National Council for Employment and Productivity Vital and mobile minimum wages A new modernization measure for the minimum wage was established across the country through Resolution 9/2025, published on Wednesday in the Official Gazette. The measure sets monthly increases from November 2025 to August 2026, after failing to reach an agreement between the union and employer sectors at the organization’s last general meeting.
The Council session was held virtually on November 26, and during the discussion of the item related to updating the minimum wage and unemployment benefits, the parties presented their proposals. Due to the incompatibility, the mechanism provided for in the current regulations was applied, which enables the government to determine New minimum salary by decree. This methodology has been maintained since December 2023.
And the decision signed by the Alternate President of the Council, Claudia Silvana Testathe minimum wage for monthly workers who work full legal hours is $328,400 as of November 1, 2025, replacing the $322,200 set since August. For day workers, the hour is set at $1,642, up from $1,610 previously.
Update the monthly minimum wage
The regulations also specified continuity Monthly increases In the following terms:
- In December 2025, $334,800.
- In January 2026, $341,000.
- In February, $346,800.
- In March, $352,400.
- In April, $357,800.
- In May, $363,000.
- In June, $367,800.
- In July, $372,400.
- In August, $376,600.
This will be accompanied by hourly values for daily workers Gradual updatereaching $1,883 in August 2026. The specified increases apply to workers included in the labor contract system (Law No. 20744), the agricultural labor system, the national public administration and state employers’ organizations, with the exceptions provided for in Articles 92 III and 198 of the Labor Code. These articles deal with the part-time working system and the conditions for young employees who receive the minimum wage in proportion to the working day.
Unemployment benefit
The decision was approved Standards in effect since September 2023 To determine unemployment benefits. The amount will continue to be calculated based on 75% of the best regular monthly wage earned by the worker during the six months prior to termination of the contract. In addition, the already established minimum and ceiling are maintained: the benefit may not fall below 50% of the current minimum wage or exceed 100%.
The minimum wage modernization system is also related to r-Data issued by trade union and social organizations. The Union of People’s Economic Workers (UTEP), the CTA trade union, Territories in Struggle and the Neighborhood Front, among other groups, demanded that the vital and mobile minimum wages be equal to the value of the Gross Basic Basket (CBT). According to the latest measurements, the value of cash transfers is $1,276,649 for a typical family, while the value of the basic food basket, which determines the threshold of need, is $572,488. An increase that would equate to the minimum wage with cash transfers would imply a discrepancy approaching 180%.
Evolution of the minimum wage in real terms
The Interdisciplinary Institute of Political Economy (UBA-CONICET) has published estimates on The real development of the minimum wage. In October, a decline of 2.3% was recorded in real terms, adding to the declines in September (2.0%), August (0.5%) and July (0.5%). In June, a positive variance of 0.1% was observed.
The Institute’s reports indicate that the actual reduction process of Minimum wage It has intensified since December 2023, when a 15% contraction occurred as a result of the acceleration of the price index. A further decline of 17% was recorded in January 2024. From that point on, some months achieved higher nominal increases than the CPI, but without reversing the overall trend.
Between November 2023 and October 2024, Real minimum wage Accumulated a decrease of 35%. In the same period, the cumulative decrease corresponding to the year 2024 amounted to 7.7%. The reported differences contrast between nominal salary development and monthly inflation, a key element for determining purchasing power.
Impact of the new salary scale
Update created by Resolution 9/2025 It represents the continuity of the monthly review system in place since the beginning of the current administration at the Salary Board. The new schedule sets a projected path until August 2026 and will be a reference for joint negotiations, benefit definitions and economic criteria linked to official income.
The minimum wage satisfies the functions of work, pensions and social welfare. Its diversity affects workers with income outside collective agreementsIn programs and allocations that use this measure as a reference and in setting limits and thresholds associated with public policies. The decision includes instructions to notify the judicial authorities and organizations reached to make the corresponding amendment.
This measure is integrated in a context in which the development of purchasing power is monitored by various study centers and labor organizations. Discussions in Salary Board It reflected differences between the sectors represented regarding the levels of modernization required to maintain or restore the true value of the minimum income. The lack of agreement in the last session led to the government implementing the mechanism stipulated in the unilateral definition.
The new scheme will be supplemented by upcoming technical reports that analyze it Evolution of the consumer price indexBase basket and average salary. These elements are often incorporated into board discussions to determine future revisions and salary policy standards. Applying the schedule until August 2026 will allow for a stable series of increases, although its impact in real terms will depend on inflationary variance.