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Average Academic Assistant Salary in Mexico for 2026

An academic assistant in Mexico earns about 294,700 MXN a year. That's 26% below the national average of 398,300 MXN.

Pay ranges widely from country to country and from role to role. The lowest reported salaries in Mexico sit around 146,200 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 460,500 MXN. Everything on this page is in Mexican peso (MXN, symbol $), which lets you compare numbers like-for-like without worrying about exchange rates.

The numbers here are pulled together from official government wage data, large independent salary surveys, and aggregated worker-reported pay. Most reported salaries include the benefits that are common in Mexico, such as housing or transport allowances, which is worth keeping in mind if you're comparing against a country where those are usually paid on top.

How much does an academic assistant make in Mexico?

Average salary
294,700 MXN
24,558 MXN per month
Lowest reported
146,200 MXN
12,183 MXN per month
Highest reported
460,500 MXN
38,375 MXN per month

A typical academic assistant working in Mexico brings home around 24,558 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 146,200 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 460,500 MXN for the most experienced and specialised people in the role.

The wide gap between low end and top end reflects how much pay can vary inside the same job title. A junior academic assistant working at a small local employer earns very different money from a senior at a multinational. Skills, employer, city and years in the seat all push the number around.

How academic assistant pay ranges in Mexico

A good way to think about salary in Mexico is to look at the distribution rather than the headline average. Half of all academic assistants in Mexico earn less than 301,300 MXN a year, and the other half earn more. That middle number is the median, and it is usually more useful than the average for answering "is my pay normal here".

Looking at the quartiles fills in the picture. A quarter of earners take home less than 200,000 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 389,200 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of academic assistants sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 146,200 MXN. The highest stretch to 460,500 MXN, though only a small fraction of earners ever reach that level. If you are deciding whether your own offer or current pay is reasonable, work out which of those four bands you would fall into and use that as your reference point.

146,200
Low
301,300
Median
460,500
High
200,000
25th
389,200
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Academic assistant pay by experience in Mexico

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for an academic assistant in Mexico, ahead of education and almost any other single factor. The longer you have been in the role, the more your employer can trust you to handle complexity, mentor others and act independently, all of which command higher pay. The chart below shows how the typical academic assistant salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    172,200 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +27% from previous
    218,900 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +40% from previous
    305,600 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +23% from previous
    377,200 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +8% from previous
    406,300 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +6% from previous
    430,000 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 40%. That is the point at which a academic assistant typically goes from "competent in the role" to "the person other people in the team learn from", and the market pays well for that step.

Academic assistant pay by education in Mexico

Education lifts pay across almost every role, but the size of the lift varies enormously. The biggest premiums show up in licensed professions like medicine, law and accounting, where extra years of formal study open up seniority that isn't available without the qualification. The smallest premiums show up in skilled trades and creative work, where practical experience often beats academic credentials.

As a rough cross-industry guide for Mexico: a post-secondary certificate or diploma adds around 17% over a high-school-only baseline. A bachelor's degree typically adds another 25% on top of that. A master's lifts pay a further 30%, and a PhD adds about 22% more in fields that value research-level qualifications. These are averages across many different professions, so the real number for your specific job could easily be twice as high or close to zero. The per-job pages below have the real numbers for individual roles.

Academic assistant gender pay gap in Mexico

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Mexico is no exception. Male academic assistants in Mexico earn an average of 308,900 MXN a year, while female academic assistants earn around 277,400 MXN. That works out to a 11% gap in favour of men, even when comparing people doing the same work.

A pay gap of this size has a real long-term cost. Over a typical thirty-year career it can add up to several years of pay, and it compounds through pensions, retirement contributions and bonus-linked stock. Some of the gap is explained by women being more likely to work part-time, take career breaks, or be steered toward lower-paying specialisations. Some of it is straightforward unequal pay for the same job, which is harder to defend.

Academic Assistant gender pay gap

10%

Men earn this much more than women on average in Mexico.

