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Aguinaldo calculator for 2026
Work out the aguinaldo, Mexico's year-end bonus, that you owe your housekeeper, nanny, gardener or other household worker for 2026, and the date to pay it by. Every step is shown, with the law it comes from.
Answer the questions, and your result shows here with every step.
How we calculate it
- The daily salary is what you pay for the period divided by the days it covers, paid days off included: 7 for a week, 14 for two weeks, 15 for half a month and 30 for a month (LFT art. 89).
- A full year's aguinaldo is at least 15 days of that salary, or more if you agreed to more (LFT art. 87).
- For part of the year, it's in proportion to the days they worked, counting both the first and the last day (LFT art. 87).
- The law's last day to pay it is December 19, 2026 (LFT art. 87). When that falls on a weekend, we suggest the weekday before.
- If they stopped working for you on or before December 19, 2026, it's part of their final pay.
- We count the cash wage only, not food or lodging.
- We assume what you pay covers a full-time week. How aguinaldo works for part-time and day-rate workers, and whether food and lodging count, are open questions for our lawyer.