This page's default: monthly salary MXN 9,000 and 1 holiday worked → daily MXN 300 → rest MXN 300 + service MXN 600 = MXN 900 total.
If your monthly salary already includes the rest day, the extra is only double pay: MXN 600.
If you work a mandatory rest day in Mexico (article 74 of the Federal Labor Law), you are owed two payments: the already-paid rest day (1×) plus double pay for the service performed (2×). In total, triple your daily wage, as PROFEDET explains. The daily wage is the monthly salary divided by 30.
Mandatory rest days 2026 (article 74)
Applies: from 2026-01-01 to 2026-12-31.
| Holiday | 2026 date | Weekday |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | January 1 | Thursday |
| Constitution Day (February 5) | Monday, February 2 | Monday |
| Benito Juárez Day (March 21) | Monday, March 16 | Monday |
| Labor Day | May 1 | Friday |
| Independence Day | September 16 | Wednesday |
| Revolution Day (November 20) | Monday, November 16 | Monday |
| Presidential transition (October 1) | Every 6 years: 2024, next 2030 | Not applicable in 2026 |
| Christmas | December 25 | Friday |
| Election day | As set by electoral law | Per official call |
At most 9 per year. State or contract holidays are paid as each case provides: this calculator covers only the federal article-74 days.
How the payment is calculated
daily wage = monthly salary ÷ 30
rest pay = daily wage × holidays worked
service pay = daily wage × 2 × holidays worked
day total = rest pay + service pay (= 3×)
Worked example: MXN 9,000 and 1 day
- Daily wage: MXN 9,000 ÷ 30 = MXN 300.
- Paid rest: MXN 300 × 1 = MXN 300.
- Service performed: MXN 300 × 2 × 1 = MXN 600.
- Total: MXN 300 + MXN 600 = MXN 900 (triple the daily wage).
Example: MXN 12,000 and 3 days
- Daily: MXN 12,000 ÷ 30 = MXN 400.
- Rest: MXN 400 × 3 = MXN 1,200.
- Service: MXN 400 × 2 × 3 = MXN 2,400.
- Total: MXN 1,200 + MXN 2,400 = MXN 3,600.
Table: what you are owed by salary (1 holiday)
| Monthly salary | Daily wage (÷ 30) | Holiday day total (3×) | Extra if the month already includes the rest day (2×) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MXN 7,500 | MXN 250.00 | MXN 750.00 | MXN 500.00 |
| MXN 9,000 | MXN 300.00 | MXN 900.00 | MXN 600.00 |
| MXN 12,000 | MXN 400.00 | MXN 1,200.00 | MXN 800.00 |
| MXN 15,000 | MXN 500.00 | MXN 1,500.00 | MXN 1,000.00 |
| MXN 20,000 | MXN 666.67 | MXN 2,000.00 | MXN 1,333.33 |
| MXN 30,000 | MXN 1,000.00 | MXN 3,000.00 | MXN 2,000.00 |
Holiday vs Sunday premium vs overtime: do not mix them up
| Concept | Legal basis | Payment | Calculator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday worked | LFT arts. 74–75 | Triple: rest (1×) + double service (2×) | This page |
| Sunday premium | LFT art. 71 | 25% extra on the daily wage for working an ordinary Sunday | Sunday premium |
| Overtime hours | LFT arts. 66, 68 | Double the first 9 hrs/week, triple beyond | Mexico overtime |
| Weekly rest day worked | LFT art. 73 | Double for the service plus the paid rest day | This page's sister concept (weekly rest) |
What to check on your pay stub before signing
- The ÷ 30 divisor: the daily wage is the monthly salary over 30 (art. 89), not over the days actually worked that month.
- The extra line: if your month already paid the rest day, the stub must show double pay (2×) as a separate line.
- Holiday + Sunday: if the holiday falls on your Sunday rest day and you work it, the holiday pays triple and the Sunday premium of 25% may also apply: distinct concepts that stack.
- Holiday + overtime: hours beyond your shift on a holiday are paid under arts. 66 and 68, on top of the day's triple.
- Tax and IMSS: holiday pay joins your salary for withholdings. This calculator shows gross amounts: it does not deduct income tax or IMSS.
Related calculators
- Mexico overtime
- Sunday premium
- Mexico Christmas bonus
- Mexico vacation pay
- Mexico minimum wage
- Mexico UMA
Frequently asked questions
Triple in total: paid rest (1×) + double pay for the service (2×), under LFT article 75 and PROFEDET. With MXN 9,000 monthly and 1 day: MXN 900.
Then only the extra is owed: double pay (2×). With MXN 9,000 and 1 day that is MXN 600. The calculator shows that line separately.
January 1; Monday February 2; Monday March 16; May 1; September 16; Monday November 16; December 25; plus October 1 every 6 years (not in 2026) and the election day set by electoral law.
No. October 1 applies every six years with a presidential transition (2024, next 2030). In 2026 it is not a federal mandatory holiday.
No. Only the federal article-74 mandatory rest days. State or collectively-bargained holidays are paid as each case provides.
Not necessarily: they are distinct concepts. A worked holiday pays triple, and a Sunday worked as an ordinary shift earns its 25% premium (art. 71). Check your stub line by line.
Official sources
- Federal Labor Law, arts. 74–75 (Chamber of Deputies)
- PROFEDET: mandatory rest days
- Federal Labor Law, art. 89 (daily wage: monthly ÷ 30)
Educational estimate under LFT arts. 74, 75, and 89. Excludes income tax, IMSS, and overtime. For a formal claim contact PROFEDET or a labor attorney.