Men 308,900 MXN
Women 277,400 MXN

Pay raises for an academic assistant in Mexico

Most countries hand out at least some kind of pay raise every year, typically when an employee's contract is reviewed or as a cost-of-living adjustment to keep wages roughly in step with inflation. The rhythm and size of those raises varies hugely between industries.

A typical worker doing this role in Mexico sees a raise of about 10% every 19 months, which works out to roughly 6% on an annual basis. That figure is the typical underlying rate; in years where inflation runs high you can usually expect a bit more, and in flat-economy years a bit less.

Across all jobs in Mexico, the national average raise is around 8% every 18 months.

By industry

Industries with the highest pay raises in Mexico:

  • Banking
  • Energy
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Travel
    2%
  • Construction
  • Education
    1%

By experience level

Experienced workers tend to see larger raises. Retaining a senior is cheaper than replacing them, so employers fight harder for them.

  • Junior Level
    3% - 5%
  • Mid-Career
  • Senior Level
  • Top Management

Academic assistant bonus rates in Mexico

Bonuses are the other half of total compensation, and they vary a lot between jobs and industries. Some roles are paid almost entirely in base salary; others lean heavily on bonus structures tied to revenue, project completion or company performance. Whether a job pays a bonus, how big it is, and how often it lands all factor into whether the headline salary is actually a good offer.

55%

55% of academic assistants in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an academic assistant a moderate-bonus role overall, which is useful context when you're weighing up a job offer where the base is below market.

Among those who did receive a bonus, the size of the payment varied substantially. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 6% of base salary. The remaining 45% of academic assistants reported no bonus at all over the same period.

Which careers pay bonuses in Mexico

Revenue-facing roles tend to pay the biggest bonuses. Operational and support roles tend toward smaller, more predictable ones.

  • Finance
  • Architecture
  • Sales
  • Business Development
  • Marketing / Advertising
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Insurance
  • Customer Service
  • Human Resources
  • Construction
  • Transport
  • Hospitality

Academic assistant: public vs private sector pay

Public-sector pay in Mexico is about 8% more than private-sector pay for similar work. The private sector typically offers stronger upside and bigger bonuses; the public sector typically offers better benefits and stability.

Public vs private pay gap

8%

Public-sector workers earn this much more than private-sector workers in Mexico on average.

Public sector 415,900 MXN
Private sector 384,200 MXN

Academic assistant salary by city in Mexico

Academic assistant pay is not even across Mexico. The chart below shows the highest-paying cities in the dataset, followed by the full location table.

