the retirement account. When a worker retires, his or her starting salary is not simply calculated by averaging the most recent paychecks earned, but rather the best years of their work history are taken into account, and updated using this built-in indicator. In this way, historical salaries are adjusted to reflect their true value in today’s terms, preventing inflation and other economic factors from distorting the calculation of retirement benefits.
The measure in place means that for workers who have ceased their activities as of November 30, 2025, or who are claiming retirement benefits as of December 1, 2025, their historical wages will be updated using this new quarterly indicator. This allows the pension system to preserve equity, ensuring that those who retire at different times receive similar treatment in terms of the purchasing power of their initial assets.
This ruling bears the signature of Alexandra Biasotti, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Social Security, and entered into force immediately upon its publication in the Official Gazette. The official document indicates that the indicator is detailed in Appendix IF-2025-119771134-APN-DNPSS#MCH, which is an integral part of the provision and has been prepared according to the methodology in place since 2021.
This periodic update of the combined index is part of the Retirement Mobility System that seeks to protect the purchasing power of future beneficiaries of the Argentine pension system. By combining various economic and salary indicators, the mechanism attempts to more fully capture the true development of workers’ income, and prevent temporary factors from disproportionately affecting the calculation of retirement benefits.
This measure was issued in exercise of the powers granted by Ministerial Law No. 22.520, in accordance with the text stipulated in Decree No. 438/1992 and its amendments and supplementary regulations, as well as the Second Appendix of Decree No. 50 dated 12/19/2019 and its amendments. In addition, it is based on the provisions of Article 6 of Decree 104/2021 and Appendix I of Resolution 3/2021 issued by the then Ministry of Social Security.
Through this publication, the government ensures the predictability and transparency of the pension system, allowing workers who are about to retire to know in advance what criteria will be used to calculate their initial assets. The quarterly update of the combined index therefore constitutes an essential tool for maintaining the fairness and sustainability of the Argentine social security system.
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