A payroll to which he had access Free press reveals the highest salaries in the Public Ministry (MP) reported in March 2026.
The document details the base salary, bonuses, seniority bonus, representation expenses and extraordinary bonus.
The data details salaries from Q25 thousand to Q53 thousand, although it should be noted that, with the other bonuses and benefits, the monthly amount received exceeds Q90 thousand or Q100 thousand in some cases.
One piece of information that stands out in the information is the Extraordinary Bonus for March, which, depending on the official’s position, ranges between Q28 thousand and Q60 thousand.
Some of the people who received that salary no longer work in the MP after the change of administration on May 17 just last year.
As of that date, the administration of the investigative entity is in charge of Attorney General Gabriel García Luna, who succeeded María Consuelo Porras in office.
In recent weeks, after the arrival of García Luna, several prosecutors have resigned from their positions and the dismissal of Rafael Curruchiche, who headed the Special Prosecutor’s Office against Impunity, was also known.
What were the highest salaries
Below, we share the list of the highest salaries in March 2026, according to the payroll.
María Consuelo Porras Argueta (attorney general): Q132,240.30
- Base Salary: Q53,144.15.
- Fixed bonuses and seniority: Q375.00 (Professional), Q250.00 (Bonus 3701), Q7,476.00 (MP Seniority).
- Representation expenses: Q10 thousand
- Extraordinary Bonus March: Q60,995.15.
Ángel Arnoldo Pineda Avila (general secretary): Q94,467.00
- Base Salary: Q37,786.50.
- Bonuses: Q375.00 (Professional), Q250.00 (Bonus 3701), Q4,947.00 (MP Seniority), Q8 thousand (Special Bonus).
- Extraordinary Bonus March: Q43,108.50.
Jonás Rodolfo Hernández Pérez, administrative head: Q80,827.00
- Base Salary: Q32,286.50.
- Bonuses: Q2,000.00 (Worker), Q375.00 (Professional), Q250.00 (Bonus 3701), Q4,127.00 (MP Seniority), Q5,000.00 (Special Bonus).
- Extraordinary Bonus March: Q36,788.50.
Claudia Lisette Arrecis Mena, private secretary and Strategic Affairs of the Public Ministry: Q79,321.00
- Base Salary: Q32,286.50.
- Bonuses: Q375.00 (Professional), Q250.00 (Bonus 3701), Q4,374.00 (MP Seniority), Q5,000.00 (Special Bonus).
- Extraordinary Bonus March: Q37,035.50.
Lucrecia Varinia Vásquez Abadía, Secretary of Women: Q79,321.00
- Base Salary: Q32,286.50.
- Bonuses: Q375.00 (Professional), Q250.00 (Bonus 3701), Q4,374.00 (MP Seniority), Q5,000.00 (Special Bonus).
- Extraordinary Bonus March: Q37,035.50.
Otto René Santizo Santizo, national coordinator of the Integrated Information System: Q75,236.00
- Base Salary: Q31,210.00.
- Bonuses: Q2,000.00 (Worker), Q375.00 (Professional), Q250.00 (Bonus 3701), Q4,908.00 (MP Seniority).
- Extraordinary Bonus March: Q36,493.00.
Eduardo Mejía Calito, Secretary of International Affairs and Cooperation: Q73,153.00
- Base Salary: Q32,286.50.
- Bonuses: Q375.00 (Professional), Q250.00 (Bonus 3701), Q1,290.00 (MP Seniority), Q5,000.00 (Special Bonus).
- Extraordinary Bonus March: Q33,951.50.
Juan Luis Pantaleón González: advisor to Consuelo Porras. Total gross income in March: Q59,384.00.
- Base Salary: Q25,710.00
- Monthly bonuses: Worker bonus: Q2,000.00, Professional Bonus: Q375.00, Bonus (3701): Q250.00
- MP Seniority Bonus: Q2,482.00
- Extraordinary Bonus March: Q28,567.00