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Average Activity Aide Salary in Mexico for 2026

An activity aide in Mexico earns about 151,800 MXN a year. That's 62% 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 75,040 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 233,600 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 activity aide make in Mexico?

Average salary
151,800 MXN
12,650 MXN per month
Lowest reported
75,040 MXN
6,253 MXN per month
Highest reported
233,600 MXN
19,466 MXN per month

A typical activity aide working in Mexico brings home around 12,650 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 75,040 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 233,600 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 activity aide 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 activity aide 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 activity aides in Mexico earn less than 152,000 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 102,380 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 195,200 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of activity aides sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 75,040 MXN. The highest stretch to 233,600 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.

75,040
Low
152,000
Median
233,600
High
102,380
25th
195,200
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Activity aide pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    86,420 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +30% from previous
    112,560 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +37% from previous
    154,700 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +24% from previous
    192,000 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +6% from previous
    204,000 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +7% from previous
    217,900 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 37%. That is the point at which a activity aide 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.


Activity aide pay by education in Mexico

Education sits alongside experience as one of the biggest factors driving activity aide 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 activity aide salary in Mexico broken down by the highest level of education a worker has completed.

  • High School
    112,560 MXN
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +42% from previous
    159,400 MXN
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +37% from previous
    218,900 MXN

Activity aide gender pay gap in Mexico

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Mexico is no exception. Male activity aides in Mexico earn an average of 157,600 MXN a year, while female activity aides earn around 142,300 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.

Activity Aide gender pay gap

10%

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

Men 157,600 MXN
Women 142,300 MXN

Pay raises for an activity aide 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 9% 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

Activity aide 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.

29%

29% of activity aides in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an activity aide a low-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 0% to 4% of base salary. The remaining 71% of activity aides 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

