In recent years, the wage bill in Mexico has shown significant growth, with an increase of 41.9 percent since 2005. This is a marked improvement from the previous 13 years, where workers’ salaries only increased by 3.4 percent. The National Council of Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Coneval) reports that the sum of labor remunerations in Mexico has increased by 37.2 percent over the past five years alone.
However, not all states have experienced this growth equally. While most states have seen an increase in their wage bill, there are some exceptions. For example, Morelos has experienced a decline of 3.5 percent in the sum of labor remunerations over nearly 20 years. Despite a rebound of 37.4 percent in the last five years, this decline has not been fully offset, leaving many workers in the state struggling to make ends meet.
In fact, Morelos was once the top entity with declining wages, but it is now followed closely by Tamaulipas and Veracruz. However, these disparities highlight the various economic situations across different states in Mexico. Some regions have experienced significant growth in their wage bill over the past five years, including Nuevo León and Tabasco. Other states like Guanajuato and Sonora have seen little progress in their wage bill during this time period.