  • Guadalajara
  • Leon
  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Monterrey
  • Mexico City
  • Chihuahua
  • Aguascalientes
  • Zapopan
  • Tijuana
  • Cancun
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
GuadalajaraCity409,000 MXN440,200 MXN189,300-649,700 MXN
LeonCity407,300 MXN390,000 MXN210,500-623,700 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity406,300 MXN386,400 MXN209,700-618,800 MXN
MonterreyCity396,300 MXN406,300 MXN194,600-619,000 MXN
Mexico CityCity394,500 MXN403,100 MXN194,600-615,300 MXN
ChihuahuaCity394,500 MXN428,400 MXN183,600-627,900 MXN
AguascalientesCity390,000 MXN376,800 MXN204,700-597,800 MXN
ZapopanCity384,200 MXN388,100 MXN187,300-595,300 MXN
TijuanaCity384,200 MXN367,200 MXN197,600-588,500 MXN
CancunCity383,300 MXN414,000 MXN174,000-606,400 MXN
NaucalpanCity382,600 MXN367,200 MXN200,000-587,800 MXN
PueblaCity378,300 MXN384,500 MXN185,100-590,200 MXN
AcapulcoCity376,800 MXN404,600 MXN172,400-596,800 MXN
MoreliaCity375,200 MXN383,300 MXN183,700-582,700 MXN
SaltilloCity375,200 MXN359,900 MXN194,600-571,300 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity369,900 MXN398,300 MXN169,000-588,500 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity369,300 MXN399,900 MXN172,200-590,200 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity369,300 MXN378,300 MXN181,600-578,500 MXN
CuliacanCity366,200 MXN351,900 MXN192,000-559,000 MXN
HermosilloCity366,200 MXN372,600 MXN180,500-572,200 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity363,000 MXN352,000 MXN190,500-559,000 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity362,200 MXN345,700 MXN189,300-553,800 MXN
TorreonCity361,600 MXN367,200 MXN176,800-563,000 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity361,600 MXN367,900 MXN176,800-563,000 MXN
GuadalupeCity359,900 MXN345,100 MXN187,500-548,500 MXN
MeridaCity359,900 MXN366,200 MXN176,800-559,000 MXN
DurangoCity357,700 MXN341,900 MXN187,500-548,800 MXN
QueretaroCity357,300 MXN382,600 MXN161,600-565,100 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity357,300 MXN384,500 MXN163,800-565,100 MXN
MexicaliCity354,000 MXN382,600 MXN161,600-563,300 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity352,000 MXN357,700 MXN172,200-545,300 MXN
ReynosaCity351,900 MXN339,100 MXN183,600-539,800 MXN
VeracruzCity351,200 MXN383,300 MXN161,300-562,200 MXN
MazatlanCity349,300 MXN335,100 MXN181,600-531,700 MXN
TolucaCity345,100 MXN351,900 MXN169,000-535,900 MXN
TonalaCity345,100 MXN351,900 MXN169,000-535,900 MXN
XicoCity341,900 MXN352,000 MXN167,100-537,300 MXN
General EscobedoCity341,400 MXN327,800 MXN175,900-520,900 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity340,400 MXN367,900 MXN157,600-539,700 MXN
XalapaCity340,400 MXN367,900 MXN157,600-539,700 MXN
IxtapalucaCity340,000 MXN366,200 MXN157,600-539,800 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity340,000 MXN325,600 MXN176,800-519,300 MXN
VillahermosaCity332,500 MXN317,700 MXN172,400-510,000 MXN
CuernavacaCity332,100 MXN361,600 MXN152,300-529,600 MXN
IrapuatoCity330,900 MXN340,000 MXN161,300-518,300 MXN
MatamorosCity327,300 MXN335,100 MXN159,500-513,300 MXN
TepicCity327,300 MXN335,100 MXN159,500-513,300 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity325,900 MXN351,200 MXN151,800-518,900 MXN
Los MochisCity325,800 MXN312,400 MXN167,100-496,100 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity322,600 MXN349,300 MXN150,000-513,300 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity320,500 MXN349,300 MXN148,300-510,200 MXN
CelayaCity318,800 MXN305,600 MXN164,200-485,200 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity317,700 MXN307,400 MXN164,200-489,600 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity315,900 MXN305,600 MXN163,800-485,300 MXN
PachucaCity315,700 MXN320,500 MXN154,700-491,000 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity315,700 MXN319,600 MXN152,300-491,000 MXN
TampicoCity313,700 MXN340,400 MXN146,200-502,200 MXN
CoacalcoCity308,900 MXN314,500 MXN152,100-480,600 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity308,300 MXN313,700 MXN152,100-483,800 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity307,400 MXN330,700 MXN138,800-485,200 MXN
OaxacaCity301,700 MXN308,300 MXN150,000-472,000 MXN
EnsenadaCity301,600 MXN288,700 MXN158,700-462,300 MXN
AcunaCity301,300 MXN325,600 MXN138,200-480,600 MXN
