IMSS Chief Zoé Robledo Earns More Than Sheinbaum in 2027 Budget Plan
IMSS director Zoé Robledo's post pays more than President Sheinbaum, per the 2027 budget plan. See which federal staff out-earn her and the pension cap.
The head of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), Zoé Robledo, holds a post that pays more than President Claudia Sheinbaum, according to the federal budget proposal for 2027 and an analysis by the Chamber of Deputies’ public finance research center, El Financiero reported.
The gap is small, and diplomats, police, teachers and military personnel in some pay grades also take home more than the president each month. The research center says none of these cases break the constitutional cap on federal pay.
How much the IMSS director and the president earn
Annex 23 of the 2027 Federal Expenditure Budget (PEF) proposal states that no official in the federal public administration earns more than the president. When the Centro de Estudios de Finanzas Públicas “Ifigenia Martínez” (the Chamber of Deputies’ public finance research center) reviewed the institutions under direct budget control, it found one exception: the IMSS director general.
That post carries gross annual pay of 2 million 914 thousand 768 pesos, the budget documents show. That is 33 thousand 754 pesos more than the president. Annex 23.1.3 sets the president’s annual pay at 2 million 881 thousand 14 pesos, with net monthly pay of 134 thousand 290 pesos.
Which federal workers out-earn Sheinbaum each month
The center looked at the 2026 federal pay scales for ministries, decentralized agencies and state-owned entities. It found that some staff in four groups receive net monthly pay above the president’s:
- Mexican Foreign Service (diplomats): 0.8 percent more
- Public security: 15.4 percent more
- Education: 23.9 percent more
- Armed forces: 29.2 percent more
The center argued that these differences stay within the law. The Constitution says pay for these categories may not exceed the president’s by more than 50 percent, and every gap on the list is below that line.
What it means for federal pay and pensions
Mexico’s Constitution, in Article 127, ties public salaries to what the president earns. This year’s reforms to that article also cap pensions and retirement payments. Based on the president’s net monthly pay, the research center puts that cap at 67 thousand 120 pesos a month.
For residents, the figures show how the austerity rules set by the president’s own pay work in practice. The salary of one official sets the ceiling for pensions across the public sector, and agencies such as IMSS, which runs health care and social security for private-sector workers, report pay at or near that line.
A bigger payroll in the 2027 budget
The 2027 spending plan sets aside 1 trillion 444 billion pesos for personal services, the budget chapter that covers public payroll. That is 6.4 percent more than in 2026, an increase of 87 billion 500 million pesos, according to the research center.
Of that amount, 93.4 percent goes to pay for temporary staff, social security and other social and economic benefits. Under the breakdown of Chapter 1000 of the budget, the executive branch proposes more money for National Defense, Public Education, the National Electoral Institute (INE) and IMSS.
What happens next
The analysis is part of the report that the Chamber of Deputies’ Budget and Public Accounts Committee sent to lawmakers, who still have to debate and vote on the 2027 budget.
Source: telegra.ph
