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Average Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Salary in Mexico for 2026

An aircraft maintenance engineer in Mexico earns about 398,300 MXN a year. It sits roughly in line with the national average.

Pay ranges widely from country to country and from role to role. The lowest reported salaries in Mexico sit around 214,000 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 600,000 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 aircraft maintenance engineer make in Mexico?

Average salary
398,300 MXN
33,191 MXN per month
Lowest reported
214,000 MXN
17,833 MXN per month
Highest reported
600,000 MXN
50,000 MXN per month

A typical aircraft maintenance engineer working in Mexico brings home around 33,191 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 214,000 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 600,000 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 aircraft maintenance engineer 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 aircraft maintenance engineer 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 aircraft maintenance engineers in Mexico earn less than 366,200 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 263,200 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 444,300 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of aircraft maintenance engineers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 214,000 MXN. The highest stretch to 600,000 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.

214,000
Low
366,200
Median
600,000
High
263,200
25th
444,300
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Aircraft maintenance engineer pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    251,500 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +25% from previous
    313,700 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +33% from previous
    417,200 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +17% from previous
    489,500 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +10% from previous
    539,700 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +6% from previous
    574,200 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 33%. That is the point at which a aircraft maintenance engineer 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.

Aircraft maintenance engineer pay by education in Mexico

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    322,600 MXN
  • Master's Degree
    +53% from previous
    493,000 MXN

Aircraft maintenance engineer gender pay gap in Mexico

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Mexico is no exception. Male aircraft maintenance engineers in Mexico earn an average of 412,000 MXN a year, while female aircraft maintenance engineers earn around 381,800 MXN. That works out to a 8% 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.

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer gender pay gap

7%

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

Men 412,000 MXN
Women 381,800 MXN

Pay raises for an aircraft maintenance engineer 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 11% every 18 months, which works out to roughly 7% 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

Aircraft maintenance engineer 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.

50%

50% of aircraft maintenance engineers in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an aircraft maintenance engineer 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 4% to 5% of base salary. The remaining 50% of aircraft maintenance engineers 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

Aircraft maintenance engineer: 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

