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Average Architectural Manager Salary in Mexico for 2026

An architectural manager in Mexico earns about 736,700 MXN a year. That's 85% 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 367,900 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 1,138,300 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 manager make in Mexico?

Average salary
736,700 MXN
61,391 MXN per month
Lowest reported
367,900 MXN
30,658 MXN per month
Highest reported
1,138,300 MXN
94,858 MXN per month

A typical architectural manager working in Mexico brings home around 61,391 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 367,900 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 1,138,300 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 manager 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 manager 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 managers in Mexico earn less than 736,700 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 498,500 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 938,100 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of architectural managers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 367,900 MXN. The highest stretch to 1,138,300 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.

367,900
Low
736,700
Median
1,138,300
High
498,500
25th
938,100
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Architectural manager pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    442,200 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +32% from previous
    582,700 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +34% from previous
    780,700 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +19% from previous
    931,700 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +8% from previous
    1,004,600 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +7% from previous
    1,077,700 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 architectural manager 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 manager pay by education in Mexico

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    629,800 MXN
  • Master's Degree
    +57% from previous
    991,100 MXN

Architectural manager 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 managers in Mexico earn an average of 754,900 MXN a year, while female architectural managers earn around 712,100 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.

Architectural Manager gender pay gap

6%

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

Men 754,900 MXN
Women 712,100 MXN

Pay raises for an architectural manager 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 12% every 20 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 manager 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.

81%

81% of architectural managers in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an architectural manager a high-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 5% to 8% of base salary. The remaining 19% of architectural managers 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 manager: 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 manager salary by city in Mexico

