IMSS Announces Family Doctor Salaries Following 8% Hike Amid Protests

On October 23, coinciding with Doctor's Day, the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) released a detailed breakdown of earnings and benefits for first-level family doctors. The figures reflect an 8% salary increase that took effect on October 16, calculated for an eight-hour workday, five days a week, with one year of seniority.

The wage adjustment is split equally between a 4% increase to the tabular salary and a 4% rise in housing rent assistance. According to the institute, the rent allowance is tax-exempt, while remaining income and benefits are presented as net amounts after applicable tax deductions.

Following the adjustment, a first-level IMSS family doctor receives a net monthly take-home pay of 39,120 Mexican pesos, up from the previous 36,896 pesos. This represents an absolute monthly increase of 2,224 pesos for professionals meeting the specified conditions, though earnings scale upward with years of service.

While the monthly paycheck reflects standard net earnings, it excludes annual distributions such as the Christmas bonus, savings funds, cultural assistance, and vacation premiums. When factoring in these annual benefits and dividing them across the year, the equivalent monthly income reaches 53,396 pesos, compared to 50,332 pesos prior to the adjustment.

Annual benefits alone total 171,311 pesos under the new scale, an increase from the previous 161,230 pesos. The Christmas bonus accounts for the largest portion, providing 90 days of pay equivalent to 101,826 pesos, while the savings fund, cultural assistance, and vacation premium account for the remaining disbursements.

The release of these financial details comes as IMSS personnel stage ongoing protests to reject the proposed 2026 salary increase. Dissident workers argue that their grievances extend beyond compensation, demanding the regularization of job positions left pending since the pandemic, improved medicine supplies, and leadership changes within the National Union of Social Security Workers.

Concurrently, federal administration officials announced plans to accelerate the hiring of medical professionals across public health institutions. The government also introduced an advisory council aimed at modernizing the procurement and distribution of medical supplies throughout the national healthcare sector.