Aircraft maintenance engineer salary by city in Mexico

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

  • Puebla
  • Tijuana
  • Culiacan
  • Leon
  • Monterrey
  • Mexico City
  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Guadalupe
  • Nezahualcoyotl
  • San Luis Potosi
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
PueblaCity528,500 MXN518,300 MXN268,900-814,100 MXN
TijuanaCity519,300 MXN487,600 MXN273,000-788,000 MXN
CuliacanCity507,300 MXN478,100 MXN268,900-769,500 MXN
LeonCity502,200 MXN502,200 MXN249,600-778,500 MXN
MonterreyCity501,400 MXN524,400 MXN239,300-790,300 MXN
Mexico CityCity499,300 MXN459,700 MXN268,900-751,100 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity492,400 MXN520,900 MXN232,900-778,500 MXN
GuadalupeCity491,000 MXN460,500 MXN261,300-744,600 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity489,600 MXN467,700 MXN254,700-746,600 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity489,500 MXN528,500 MXN225,300-778,500 MXN
ZapopanCity487,600 MXN448,500 MXN263,100-736,700 MXN
AguascalientesCity485,200 MXN485,200 MXN243,000-752,600 MXN
GuadalajaraCity483,400 MXN493,000 MXN237,400-752,600 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity478,100 MXN496,100 MXN227,600-746,600 MXN
QueretaroCity476,600 MXN514,800 MXN221,500-758,700 MXN
NaucalpanCity472,100 MXN501,400 MXN221,500-747,400 MXN
HermosilloCity472,100 MXN433,400 MXN254,700-714,600 MXN
MexicaliCity472,100 MXN455,400 MXN246,200-724,000 MXN
ChihuahuaCity472,000 MXN480,300 MXN232,900-735,200 MXN
TorreonCity467,100 MXN487,600 MXN225,700-736,700 MXN
SaltilloCity466,900 MXN492,700 MXN221,500-737,000 MXN
CancunCity464,900 MXN448,500 MXN240,500-714,600 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity462,300 MXN498,000 MXN210,500-735,500 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity459,700 MXN430,000 MXN243,000-696,700 MXN
MeridaCity459,300 MXN451,000 MXN233,600-707,700 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity459,300 MXN459,300 MXN228,000-714,600 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity457,300 MXN421,400 MXN246,500-691,200 MXN
DurangoCity454,900 MXN454,900 MXN227,600-707,600 MXN
AcapulcoCity454,300 MXN464,400 MXN222,300-707,700 MXN
TolucaCity454,300 MXN472,100 MXN216,800-712,100 MXN
MazatlanCity448,500 MXN421,400 MXN237,400-680,100 MXN
ReynosaCity445,100 MXN472,100 MXN208,600-702,800 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity442,300 MXN476,600 MXN205,700-704,300 MXN
General EscobedoCity442,300 MXN417,200 MXN233,900-675,100 MXN
IrapuatoCity440,200 MXN459,300 MXN210,500-695,200 MXN
MoreliaCity436,200 MXN426,700 MXN221,500-675,100 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity433,800 MXN445,100 MXN212,500-680,100 MXN
VeracruzCity433,800 MXN419,400 MXN228,500-667,400 MXN
MatamorosCity433,400 MXN397,900 MXN233,900-658,300 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity431,300 MXN459,300 MXN205,700-683,800 MXN
IxtapalucaCity428,400 MXN460,500 MXN195,200-679,200 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity428,400 MXN417,100 MXN216,800-659,400 MXN
VillahermosaCity426,700 MXN426,700 MXN214,000-664,500 MXN
XalapaCity420,100 MXN431,100 MXN207,800-658,300 MXN
CuernavacaCity417,200 MXN397,900 MXN215,100-638,700 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity417,100 MXN394,300 MXN222,300-638,700 MXN
XicoCity415,900 MXN384,200 MXN225,700-628,000 MXN
TonalaCity414,000 MXN406,300 MXN209,700-633,300 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity414,000 MXN394,500 MXN214,000-631,200 MXN
CoacalcoCity413,900 MXN430,000 MXN197,600-649,700 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity413,900 MXN413,900 MXN207,800-641,900 MXN
CelayaCity412,000 MXN433,800 MXN191,600-650,800 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity411,400 MXN445,100 MXN190,500-652,200 MXN
UruapanCity401,300 MXN417,100 MXN191,600-631,200 MXN
TepicCity398,300 MXN388,100 MXN204,700-615,000 MXN
EnsenadaCity394,500 MXN421,400 MXN187,500-626,800 MXN
TampicoCity394,300 MXN403,100 MXN191,600-615,300 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity390,000 MXN407,100 MXN189,300-614,600 MXN
MonclovaCity390,000 MXN367,900 MXN207,700-596,100 MXN
Los MochisCity389,200 MXN414,000 MXN183,600-614,600 MXN
TehuacanCity388,100 MXN388,100 MXN196,800-605,700 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity388,100 MXN359,900 MXN209,700-587,800 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity386,400 MXN394,500 MXN190,500-605,700 MXN
PachucaCity384,500 MXN353,600 MXN207,700-581,000 MXN
