Latin America · Salary · 2026
Mexico salary levels, 2026
Monthly gross ranges for a role at a foreign-invested or multinational employer in the city named on the row.
Figures are monthly gross base pay in local currency, before bonus, allowances and employer social contributions. Statutory extras — a 13th month, THR, Aguinaldo, or Spain’s 14 payments — sit outside the monthly number unless the country note says otherwise.
Pay bands
Role × monthly gross
Low / typical / high. USD typical is a conversion used in this guide — not a live FX feed.
| Role | Low | Typical | High | USD typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Country general manager General management | MX$200,000 | MX$280,000 | MX$400,000 | $16,529 |
Country CFO / finance head Finance | MX$140,000 | MX$190,000 | MX$260,000 | $11,216 |
Finance manager / controller Finance | MX$85,000 | MX$115,000 | MX$155,000 | $6,789 |
Plant director Manufacturing | MX$130,000 | MX$170,000 | MX$240,000 | $10,035 |
Operations director Manufacturing | MX$140,000 | MX$185,000 | MX$255,000 | $10,921 |
EHS manager Manufacturing | MX$45,000 | MX$65,000 | MX$90,000 | $3,837 |
Supply chain head Manufacturing | MX$110,000 | MX$150,000 | MX$210,000 | $8,855 |
Regulatory / product-registration lead Regulatory | MX$45,000 | MX$65,000 | MX$95,000 | $3,837 |
Government relations lead Government relations | MX$70,000 | MX$100,000 | MX$150,000 | $5,903 |
Commercial director FMCG & commercial | MX$130,000 | MX$175,000 | MX$250,000 | $10,331 |
Sales head FMCG & commercial | MX$100,000 | MX$140,000 | MX$200,000 | $8,264 |
Trade marketing manager FMCG & commercial | MX$50,000 | MX$70,000 | MX$95,000 | $4,132 |
Shared-service / BPO team lead Volume and shared services | MX$40,000 | MX$55,000 | MX$75,000 | $3,247 |
Plant HR / admin manager Volume and shared services | MX$40,000 | MX$52,000 | MX$70,000 | $3,070 |
- Mexican monthly figures exclude Aguinaldo and PTU.
On top of base
Statutory burden
Employer social charges, 13th-month rules and wage floors sit on the hiring guide — not in the table above.
| General minimum wage 2026 | MXN 315.04 / day from 1 January 2026 |
| Northern Border Free Zone | MXN 440.87 / day |
| Aguinaldo | At least 15 days' salary by 20 December (Art. 87 LFT) |
| IMSS + INFONAVIT + retirement | Employer branches on integrated salary (SBC), plus 5% INFONAVIT and 2% retirement |
Full labour-law stack: hiring guide for Mexico.
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