While at the national level, the women workers from Mexico suffered an increase in the salary gapthe state of Baja California had an improvement in this indicator, reports the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness.
In announcing the results of the State Competitiveness Index 2022the IMCO highlights that at the national level, the labor income gap between men and women was 15 percent.
"That is, while a man receives 100 pesos for his work, a woman receives 85. In less competitive states, such as Tlaxcala and Oaxaca, the gap is greater, 21 percent and 24 percent, respectively," he explains..
It is worth noting that the salary gap in the ICE 2021 was 12.57 percent at the national level, which means a setback in this indicator this year.
How are we doing in the Sea of Cortez region?
Of the five states that make up the Sea of Cortez region, Baja California was the only one that made progress in reducing the wage gap between men and women.
While the ICE 2021 showed a wage gap of 14 percent, in this year's IMCO study it decreased to 11.2 percent, ranking eighth nationally.
Baja California Sur the wage gap increased from 16 to 17.9 percent from one year to the next. Nayarit also opened up from 13 to 16.5 percent, while in Sonora increased from 13 to 16.4 percent.
Sinaloa was the state in the region that regressed the most, going from 11 percent to 20.5 percent in the wage gap between men and women. The state of the 11 rivers ranked 30th in this indicator at the national level, with a very low level of competitiveness.
Average salaries increase
The IMCO report highlights that the five entities in the Sea of Cortez region had an increase in the average monthly income of their workers.
Baja California Sur stands out with the first place nationally in this indicator with an average monthly income of 13,141 pesos. In the ICE 2021, it also ranked highest, but with a monthly average of 10,331 pesos, i.e., the increase was 27 percent.
In Baja California, the average monthly income rose from 9,148 to 10,591 pesos, placing the state in third place nationally.
Nayarit went from 8,015 to 8,406 pesos; in Sonora the average income rose from 8,266 to 8,845 pesos; while in Sinaloa it went from 7,932 in 2021 to 8,845 pesos.
The five states in the region rank among the top 15 nationally in average monthly income of workers, with Baja California Sur, Baja California, Sinaloa and Sonora even among the top 10.
Wage gap
- Baja California 11.2%
- Nayarit 16.2 %
- Sonora 16.4 %
- Baja California Sur 17.9 %
- Sinaloa 20.5 %
Average monthly income of workers
- Baja California Sur $13,141
- Baja California $10,591
- Sinaloa $8,845
- Sonora $8,836
- Nayarit $8,406
Source: IMCO