BuenavistaCity384,200 MXN413,900 MXN176,800-608,500 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity384,200 MXN367,900 MXN197,600-583,000 MXN
MetepecCity382,600 MXN413,900 MXN176,800-608,500 MXN
ChilpancingoCity378,800 MXN357,300 MXN201,100-576,500 MXN
La PazCity375,200 MXN345,100 MXN204,700-563,300 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity372,600 MXN381,800 MXN183,600-581,000 MXN
OaxacaCity371,100 MXN363,000 MXN190,500-573,500 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity371,100 MXN348,300 MXN195,200-563,300 MXN
NogalesCity367,900 MXN351,200 MXN192,000-562,200 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity367,900 MXN383,300 MXN176,800-574,200 MXN
TapachulaCity367,900 MXN367,900 MXN183,700-566,900 MXN
AcunaCity365,400 MXN369,300 MXN175,900-565,100 MXN
CampecheCity362,200 MXN353,600 MXN185,100-556,000 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity361,600 MXN344,600 MXN187,300-547,800 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity359,900 MXN381,800 MXN169,000-566,900 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity354,000 MXN354,000 MXN175,900-551,200 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity351,900 MXN366,200 MXN169,000-552,400 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity349,300 MXN377,200 MXN159,500-553,400 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity349,300 MXN376,800 MXN159,400-552,400 MXN
JiutepecCity345,100 MXN315,900 MXN187,500-518,900 MXN
ChetumalCity345,100 MXN345,100 MXN172,200-531,700 MXN
Poza RicaCity341,900 MXN352,000 MXN167,100-537,300 MXN
ChalcoCity335,800 MXN341,900 MXN163,800-524,700 MXN
ChicoloapanCity335,800 MXN327,300 MXN172,200-518,300 MXN
San Juan del RioCity332,500 MXN344,600 MXN159,400-520,900 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity332,100 MXN319,600 MXN172,400-510,300 MXN
DeliciasCity330,900 MXN311,700 MXN174,000-504,400 MXN
ZacatecasCity330,900 MXN312,400 MXN174,000-501,400 MXN
CordobaCity327,300 MXN313,700 MXN172,200-501,400 MXN
SalamancaCity327,300 MXN322,600 MXN167,100-504,500 MXN
Boca del RioCity327,300 MXN301,600 MXN175,900-498,500 MXN
CuautlaCity327,300 MXN349,300 MXN154,700-518,900 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity320,500 MXN309,800 MXN168,100-491,000 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity318,800 MXN339,100 MXN150,000-502,200 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity317,700 MXN344,600 MXN148,300-507,300 MXN
ManzanilloCity315,700 MXN332,500 MXN148,300-496,100 MXN
ColimaCity315,700 MXN309,800 MXN159,500-483,800 MXN
OrizabaCity314,500 MXN314,500 MXN157,600-485,300 MXN
GuaymasCity311,700 MXN325,600 MXN151,800-491,000 MXN
NavojoaCity311,700 MXN339,100 MXN143,200-496,100 MXN
FresnilloCity308,300 MXN283,700 MXN168,100-467,100 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity305,600 MXN305,600 MXN152,000-472,000 MXN
IgualaCity301,600 MXN308,300 MXN150,000-472,000 MXN
MinatitlanCity292,000 MXN283,700 MXN150,000-451,000 MXN

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer in Mexico: FAQs

  • How much does an aircraft maintenance engineer make per month in Mexico?

    An aircraft maintenance engineer in Mexico earns about 33,191 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 398,300 MXN.

  • What's the salary range for an aircraft maintenance engineer in Mexico?

    Entry-level aircraft maintenance engineers in Mexico start near 214,000 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 600,000 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 263,200 and 444,300 MXN.

  • Is the median aircraft maintenance engineer salary in Mexico higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 366,200 MXN, lower than the average of 398,300 MXN. Half of aircraft maintenance engineers in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for aircraft maintenance engineers in Mexico?

    Men working as an aircraft maintenance engineer in Mexico earn around 8% more than women on average (412,000 vs 381,800 MXN a year).

  • Do aircraft maintenance engineers in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 50% of aircraft maintenance engineers in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 4% to 5% of base salary.

  • Do aircraft maintenance engineers earn more in the public or private sector in Mexico?

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

  • How often do aircraft maintenance engineers in Mexico get a pay raise?

    An aircraft maintenance engineer in Mexico sees a raise of around 11% every 18 months, equivalent to roughly 7% a year.