Minimum Wage
Hope I'm not breaking any rules here; This is a quote from a poster on Zihuatanejo.net "As of today, the minimum wage rate for Zone A is MXP $70.10, for B MXP $66.45. At the current exchange rate, ...
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The Mexican Government establishes the minimum wage, they had established 3 zones, A, B and C in January 2014 the Zona A was 67.29 pesos and Zona B was 63.77, the Zona C has been dropped completely.
In January 2015 the Zona A is 70.10 and the Zona B is 63.77.
The Zona A is for areas that have a higher price for goods, Tijuana, all of Baja, Ciudad Juarez, Reynosa, Matamoros, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Acapulco, Mexico City and surrounding comunities, Publa, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Merida and Cancun.
Zona B is for the rest of the country, I obtained this from the official government publication, Comisión Nacional del Salario Minimo, Gobierno de México.
The following information comes from my niece, she has been in the Hotel and Restaurant business for more than a decade in México, the tips that the waiters receive are pooled and divided among the waiters and the bus boys, some hotels and restaurants lower the minimum wage of the waiters by half, and expect the tips to make up the other half.
Some hotels and restaurants that get paid with a credit card and the tip is included in the card payment, do not give the tip to the employee, be it the waiter, barkeeper or chamber maid, they pocket the tip.
It is better to hand the server, barkeeper or room service the tip in person, that way they know you and give you better service.
Some of the persons that you see on the street that (look after your vehicle) live of the money that the patrons hand them, they are not paid by anyone other than the gratuities that the folks give them.
Some of the women with small children (native) are actually persons that have come down from the villages, because they are starving, most do not speak Spanish, others are savvy beggars, you need to learn how to distinguish them, it takes time and practice.
Tips in Mexico are between 10% and 15%, I have always given 20% in person in cash and have had excellent service in México, the United States and all of Europe, some countries in Europe include a 20% gratuity in the bill, if I get one of those I do not tip since it is in the bill, I do let the server know if I liked or disliked the service.
Converting the minimum wage to U.S. dollars
70.10 Pesos = $4.97 Dollars
66.45 Pesos = $4.71 Dollars
This is at a conversion rate of 14.10 pesos to one Dollar.
navegator
In January 2015 the Zona A is 70.10 and the Zona B is 63.77.
The Zona A is for areas that have a higher price for goods, Tijuana, all of Baja, Ciudad Juarez, Reynosa, Matamoros, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Acapulco, Mexico City and surrounding comunities, Publa, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Merida and Cancun.
Zona B is for the rest of the country, I obtained this from the official government publication, Comisión Nacional del Salario Minimo, Gobierno de México.
The following information comes from my niece, she has been in the Hotel and Restaurant business for more than a decade in México, the tips that the waiters receive are pooled and divided among the waiters and the bus boys, some hotels and restaurants lower the minimum wage of the waiters by half, and expect the tips to make up the other half.
Some hotels and restaurants that get paid with a credit card and the tip is included in the card payment, do not give the tip to the employee, be it the waiter, barkeeper or chamber maid, they pocket the tip.
It is better to hand the server, barkeeper or room service the tip in person, that way they know you and give you better service.
Some of the persons that you see on the street that (look after your vehicle) live of the money that the patrons hand them, they are not paid by anyone other than the gratuities that the folks give them.
Some of the women with small children (native) are actually persons that have come down from the villages, because they are starving, most do not speak Spanish, others are savvy beggars, you need to learn how to distinguish them, it takes time and practice.
Tips in Mexico are between 10% and 15%, I have always given 20% in person in cash and have had excellent service in México, the United States and all of Europe, some countries in Europe include a 20% gratuity in the bill, if I get one of those I do not tip since it is in the bill, I do let the server know if I liked or disliked the service.
Converting the minimum wage to U.S. dollars
70.10 Pesos = $4.97 Dollars
66.45 Pesos = $4.71 Dollars
This is at a conversion rate of 14.10 pesos to one Dollar.
navegator