BuenavistaCity299,500 MXN320,500 MXN137,400-472,000 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity297,000 MXN322,600 MXN139,100-475,700 MXN
La PazCity297,000 MXN305,600 MXN148,300-464,900 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity294,700 MXN282,300 MXN152,300-453,200 MXN
UruapanCity294,700 MXN301,300 MXN146,200-460,500 MXN
TehuacanCity294,700 MXN282,300 MXN152,300-453,200 MXN
MetepecCity294,300 MXN318,800 MXN136,200-467,100 MXN
MonclovaCity294,300 MXN283,400 MXN152,300-451,000 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity294,300 MXN301,800 MXN142,300-459,700 MXN
CampecheCity292,000 MXN296,000 MXN143,200-454,300 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity288,700 MXN315,700 MXN134,600-462,300 MXN
ChalcoCity283,400 MXN305,600 MXN128,500-447,700 MXN
ChilpancingoCity283,400 MXN272,800 MXN148,300-430,000 MXN
NogalesCity282,300 MXN307,400 MXN128,900-450,300 MXN
ChetumalCity275,500 MXN266,000 MXN142,300-424,900 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity273,300 MXN263,200 MXN142,300-419,400 MXN
TapachulaCity273,000 MXN263,900 MXN143,200-421,400 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity273,000 MXN281,500 MXN136,100-431,100 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity273,000 MXN296,000 MXN127,700-437,300 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity272,800 MXN294,700 MXN124,400-430,000 MXN
JiutepecCity272,800 MXN275,800 MXN134,600-424,300 MXN
ChicoloapanCity267,100 MXN273,300 MXN128,900-417,200 MXN
CuautlaCity267,100 MXN258,400 MXN138,200-409,000 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity266,000 MXN286,400 MXN123,400-424,300 MXN
Poza RicaCity263,900 MXN283,700 MXN119,900-421,400 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity263,100 MXN282,500 MXN119,900-417,100 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity263,100 MXN253,400 MXN137,400-401,300 MXN
San Juan del RioCity258,400 MXN263,200 MXN127,700-399,900 MXN
SalamancaCity257,700 MXN263,100 MXN127,700-403,100 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity254,800 MXN245,300 MXN134,600-390,000 MXN
Boca del RioCity254,800 MXN263,200 MXN127,700-397,900 MXN
ManzanilloCity251,500 MXN239,000 MXN128,500-383,300 MXN
OrizabaCity251,500 MXN238,900 MXN128,500-383,300 MXN
IgualaCity247,800 MXN268,900 MXN115,260-394,300 MXN
MinatitlanCity246,500 MXN253,400 MXN119,900-385,300 MXN
CordobaCity246,500 MXN267,100 MXN114,900-394,800 MXN
ColimaCity243,000 MXN247,800 MXN117,600-381,800 MXN
DeliciasCity239,000 MXN227,600 MXN125,100-365,400 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity239,000 MXN231,000 MXN124,400-367,200 MXN
ZacatecasCity239,000 MXN231,000 MXN124,400-367,900 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity238,900 MXN257,700 MXN108,340-381,800 MXN
FresnilloCity238,900 MXN243,000 MXN117,660-371,100 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity238,900 MXN257,700 MXN108,340-381,800 MXN
GuaymasCity238,900 MXN243,000 MXN116,380-371,100 MXN
NavojoaCity231,000 MXN251,500 MXN107,680-367,900 MXN

Academic Assistant in Mexico: FAQs

  • How much does an academic assistant make per month in Mexico?

    An academic assistant in Mexico earns about 24,558 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 294,700 MXN.

  • What's the salary range for an academic assistant in Mexico?

    Entry-level academic assistants in Mexico start near 146,200 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 460,500 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 200,000 and 389,200 MXN.

  • Is the median academic assistant salary in Mexico higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 301,300 MXN, higher than the average of 294,700 MXN. Half of academic assistants in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for academic assistants in Mexico?

    Men working as an academic assistant in Mexico earn around 11% more than women on average (308,900 vs 277,400 MXN a year).

  • Do academic assistants in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 55% of academic assistants in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 6% of base salary.

  • Do academic assistants earn more in the public or private sector in Mexico?

    In Mexico, the public sector pays an academic assistant about 8% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.

  • How often do academic assistants in Mexico get a pay raise?

    An academic assistant in Mexico sees a raise of around 10% every 19 months, equivalent to roughly 6% a year.