Activity aide: 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

Activity aide salary by city in Mexico

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

  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Nezahualcoyotl
  • Mexico City
  • Tijuana
  • Chihuahua
  • Leon
  • Hermosillo
  • Puebla
  • Tlalnepantla de Baz
  • Naucalpan
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Ecatepec de MorelosCity194,600 MXN187,300 MXN103,200-297,000 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity192,000 MXN207,800 MXN88,620-301,700 MXN
Mexico CityCity190,500 MXN191,600 MXN91,960-294,700 MXN
TijuanaCity190,500 MXN183,600 MXN97,880-288,700 MXN
ChihuahuaCity189,300 MXN205,700 MXN88,580-301,800 MXN
LeonCity189,300 MXN181,600 MXN98,000-286,400 MXN
HermosilloCity187,500 MXN190,500 MXN93,120-288,700 MXN
PueblaCity187,500 MXN190,500 MXN91,580-288,700 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity183,700 MXN187,300 MXN90,980-283,700 MXN
NaucalpanCity183,600 MXN174,000 MXN95,860-277,400 MXN
MonterreyCity181,600 MXN185,100 MXN89,280-283,400 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity181,600 MXN196,800 MXN84,780-286,400 MXN
GuadalajaraCity180,500 MXN194,600 MXN83,420-288,100 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity180,300 MXN172,200 MXN92,500-275,200 MXN
MexicaliCity180,300 MXN191,600 MXN81,960-283,700 MXN
ZapopanCity180,300 MXN183,600 MXN86,640-279,400 MXN
MoreliaCity176,800 MXN180,500 MXN85,760-275,800 MXN
AcapulcoCity176,800 MXN190,500 MXN79,500-279,400 MXN
AguascalientesCity176,800 MXN169,000 MXN90,620-271,300 MXN
ReynosaCity175,900 MXN172,200 MXN93,660-272,800 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity174,000 MXN180,300 MXN84,880-273,300 MXN
TorreonCity174,000 MXN180,300 MXN83,900-275,200 MXN
DurangoCity172,400 MXN164,200 MXN91,320-263,900 MXN
MeridaCity172,400 MXN176,800 MXN83,640-271,300 MXN
CancunCity172,200 MXN185,100 MXN78,620-273,300 MXN
VeracruzCity172,200 MXN185,100 MXN78,620-273,300 MXN
CuliacanCity172,200 MXN167,100 MXN91,520-267,100 MXN
SaltilloCity172,200 MXN168,100 MXN90,540-265,000 MXN
QueretaroCity172,200 MXN185,100 MXN78,940-273,300 MXN
GuadalupeCity172,200 MXN168,100 MXN92,300-266,000 MXN
XalapaCity169,000 MXN183,700 MXN79,600-271,300 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity169,000 MXN161,600 MXN88,580-259,100 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity168,100 MXN172,200 MXN82,160-263,200 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity167,100 MXN159,500 MXN86,420-258,400 MXN
XicoCity164,200 MXN167,100 MXN82,480-257,700 MXN
TolucaCity163,800 MXN167,100 MXN80,020-258,400 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity163,800 MXN175,900 MXN76,540-263,100 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity161,600 MXN176,800 MXN77,060-261,300 MXN
TepicCity161,300 MXN164,200 MXN79,240-252,300 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity159,500 MXN172,200 MXN73,120-254,800 MXN
MatamorosCity159,500 MXN163,800 MXN79,260-249,600 MXN
MazatlanCity159,400 MXN152,300 MXN84,780-245,300 MXN
CuernavacaCity159,100 MXN172,200 MXN71,280-253,400 MXN
EnsenadaCity159,100 MXN152,000 MXN81,180-243,000 MXN
TonalaCity158,700 MXN159,400 MXN75,100-245,300 MXN
VillahermosaCity158,700 MXN152,100 MXN82,200-239,000 MXN
CoacalcoCity157,600 MXN159,400 MXN77,640-243,000 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity157,600 MXN151,800 MXN83,020-238,900 MXN
TampicoCity154,700 MXN168,100 MXN69,240-246,200 MXN
IrapuatoCity154,700 MXN159,100 MXN74,560-240,500 MXN
IxtapalucaCity154,700 MXN168,100 MXN69,720-245,300 MXN
General EscobedoCity152,300 MXN148,300 MXN80,340-233,900 MXN
CelayaCity152,300 MXN148,300 MXN80,340-233,900 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity152,100 MXN161,600 MXN67,800-239,300 MXN
Los MochisCity152,100 MXN146,200 MXN78,620-232,900 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity152,000 MXN163,800 MXN71,700-240,500 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity150,000 MXN152,100 MXN73,820-232,900 MXN
TehuacanCity150,000 MXN143,200 MXN78,960-228,500 MXN
PachucaCity150,000 MXN152,100 MXN73,820-232,900 MXN
UruapanCity148,300 MXN151,800 MXN70,600-228,000 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity148,300 MXN159,100 MXN67,360-233,600 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity148,300 MXN138,800 MXN74,300-225,700 MXN
OaxacaCity148,300 MXN151,800 MXN70,600-228,000 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity146,200 MXN150,000 MXN72,780-228,500 MXN
BuenavistaCity142,300 MXN154,700 MXN64,620-228,000 MXN
MonclovaCity142,300 MXN136,200 MXN75,040-215,100 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity142,300 MXN157,600 MXN66,440-228,000 MXN
CampecheCity139,100 MXN142,300 MXN67,300-215,100 MXN
ChicoloapanCity139,100 MXN138,800 MXN69,240-214,000 MXN
NogalesCity138,800 MXN152,000 MXN63,400-225,700 MXN
MetepecCity138,200 MXN152,100 MXN66,000-222,300 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity138,200 MXN134,600 MXN73,260-210,500 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity137,400 MXN148,300 MXN63,500-216,800 MXN
TapachulaCity136,200 MXN128,500 MXN69,040-207,700 MXN
Poza RicaCity136,200 MXN148,300 MXN60,460-214,000 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity136,200 MXN128,500 MXN69,040-207,700 MXN
La PazCity136,200 MXN139,100 MXN68,060-209,500 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity136,100 MXN146,200 MXN62,060-210,500 MXN
AcunaCity136,100 MXN146,200 MXN63,380-212,500 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity134,600 MXN142,300 MXN62,100-209,500 MXN
ChilpancingoCity134,600 MXN125,700 MXN68,400-204,700 MXN
JiutepecCity134,600 MXN136,200 MXN64,200-207,700 MXN
ChetumalCity130,400 MXN127,700 MXN67,120-201,100 MXN
ChalcoCity129,000 MXN139,100 MXN57,440-205,700 MXN
SalamancaCity128,900 MXN134,600 MXN63,480-205,700 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity128,500 MXN130,400 MXN61,760-201,100 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity128,500 MXN130,400 MXN64,300-204,700 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity125,700 MXN123,400 MXN65,800-194,600 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity125,100 MXN136,100 MXN55,820-197,600 MXN
Boca del RioCity125,100 MXN127,700 MXN58,800-191,600 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity124,400 MXN136,100 MXN59,380-197,600 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity124,400 MXN118,520 MXN64,180-192,000 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity123,400 MXN130,400 MXN58,200-194,600 MXN
ColimaCity119,900 MXN125,100 MXN58,280-189,300 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity119,900 MXN128,900 MXN57,360-192,600 MXN
ZacatecasCity119,700 MXN116,540 MXN61,620-183,700 MXN
CuautlaCity119,700 MXN116,420 MXN63,700-183,700 MXN
IgualaCity119,700 MXN128,500 MXN56,100-192,000 MXN
GuaymasCity119,080 MXN119,900 MXN58,240-187,500 MXN
ManzanilloCity119,080 MXN113,700 MXN61,840-183,600 MXN
CordobaCity118,060 MXN129,000 MXN52,880-189,300 MXN
San Juan del RioCity117,520 MXN119,900 MXN57,360-185,100 MXN
DeliciasCity115,740 MXN113,780 MXN60,020-180,300 MXN
OrizabaCity115,260 MXN112,280 MXN59,660-175,900 MXN
NavojoaCity115,260 MXN125,100 MXN53,860-181,600 MXN
FresnilloCity113,220 MXN117,100 MXN55,020-176,800 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity107,900 MXN104,060 MXN55,820-167,100 MXN
MinatitlanCity107,860 MXN111,920 MXN51,900-172,200 MXN


Activity Aide in Mexico: FAQs

  • How much does an activity aide make per month in Mexico?

    An activity aide in Mexico earns about 12,650 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 151,800 MXN.

  • What's the salary range for an activity aide in Mexico?

    Entry-level activity aides in Mexico start near 75,040 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 233,600 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 102,380 and 195,200 MXN.

  • Is the median activity aide salary in Mexico higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 152,000 MXN, higher than the average of 151,800 MXN. Half of activity aides in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for activity aides in Mexico?

    Men working as an activity aide in Mexico earn around 11% more than women on average (157,600 vs 142,300 MXN a year).

  • Do activity aides in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 29% of activity aides in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.

  • Do activity aides earn more in the public or private sector in Mexico?

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

  • How often do activity aides in Mexico get a pay raise?

    An activity aide in Mexico sees a raise of around 9% every 19 months, equivalent to roughly 6% a year.