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Average Academic Coach Salary in Mexico for 2026

An academic coach in Mexico earns about 437,900 MXN a year. That's 10% above 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 221,500 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 681,500 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 coach make in Mexico?

Average salary
437,900 MXN
36,491 MXN per month
Lowest reported
221,500 MXN
18,458 MXN per month
Highest reported
681,500 MXN
56,791 MXN per month

A typical academic coach working in Mexico brings home around 36,491 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 221,500 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 681,500 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 coach 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 coach 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 coaches in Mexico earn less than 437,900 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 296,000 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 559,000 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of academic coaches sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 221,500 MXN. The highest stretch to 681,500 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.

221,500
Low
437,900
Median
681,500
High
296,000
25th
559,000
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Academic coach pay by experience in Mexico

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for an academic coach 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 coach salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    263,900 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +32% from previous
    348,300 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +34% from previous
    466,900 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +19% from previous
    556,000 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +8% from previous
    600,000 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +7% from previous
    643,800 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 34%. That is the point at which a academic coach 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 coach pay by education in Mexico

Education sits alongside experience as one of the biggest factors driving academic coach pay in Mexico. Higher qualifications consistently pull higher salaries, but the size of the gap tends to be smallest at junior levels and widens as people move up. Two people in the same role with the same years of experience but different degrees can end up earning very different money once they reach mid-career.

Below is the average academic coach salary in Mexico broken down by the highest level of education a worker has completed.

  • Bachelor's Degree
    340,400 MXN
  • Master's Degree
    +37% from previous
    467,700 MXN
  • PhD
    +32% from previous
    615,300 MXN

Academic coach 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 coaches in Mexico earn an average of 450,300 MXN a year, while female academic coaches earn around 425,100 MXN. That works out to a 6% 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 Coach gender pay gap

6%

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

Men 450,300 MXN
Women 425,100 MXN

Pay raises for an academic coach 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 coach 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.

54%

54% of academic coaches in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an academic coach 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 46% of academic coaches 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 coach: 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 coach salary by city in Mexico

