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Average Architectural Designer Salary in Mexico for 2026

An architectural designer in Mexico earns about 475,700 MXN a year. That's 19% 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 232,400 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 743,300 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 architectural designer make in Mexico?

Average salary
475,700 MXN
39,641 MXN per month
Lowest reported
232,400 MXN
19,366 MXN per month
Highest reported
743,300 MXN
61,941 MXN per month

A typical architectural designer working in Mexico brings home around 39,641 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 232,400 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 743,300 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 architectural designer 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 architectural designer 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 architectural designers in Mexico earn less than 485,300 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 322,600 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 626,800 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of architectural designers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 232,400 MXN. The highest stretch to 743,300 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.

232,400
Low
485,300
Median
743,300
High
322,600
25th
626,800
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Architectural designer pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    275,800 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +28% from previous
    354,000 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +38% from previous
    489,500 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +24% from previous
    606,400 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +7% from previous
    649,700 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +7% from previous
    695,200 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 38%. That is the point at which a architectural designer 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.

Architectural designer pay by education in Mexico

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    344,600 MXN
  • Master's Degree
    +61% from previous
    553,800 MXN

Architectural designer gender pay gap in Mexico

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Mexico is no exception. Male architectural designers in Mexico earn an average of 492,700 MXN a year, while female architectural designers earn around 447,700 MXN. That works out to a 10% 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.

Architectural Designer gender pay gap

9%

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

Men 492,700 MXN
Women 447,700 MXN

Pay raises for an architectural designer 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 19 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

Architectural designer 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.

56%

56% of architectural designers in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an architectural designer 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 44% of architectural designers 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

