Labor Cost
Tijuana´s hourly wage rate for direct labor ranges from U.S. $1.90 to $4.40 depending on the experience level (Fully burdened hourly rate). Source: Ruiz Morales
Labor costs versus its counterpart in the U.S., are one of the main cost saving benefit at a similar productivity levels compared to U.S. manufacturing locations.
Tijuana´s Weekly Gross Wages and Salaries
For Tijuana, the weekly gross salary for an unskilled operator is US $93.00 on average, for additional information please download PDF charts:
Tijuana’s labor culture fosters a pro-business and union dispute-free environment. One of the City’s strengths is its vast skilled workforce that today is close to 148,000 employees in manufacturing alone.
Tijuana’s total economically active population surpasses 900,000 persons. Accessibility to this large labor pool and the implementation of world class management practices providing training and organizational development has enabled companies to maintain low turnover costs.
In 2011 turnover rates were as low as 2.8% annual average among local manufacturing companies, as shown in the chart below:
