Average Administrative Aide Salary in Mexico for 2026
An administrative aide in Mexico earns about 157,600 MXN a year. That's 60% 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 80,580 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 239,000 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 administrative aide make in Mexico?
A typical administrative aide working in Mexico brings home around 13,133 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 80,580 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 239,000 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 administrative 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 administrative 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 administrative aides in Mexico earn less than 152,300 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 102,960 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 191,600 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of administrative aides sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.
The very lowest reported salaries sit around 80,580 MXN. The highest stretch to 239,000 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.
Administrative aide pay by experience in Mexico
Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for an administrative 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 administrative aide salary changes as you move through the career ladder.
- 0-2 Years88,480 MXN
- 2-5 Years+31% from previous115,740 MXN
- 5-10 Years+40% from previous161,600 MXN
- 10-15 Years+21% from previous195,200 MXN
- 15-20 Years+9% from previous212,500 MXN
- 20+ Years+9% from previous231,000 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 administrative 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.
Administrative aide pay by education in Mexico
Education sits alongside experience as one of the biggest factors driving administrative 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 administrative aide salary in Mexico broken down by the highest level of education a worker has completed.
- High School104,040 MXN
- Certificate or Diploma+46% from previous151,800 MXN
- Bachelor's Degree+52% from previous231,000 MXN
Administrative 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 administrative aides in Mexico earn an average of 148,300 MXN a year, while female administrative aides earn around 168,100 MXN. That works out to a 12% gap in favour of women, 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.
Administrative Aide gender pay gap
12%
Men earn this much less than women on average in Mexico.
Pay raises for an administrative 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 8% every 20 months, which works out to roughly 5% 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
- Travel2%
- Construction
- Education1%
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 Level3% - 5%
- Mid-Career
- Senior Level
- Top Management
Administrative 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.
27% of administrative aides in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an administrative 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 1% to 3% of base salary. The remaining 73% of administrative 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
Administrative 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.
Administrative aide salary by city in Mexico
Administrative aide pay is not even across Mexico. The chart below shows the highest-paying cities in the dataset, followed by the full location table.
- Mexico City
- Puebla
- Zapopan
- Monterrey
- Guadalajara
- Nezahualcoyotl
- Ecatepec de Morelos
- Chihuahua
- Leon
- Tijuana
| Location | Type | Average | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico City | City | 216,800 MXN | 210,500 MXN | 109,720-332,100 MXN |
| Puebla | City | 215,100 MXN | 225,700 MXN | 103,840-340,000 MXN |
| Zapopan | City | 210,500 MXN | 208,600 MXN | 108,800-327,800 MXN |
| Monterrey | City | 210,500 MXN | 196,800 MXN | 113,740-319,600 MXN |
| Guadalajara | City | 208,600 MXN | 210,500 MXN | 102,720-325,600 MXN |
| Nezahualcoyotl | City | 205,700 MXN | 195,200 MXN | 108,120-314,500 MXN |
| Ecatepec de Morelos | City | 204,700 MXN | 204,700 MXN | 102,020-315,700 MXN |
| Chihuahua | City | 204,000 MXN | 208,600 MXN | 101,840-317,700 MXN |
| Leon | City | 200,000 MXN | 189,300 MXN | 105,440-305,600 MXN |
| Tijuana | City | 200,000 MXN | 210,500 MXN | 94,900-315,900 MXN |
| San Luis Potosi | City | 197,600 MXN | 214,000 MXN | 92,240-313,700 MXN |
| Culiacan | City | 197,600 MXN | 209,700 MXN | 92,720-314,500 MXN |
| Mexicali | City | 197,600 MXN | 192,000 MXN | 101,960-305,600 MXN |
| Acapulco | City | 197,600 MXN | 201,100 MXN | 97,760-309,800 MXN |
| Aguascalientes | City | 196,800 MXN | 183,700 MXN | 105,080-299,500 MXN |
| Naucalpan | City | 195,200 MXN | 195,200 MXN | 99,560-305,600 MXN |
| Cancun | City | 195,200 MXN | 190,500 MXN | 104,080-301,300 MXN |
| Queretaro | City | 194,600 MXN | 209,700 MXN | 91,560-308,300 MXN |
| Saltillo | City | 194,600 MXN | 194,600 MXN | 95,600-301,300 MXN |
| Guadalupe | City | 192,000 MXN | 201,100 MXN | 91,320-301,300 MXN |
| Tuxtla Gutierrez | City | 192,000 MXN | 194,600 MXN | 93,780-299,500 MXN |
| Ciudad Lopez Mateos | City | 190,500 MXN | 204,000 MXN | 88,240-301,300 MXN |
| Merida | City | 189,300 MXN | 196,800 MXN | 91,380-296,000 MXN |
| Tlaquepaque | City | 187,500 MXN | 172,200 MXN | 97,300-283,400 MXN |
| Reynosa | City | 187,500 MXN | 187,500 MXN | 92,500-286,400 MXN |
| Hermosillo | City | 187,300 MXN | 183,700 MXN | 96,960-290,800 MXN |
| Durango | City | 185,100 MXN | 172,200 MXN | 99,560-283,400 MXN |
| Xalapa | City | 185,100 MXN | 190,500 MXN | 89,340-290,800 MXN |
| Veracruz | City | 185,100 MXN | 175,900 MXN | 97,640-282,300 MXN |
| Tlalnepantla de Baz | City | 183,600 MXN | 167,100 MXN | 97,260-275,800 MXN |
| Nuevo Laredo | City | 183,600 MXN | 195,200 MXN | 85,080-288,700 MXN |
| Chimalhuacan | City | 183,600 MXN | 180,300 MXN | 91,840-283,400 MXN |
| Ciudad Apodaca | City | 183,600 MXN | 183,600 MXN | 92,400-282,300 MXN |
| Torreon | City | 181,600 MXN | 168,100 MXN | 95,980-275,200 MXN |
| San Nicolas de los Garza | City | 180,500 MXN | 192,000 MXN | 83,100-282,500 MXN |
| Morelia | City | 180,500 MXN | 187,300 MXN | 86,740-282,300 MXN |
| General Escobedo | City | 176,800 MXN | 187,500 MXN | 81,180-275,500 MXN |
| Toluca | City | 176,800 MXN | 161,300 MXN | 96,220-265,000 MXN |
| Mazatlan | City | 176,800 MXN | 187,300 MXN | 83,420-277,400 MXN |
| Ixtapaluca | City | 176,800 MXN | 192,000 MXN | 80,760-281,500 MXN |
| Ciudad Obregon | City | 175,900 MXN | 172,200 MXN | 93,140-272,800 MXN |
| Cuautitlan Izcalli | City | 175,900 MXN | 183,700 MXN | 86,460-277,400 MXN |
| Cuernavaca | City | 175,900 MXN | 172,200 MXN | 93,100-273,300 MXN |
| Matamoros | City | 174,000 MXN | 172,200 MXN | 87,640-268,900 MXN |
| Tampico | City | 174,000 MXN | 180,300 MXN | 84,880-273,300 MXN |
| Villahermosa | City | 174,000 MXN | 163,800 MXN | 91,960-266,000 MXN |
| Ciudad Santa Catarina | City | 172,400 MXN | 176,800 MXN | 85,880-268,900 MXN |
| Irapuato | City | 172,400 MXN | 159,100 MXN | 92,500-261,300 MXN |
| Tonala | City | 172,200 MXN | 180,300 MXN | 81,960-271,300 MXN |
| Gomez Palacio | City | 172,200 MXN | 185,100 MXN | 78,620-273,300 MXN |
| Celaya | City | 172,200 MXN | 172,200 MXN | 88,580-271,300 MXN |
| Ciudad Victoria | City | 169,000 MXN | 159,400 MXN | 90,900-257,700 MXN |
| Tepic | City | 168,100 MXN | 172,200 MXN | 80,340-263,200 MXN |
| Villa Nicolas Romero | City | 168,100 MXN | 175,900 MXN | 77,100-263,900 MXN |
| Ensenada | City | 167,100 MXN | 167,100 MXN | 85,940-263,200 MXN |
| Xico | City | 167,100 MXN | 163,800 MXN | 84,880-259,100 MXN |
| Los Mochis | City | 164,200 MXN | 164,200 MXN | 83,140-257,700 MXN |
| Coacalco | City | 161,300 MXN | 151,800 MXN | 88,620-245,300 MXN |
| Tehuacan | City | 159,500 MXN | 152,100 MXN | 87,020-245,300 MXN |
| Los Reyes la Paz | City | 159,400 MXN | 157,600 MXN | 83,020-245,300 MXN |
| Uruapan | City | 159,100 MXN | 148,300 MXN | 84,880-239,000 MXN |
| Oaxaca | City | 158,700 MXN | 161,600 MXN | 74,940-246,200 MXN |
| Monclova | City | 158,700 MXN | 164,200 MXN | 73,880-246,500 MXN |
| Ojo de Agua | City | 157,600 MXN | 142,300 MXN | 85,940-233,900 MXN |
| Pachuca | City | 157,600 MXN | 152,300 MXN | 79,000-239,300 MXN |
| Puerto Vallarta | City | 152,300 MXN | 152,300 MXN | 78,940-238,900 MXN |
| La Paz | City | 152,300 MXN | 151,800 MXN | 78,160-237,400 MXN |
| Campeche | City | 152,300 MXN | 159,400 MXN | 75,040-239,000 MXN |
| Soledad de Graciano Sanchez | City | 152,100 MXN | 152,300 MXN | 73,120-233,900 MXN |
| Tapachula | City | 152,000 MXN | 143,200 MXN | 80,840-232,900 MXN |
| Chilpancingo | City | 152,000 MXN | 161,300 MXN | 71,660-239,300 MXN |
| San Cristobal de las Casas | City | 151,800 MXN | 159,400 MXN | 72,180-239,000 MXN |
| Coatzacoalcos | City | 150,000 MXN | 143,200 MXN | 79,120-227,600 MXN |
| Acuna | City | 150,000 MXN | 152,000 MXN | 71,280-232,400 MXN |
| Ciudad del Carmen | City | 148,300 MXN | 138,200 MXN | 80,180-225,300 MXN |
| Metepec | City | 148,300 MXN | 158,700 MXN | 66,680-232,900 MXN |
| Cholula de Rivadabia | City | 146,200 MXN | 136,100 MXN | 77,100-221,500 MXN |
| Buenavista | City | 146,200 MXN | 158,700 MXN | 67,020-231,000 MXN |
| Chicoloapan | City | 143,200 MXN | 150,000 MXN | 66,840-225,700 MXN |
| Chetumal | City | 142,300 MXN | 136,200 MXN | 77,620-217,900 MXN |
| Jiutepec | City | 142,300 MXN | 138,200 MXN | 73,260-217,900 MXN |
| Cuautla | City | 142,300 MXN | 142,300 MXN | 69,720-221,500 MXN |
| San Pablo de las Salinas | City | 142,300 MXN | 136,200 MXN | 73,880-216,800 MXN |
| Nogales | City | 142,300 MXN | 139,100 MXN | 75,260-221,500 MXN |
| Zamora de Hidalgo | City | 139,100 MXN | 139,100 MXN | 66,960-212,500 MXN |
| San Luis Rio Colorado | City | 138,800 MXN | 128,500 MXN | 77,380-210,500 MXN |
| Salamanca | City | 138,800 MXN | 148,300 MXN | 69,240-218,900 MXN |
| Ciudad Juarez | City | 138,800 MXN | 152,000 MXN | 63,400-225,700 MXN |
| Poza Rica | City | 138,200 MXN | 143,200 MXN | 68,900-216,800 MXN |
| Manzanillo | City | 137,400 MXN | 137,400 MXN | 68,900-210,500 MXN |
| Boca del Rio | City | 137,400 MXN | 134,600 MXN | 69,780-209,700 MXN |
| Chalco | City | 137,400 MXN | 138,800 MXN | 65,920-212,500 MXN |
| Delicias | City | 136,200 MXN | 142,300 MXN | 64,300-212,500 MXN |
| Zacatecas | City | 136,100 MXN | 143,200 MXN | 64,040-210,500 MXN |
| Colima | City | 136,100 MXN | 138,800 MXN | 63,400-210,500 MXN |
| San Juan del Rio | City | 134,600 MXN | 123,400 MXN | 72,420-201,100 MXN |
| Piedras Negras | City | 134,600 MXN | 142,300 MXN | 62,100-209,500 MXN |
| Playa del Carmen | City | 134,600 MXN | 129,000 MXN | 70,260-205,700 MXN |
| Orizaba | City | 130,400 MXN | 125,100 MXN | 68,320-200,000 MXN |
| Ciudad Valles | City | 129,000 MXN | 123,400 MXN | 65,080-196,800 MXN |
| Hidalgo del Parral | City | 129,000 MXN | 119,900 MXN | 68,580-196,800 MXN |
| Cordoba | City | 128,500 MXN | 124,400 MXN | 66,180-197,600 MXN |
| Fresnillo | City | 128,500 MXN | 127,700 MXN | 67,560-197,600 MXN |
| Guaymas | City | 127,700 MXN | 115,260 MXN | 68,360-192,000 MXN |
| Minatitlan | City | 127,700 MXN | 128,900 MXN | 60,180-197,600 MXN |
| Iguala | City | 124,400 MXN | 125,700 MXN | 62,100-194,600 MXN |
| San Pedro Garza Garcia | City | 123,400 MXN | 134,600 MXN | 57,320-196,800 MXN |
| Navojoa | City | 119,700 MXN | 128,500 MXN | 56,140-192,600 MXN |
Administrative Aide in Mexico: FAQs
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How much does an administrative aide make per month in Mexico?
An administrative aide in Mexico earns about 13,133 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 157,600 MXN.
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What's the salary range for an administrative aide in Mexico?
Entry-level administrative aides in Mexico start near 80,580 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 239,000 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 102,960 and 191,600 MXN.
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Is the median administrative aide salary in Mexico higher or lower than the average?
The median is 152,300 MXN, lower than the average of 157,600 MXN. Half of administrative aides in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.
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What's the gender pay gap for administrative aides in Mexico?
Men working as an administrative aide in Mexico earn around 12% less than women on average (148,300 vs 168,100 MXN a year).
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Do administrative aides in Mexico get bonuses?
About 27% of administrative aides in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 1% to 3% of base salary.
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Do administrative aides earn more in the public or private sector in Mexico?
In Mexico, the public sector pays an administrative aide about 8% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.
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How often do administrative aides in Mexico get a pay raise?
An administrative aide in Mexico sees a raise of around 8% every 20 months, equivalent to roughly 5% a year.