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

  • Puebla
  • Leon
  • Guadalajara
  • Chihuahua
  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Aguascalientes
  • Monterrey
  • Mexico City
  • Naucalpan
  • Zapopan
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
PueblaCity563,300 MXN533,100 MXN301,800-860,300 MXN
LeonCity556,000 MXN578,500 MXN267,100-875,000 MXN
GuadalajaraCity553,800 MXN529,600 MXN288,100-846,500 MXN
ChihuahuaCity544,800 MXN520,900 MXN282,300-830,500 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity543,200 MXN533,000 MXN275,500-838,100 MXN
AguascalientesCity541,700 MXN562,600 MXN261,300-852,900 MXN
MonterreyCity538,600 MXN571,300 MXN252,300-852,600 MXN
Mexico CityCity533,100 MXN533,100 MXN266,000-823,400 MXN
NaucalpanCity525,700 MXN514,800 MXN268,900-810,500 MXN
ZapopanCity524,400 MXN524,400 MXN263,200-810,500 MXN
AcapulcoCity524,300 MXN504,400 MXN275,200-805,900 MXN
SaltilloCity520,900 MXN513,300 MXN266,000-805,900 MXN
TijuanaCity518,900 MXN476,600 MXN281,500-782,500 MXN
CuliacanCity516,100 MXN472,000 MXN277,400-778,200 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity514,800 MXN537,300 MXN246,500-810,400 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity514,300 MXN543,200 MXN239,300-810,500 MXN
HermosilloCity510,300 MXN510,300 MXN254,800-791,200 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity510,300 MXN551,200 MXN233,900-810,500 MXN
TorreonCity510,000 MXN539,800 MXN238,900-805,900 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity507,300 MXN487,600 MXN263,900-778,200 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity504,500 MXN518,300 MXN247,800-791,200 MXN
QueretaroCity502,200 MXN539,700 MXN231,000-795,700 MXN
ReynosaCity500,100 MXN491,000 MXN254,800-769,500 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity498,500 MXN498,500 MXN247,800-769,500 MXN
XalapaCity493,000 MXN472,000 MXN258,400-754,900 MXN
TolucaCity492,700 MXN524,700 MXN232,400-780,600 MXN
MeridaCity492,700 MXN464,900 MXN263,100-751,700 MXN
MexicaliCity492,700 MXN504,400 MXN240,500-772,700 MXN
GuadalupeCity492,700 MXN455,400 MXN267,100-745,000 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity491,000 MXN480,300 MXN249,600-757,300 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity489,600 MXN525,700 MXN225,700-773,400 MXN
CancunCity489,500 MXN498,000 MXN239,000-765,100 MXN
IrapuatoCity485,300 MXN514,300 MXN227,600-767,000 MXN
MatamorosCity475,700 MXN475,700 MXN239,000-735,200 MXN
MoreliaCity472,100 MXN447,300 MXN249,600-721,600 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity471,700 MXN507,300 MXN215,100-746,600 MXN
CelayaCity467,100 MXN459,700 MXN238,900-721,600 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity467,100 MXN430,000 MXN252,300-707,600 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity464,900 MXN436,200 MXN246,500-707,700 MXN
DurangoCity464,900 MXN485,300 MXN221,500-732,400 MXN
VeracruzCity460,500 MXN467,700 MXN225,300-719,100 MXN
General EscobedoCity459,700 MXN420,100 MXN246,500-693,100 MXN
MazatlanCity459,300 MXN420,800 MXN247,800-695,200 MXN
XicoCity457,300 MXN457,300 MXN228,000-709,600 MXN
CoacalcoCity457,300 MXN485,300 MXN214,000-722,100 MXN
IxtapalucaCity454,900 MXN492,400 MXN209,700-724,000 MXN
EnsenadaCity454,300 MXN444,300 MXN232,900-699,700 MXN
TonalaCity453,200 MXN425,100 MXN239,000-688,900 MXN
Los MochisCity448,500 MXN437,900 MXN227,600-691,200 MXN
CuernavacaCity442,300 MXN453,200 MXN216,800-692,500 MXN
VillahermosaCity442,200 MXN459,700 MXN209,500-693,100 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity440,200 MXN476,600 MXN204,700-702,800 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity440,200 MXN450,300 MXN216,800-691,200 MXN
TepicCity437,900 MXN414,000 MXN232,400-669,100 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity433,800 MXN399,900 MXN233,900-658,300 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity433,400 MXN433,400 MXN216,800-674,100 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity428,400 MXN444,300 MXN204,000-671,000 MXN
PachucaCity428,400 MXN428,400 MXN212,500-660,500 MXN
La PazCity421,400 MXN421,400 MXN209,700-649,700 MXN
TampicoCity420,100 MXN406,300 MXN221,500-643,800 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity417,200 MXN397,900 MXN215,100-638,700 MXN
MetepecCity417,200 MXN451,000 MXN192,600-663,200 MXN
OaxacaCity413,900 MXN389,200 MXN221,500-627,900 MXN
BuenavistaCity413,900 MXN448,500 MXN192,000-658,300 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity412,000 MXN421,400 MXN201,100-643,400 MXN
MonclovaCity409,000 MXN377,200 MXN218,900-618,800 MXN
TehuacanCity407,100 MXN420,800 MXN194,600-638,700 MXN
UruapanCity406,300 MXN426,700 MXN192,000-639,900 MXN
CampecheCity406,300 MXN381,800 MXN214,000-614,600 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity403,100 MXN385,300 MXN209,700-615,300 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity398,300 MXN420,800 MXN187,300-629,800 MXN
ChilpancingoCity397,900 MXN367,900 MXN215,100-602,700 MXN
AcunaCity397,900 MXN384,200 MXN207,700-612,500 MXN
NogalesCity396,300 MXN404,600 MXN194,600-620,300 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity394,800 MXN361,500 MXN210,500-592,600 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity392,300 MXN397,900 MXN192,600-612,500 MXN
JiutepecCity386,400 MXN386,400 MXN194,600-600,000 MXN
TapachulaCity382,600 MXN397,900 MXN185,100-603,400 MXN
ChicoloapanCity378,300 MXN354,000 MXN200,000-573,500 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity377,200 MXN367,200 MXN192,600-581,300 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity375,200 MXN388,100 MXN180,500-587,800 MXN
Boca del RioCity372,600 MXN372,600 MXN187,500-576,500 MXN
Poza RicaCity372,600 MXN357,700 MXN194,600-572,200 MXN
SalamancaCity371,100 MXN348,300 MXN195,200-563,300 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity369,900 MXN377,200 MXN181,600-574,200 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity369,300 MXN394,800 MXN172,200-588,500 MXN
ChalcoCity367,900 MXN351,200 MXN192,000-562,200 MXN
ChetumalCity363,000 MXN378,800 MXN174,000-571,300 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity362,200 MXN388,100 MXN168,100-575,100 MXN
CordobaCity361,600 MXN367,900 MXN176,800-562,200 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity361,600 MXN383,300 MXN169,000-566,900 MXN
ColimaCity357,700 MXN335,800 MXN190,500-544,800 MXN
DeliciasCity354,000 MXN325,900 MXN192,600-535,800 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity353,600 MXN362,200 MXN172,200-552,400 MXN
ZacatecasCity351,200 MXN325,800 MXN192,000-531,700 MXN
CuautlaCity345,700 MXN340,400 MXN176,800-533,000 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity345,100 MXN369,300 MXN159,100-548,800 MXN
San Juan del RioCity341,400 MXN361,500 MXN159,500-539,700 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity339,100 MXN330,700 MXN172,200-518,900 MXN
ManzanilloCity335,800 MXN327,300 MXN172,200-514,800 MXN
IgualaCity335,100 MXN320,500 MXN172,200-513,300 MXN
OrizabaCity332,100 MXN345,700 MXN159,400-524,400 MXN
MinatitlanCity332,100 MXN315,700 MXN175,900-507,300 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity327,800 MXN340,400 MXN158,700-514,300 MXN
GuaymasCity325,800 MXN341,900 MXN152,000-513,300 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity318,800 MXN341,900 MXN148,300-504,500 MXN
FresnilloCity317,700 MXN317,700 MXN159,400-496,100 MXN
NavojoaCity311,700 MXN339,100 MXN142,300-498,500 MXN

Academic Coach in Mexico: FAQs

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

    An academic coach in Mexico earns about 36,491 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 437,900 MXN.

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

    Entry-level academic coaches in Mexico start near 221,500 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 681,500 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 296,000 and 559,000 MXN.

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

    The median is 437,900 MXN, higher than the average of 437,900 MXN. Half of academic coaches in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as an academic coach in Mexico earn around 6% more than women on average (450,300 vs 425,100 MXN a year).

  • Do academic coaches in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 54% of academic coaches in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 6% of base salary.

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

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

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

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