Architectural designer: 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

Architectural designer salary by city in Mexico

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

  • Monterrey
  • Mexico City
  • Leon
  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Culiacan
  • Acapulco
  • Nezahualcoyotl
  • Guadalajara
  • Zapopan
  • Guadalupe
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
MonterreyCity596,100 MXN606,400 MXN292,000-929,700 MXN
Mexico CityCity595,300 MXN607,400 MXN294,700-931,900 MXN
LeonCity592,200 MXN566,900 MXN309,800-906,500 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity589,400 MXN563,300 MXN307,400-902,100 MXN
CuliacanCity581,000 MXN559,000 MXN301,600-890,700 MXN
AcapulcoCity576,500 MXN623,200 MXN265,000-919,700 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity574,200 MXN619,800 MXN265,000-917,200 MXN
GuadalajaraCity574,200 MXN623,200 MXN265,000-917,700 MXN
ZapopanCity571,300 MXN583,000 MXN281,500-895,900 MXN
GuadalupeCity571,300 MXN547,800 MXN299,500-874,900 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity568,500 MXN615,700 MXN263,200-906,500 MXN
PueblaCity566,900 MXN580,600 MXN277,400-885,000 MXN
AguascalientesCity562,600 MXN539,700 MXN294,300-862,200 MXN
NaucalpanCity556,000 MXN533,000 MXN290,800-849,200 MXN
TijuanaCity556,000 MXN533,000 MXN290,800-852,900 MXN
ReynosaCity555,800 MXN533,000 MXN290,800-849,200 MXN
MoreliaCity555,800 MXN565,100 MXN273,300-866,900 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity553,800 MXN562,600 MXN272,800-862,200 MXN
ChihuahuaCity553,800 MXN596,800 MXN254,700-879,700 MXN
MexicaliCity548,500 MXN592,600 MXN253,400-870,700 MXN
QueretaroCity545,300 MXN590,200 MXN249,600-868,400 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity543,200 MXN587,800 MXN249,600-864,900 MXN
HermosilloCity543,200 MXN555,800 MXN267,100-849,200 MXN
MeridaCity535,900 MXN548,500 MXN263,100-839,500 MXN
SaltilloCity535,900 MXN514,800 MXN279,400-821,500 MXN
TorreonCity535,800 MXN545,300 MXN263,200-832,300 MXN
MatamorosCity535,800 MXN545,300 MXN263,200-832,300 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity531,700 MXN544,800 MXN263,200-830,500 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity531,700 MXN510,200 MXN275,500-814,500 MXN
CancunCity528,600 MXN571,300 MXN243,000-843,600 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity524,400 MXN501,400 MXN273,300-799,300 MXN
VillahermosaCity522,700 MXN498,000 MXN272,800-795,700 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity519,300 MXN528,500 MXN254,700-810,400 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity518,900 MXN559,000 MXN238,900-824,800 MXN
XalapaCity518,300 MXN559,000 MXN239,000-823,900 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity518,300 MXN496,100 MXN268,900-791,200 MXN
DurangoCity510,300 MXN489,500 MXN265,000-780,700 MXN
TolucaCity507,300 MXN519,300 MXN247,800-790,600 MXN
CuernavacaCity504,400 MXN543,200 MXN232,900-800,200 MXN
TonalaCity504,300 MXN514,800 MXN246,500-786,600 MXN
XicoCity501,400 MXN513,300 MXN246,200-783,800 MXN
CelayaCity498,500 MXN478,100 MXN257,700-758,700 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity493,000 MXN472,100 MXN258,400-754,900 MXN
MazatlanCity492,700 MXN475,700 MXN258,400-757,600 MXN
CoacalcoCity492,700 MXN504,400 MXN240,500-772,700 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity492,400 MXN529,600 MXN225,300-780,600 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity489,600 MXN525,700 MXN225,700-778,200 MXN
VeracruzCity485,200 MXN524,700 MXN221,500-774,200 MXN
IrapuatoCity485,200 MXN496,100 MXN239,000-756,700 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity483,800 MXN520,900 MXN222,300-767,500 MXN
General EscobedoCity480,300 MXN462,300 MXN249,600-735,200 MXN
TampicoCity478,100 MXN516,100 MXN221,500-757,600 MXN
TepicCity478,000 MXN489,600 MXN233,900-746,600 MXN
UruapanCity472,000 MXN483,400 MXN232,900-735,200 MXN
EnsenadaCity471,700 MXN450,300 MXN245,300-719,100 MXN
CampecheCity464,400 MXN472,000 MXN228,500-724,300 MXN
IxtapalucaCity462,300 MXN498,000 MXN210,500-735,500 MXN
PachucaCity459,700 MXN466,900 MXN225,700-714,300 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity459,300 MXN496,100 MXN209,500-732,400 MXN
TehuacanCity457,300 MXN437,900 MXN239,000-698,200 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity455,400 MXN464,400 MXN221,500-709,600 MXN
Los MochisCity454,300 MXN433,400 MXN233,900-695,200 MXN
MonclovaCity454,300 MXN433,400 MXN233,900-695,200 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity448,500 MXN431,100 MXN232,400-684,900 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity447,300 MXN483,400 MXN204,000-710,500 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity442,300 MXN453,200 MXN216,800-692,500 MXN
BuenavistaCity442,300 MXN476,600 MXN205,700-705,500 MXN
OaxacaCity442,200 MXN447,700 MXN215,100-687,100 MXN
AcunaCity440,200 MXN476,600 MXN204,700-704,300 MXN
MetepecCity433,800 MXN471,700 MXN200,000-693,100 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity433,400 MXN467,100 MXN197,600-691,200 MXN
Poza RicaCity431,300 MXN467,100 MXN197,600-689,900 MXN
La PazCity431,100 MXN436,200 MXN209,700-670,600 MXN
ChilpancingoCity430,500 MXN413,900 MXN225,700-659,200 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity424,300 MXN430,500 MXN207,700-659,200 MXN
ChicoloapanCity424,300 MXN430,500 MXN207,700-659,200 MXN
TapachulaCity420,800 MXN404,600 MXN221,500-648,200 MXN
NogalesCity420,100 MXN455,400 MXN194,600-670,600 MXN
ChalcoCity417,200 MXN451,000 MXN192,600-663,200 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity415,900 MXN398,300 MXN215,100-637,500 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity414,000 MXN447,300 MXN190,500-658,300 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity411,400 MXN394,800 MXN212,500-628,000 MXN
CuautlaCity407,300 MXN390,000 MXN210,500-623,700 MXN
SalamancaCity407,100 MXN415,900 MXN197,600-633,300 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity404,600 MXN436,200 MXN187,500-643,800 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity401,300 MXN384,500 MXN208,600-614,600 MXN
Boca del RioCity401,300 MXN409,000 MXN195,200-626,800 MXN
CordobaCity401,300 MXN433,400 MXN185,100-639,100 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity394,800 MXN424,900 MXN181,600-625,000 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity390,000 MXN397,900 MXN192,600-612,500 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity386,400 MXN371,100 MXN201,100-592,200 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity386,400 MXN417,100 MXN180,300-615,700 MXN
JiutepecCity385,300 MXN394,300 MXN190,500-603,400 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity385,300 MXN417,200 MXN175,900-615,000 MXN
ColimaCity383,300 MXN388,100 MXN187,300-596,100 MXN
ChetumalCity383,300 MXN366,200 MXN197,600-583,000 MXN
OrizabaCity377,200 MXN362,200 MXN196,800-574,200 MXN
ManzanilloCity376,800 MXN362,200 MXN196,800-574,200 MXN
FresnilloCity371,100 MXN378,800 MXN183,600-581,300 MXN
GuaymasCity369,300 MXN378,300 MXN181,600-576,500 MXN
ZacatecasCity365,400 MXN348,300 MXN190,500-555,800 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity362,200 MXN345,700 MXN187,300-552,400 MXN
IgualaCity361,500 MXN390,000 MXN168,100-574,200 MXN
San Juan del RioCity361,500 MXN369,900 MXN175,900-563,300 MXN
DeliciasCity357,700 MXN341,900 MXN187,500-545,300 MXN
MinatitlanCity349,300 MXN354,000 MXN172,200-544,800 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity348,300 MXN378,300 MXN159,500-555,800 MXN
NavojoaCity335,100 MXN362,200 MXN152,300-531,700 MXN

Architectural Designer in Mexico: FAQs

  • How much does an architectural designer make per month in Mexico?

    An architectural designer in Mexico earns about 39,641 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 475,700 MXN.

  • What's the salary range for an architectural designer in Mexico?

    Entry-level architectural designers in Mexico start near 232,400 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 743,300 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 322,600 and 626,800 MXN.

  • Is the median architectural designer salary in Mexico higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 485,300 MXN, higher than the average of 475,700 MXN. Half of architectural designers in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for architectural designers in Mexico?

    Men working as an architectural designer in Mexico earn around 10% more than women on average (492,700 vs 447,700 MXN a year).

  • Do architectural designers in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 56% of architectural designers in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 6% of base salary.

  • Do architectural designers earn more in the public or private sector in Mexico?

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

  • How often do architectural designers in Mexico get a pay raise?

    An architectural designer in Mexico sees a raise of around 11% every 19 months, equivalent to roughly 7% a year.