Architectural manager 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
  • Monterrey
  • Leon
  • Mexico City
  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Guadalupe
  • San Luis Potosi
  • Nezahualcoyotl
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
PueblaCity973,800 MXN917,200 MXN514,800-1,476,700 MXN
TijuanaCity957,800 MXN879,700 MXN514,800-1,440,700 MXN
CuliacanCity934,900 MXN862,100 MXN504,300-1,417,600 MXN
MonterreyCity929,700 MXN986,700 MXN437,300-1,464,200 MXN
LeonCity926,000 MXN965,000 MXN445,100-1,450,700 MXN
Mexico CityCity918,500 MXN918,500 MXN459,300-1,428,800 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity907,100 MXN889,400 MXN464,400-1,405,700 MXN
GuadalupeCity904,700 MXN832,000 MXN489,600-1,369,700 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity903,500 MXN975,700 MXN415,900-1,440,700 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity902,100 MXN918,500 MXN440,200-1,405,700 MXN
ZapopanCity899,200 MXN899,200 MXN451,000-1,391,600 MXN
AguascalientesCity899,100 MXN932,000 MXN430,000-1,417,600 MXN
GuadalajaraCity890,100 MXN854,300 MXN464,400-1,369,700 MXN
QueretaroCity883,500 MXN953,300 MXN404,600-1,405,700 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity878,900 MXN931,700 MXN414,000-1,391,600 MXN
MexicaliCity875,000 MXN890,100 MXN426,700-1,369,700 MXN
NaucalpanCity874,500 MXN858,100 MXN447,300-1,345,400 MXN
ChihuahuaCity874,300 MXN836,500 MXN454,300-1,333,900 MXN
HermosilloCity870,700 MXN870,700 MXN433,800-1,357,900 MXN
TorreonCity864,900 MXN917,700 MXN407,100-1,369,700 MXN
SaltilloCity862,100 MXN844,600 MXN437,900-1,333,900 MXN
CancunCity861,300 MXN877,300 MXN420,100-1,345,400 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity852,600 MXN922,900 MXN392,300-1,357,900 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity848,200 MXN778,900 MXN457,300-1,283,600 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity847,000 MXN883,500 MXN407,100-1,333,900 MXN
MeridaCity847,000 MXN795,700 MXN451,000-1,283,600 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity844,100 MXN844,100 MXN420,800-1,306,100 MXN
DurangoCity843,600 MXN874,900 MXN406,300-1,320,500 MXN
AcapulcoCity839,500 MXN805,900 MXN433,800-1,283,600 MXN
TolucaCity836,500 MXN885,000 MXN394,800-1,320,500 MXN
MazatlanCity824,800 MXN758,700 MXN444,300-1,249,900 MXN
ReynosaCity819,000 MXN805,900 MXN417,100-1,259,300 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity817,800 MXN883,500 MXN376,800-1,296,900 MXN
General EscobedoCity816,900 MXN752,600 MXN440,200-1,235,600 MXN
IrapuatoCity814,500 MXN862,400 MXN384,200-1,283,600 MXN
MoreliaCity808,000 MXN758,700 MXN426,700-1,224,800 MXN
VeracruzCity805,900 MXN818,100 MXN394,800-1,259,300 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity805,900 MXN772,700 MXN417,100-1,235,600 MXN
MatamorosCity802,400 MXN802,400 MXN399,900-1,249,900 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity799,300 MXN783,800 MXN407,300-1,235,600 MXN
VillahermosaCity790,600 MXN821,500 MXN381,800-1,249,900 MXN
IxtapalucaCity788,000 MXN849,200 MXN361,500-1,249,900 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity786,600 MXN741,500 MXN419,400-1,196,300 MXN
XalapaCity778,500 MXN745,000 MXN406,300-1,189,900 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity772,900 MXN714,600 MXN419,400-1,168,700 MXN
CuernavacaCity768,900 MXN783,800 MXN377,200-1,198,300 MXN
XicoCity767,500 MXN767,500 MXN382,600-1,189,900 MXN
CoacalcoCity765,100 MXN810,200 MXN359,900-1,212,800 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity762,400 MXN792,900 MXN366,200-1,198,200 MXN
TonalaCity761,400 MXN718,000 MXN403,100-1,159,000 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity761,400 MXN778,500 MXN372,600-1,189,900 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity756,700 MXN818,100 MXN348,300-1,212,800 MXN
CelayaCity756,700 MXN744,700 MXN386,400-1,168,700 MXN
UruapanCity743,100 MXN788,000 MXN348,300-1,175,700 MXN
TepicCity735,500 MXN692,500 MXN388,100-1,116,700 MXN
EnsenadaCity731,700 MXN718,000 MXN372,600-1,125,300 MXN
TampicoCity728,500 MXN701,400 MXN378,800-1,114,700 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity722,100 MXN767,000 MXN340,400-1,141,600 MXN
MonclovaCity722,100 MXN664,500 MXN388,100-1,089,400 MXN
TehuacanCity721,600 MXN748,600 MXN344,600-1,132,900 MXN
Los MochisCity719,100 MXN705,500 MXN366,200-1,105,600 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity719,100 MXN719,100 MXN361,600-1,113,100 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity718,000 MXN688,900 MXN371,100-1,097,500 MXN
PachucaCity712,100 MXN712,100 MXN354,000-1,104,400 MXN
MetepecCity707,700 MXN765,100 MXN325,600-1,125,500 MXN
BuenavistaCity707,600 MXN765,100 MXN325,600-1,122,500 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity706,200 MXN721,600 MXN344,600-1,099,200 MXN
ChilpancingoCity701,400 MXN643,800 MXN378,300-1,058,800 MXN
La PazCity692,500 MXN692,500 MXN344,600-1,069,800 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity689,900 MXN660,500 MXN359,900-1,054,900 MXN
OaxacaCity688,900 MXN648,200 MXN363,000-1,043,600 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity687,100 MXN633,100 MXN369,300-1,037,000 MXN
NogalesCity679,200 MXN692,500 MXN332,500-1,058,800 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity679,200 MXN719,100 MXN318,800-1,070,600 MXN
TapachulaCity679,200 MXN705,500 MXN325,600-1,065,400 MXN
AcunaCity672,600 MXN642,800 MXN348,300-1,025,100 MXN
CampecheCity665,300 MXN628,000 MXN353,600-1,015,500 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity663,200 MXN650,800 MXN340,000-1,021,800 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity663,100 MXN677,100 MXN325,600-1,037,000 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity658,300 MXN683,400 MXN313,700-1,032,400 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity650,800 MXN689,900 MXN305,600-1,025,100 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity643,400 MXN693,100 MXN294,700-1,021,800 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity642,800 MXN695,400 MXN296,000-1,023,000 MXN
JiutepecCity633,300 MXN633,300 MXN318,800-985,700 MXN
ChetumalCity633,300 MXN659,200 MXN305,600-996,600 MXN
Poza RicaCity633,300 MXN607,400 MXN330,700-972,200 MXN
ChicoloapanCity620,300 MXN582,700 MXN327,300-942,700 MXN
ChalcoCity620,300 MXN595,300 MXN322,600-949,600 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity615,700 MXN628,000 MXN301,300-960,900 MXN
San Juan del RioCity615,000 MXN649,700 MXN286,400-970,200 MXN
ZacatecasCity612,500 MXN563,000 MXN330,700-922,300 MXN
DeliciasCity610,100 MXN563,000 MXN330,700-923,000 MXN
Boca del RioCity606,400 MXN606,400 MXN301,700-939,600 MXN
SalamancaCity606,400 MXN568,500 MXN320,500-922,300 MXN
CordobaCity606,400 MXN619,000 MXN299,500-946,000 MXN
CuautlaCity606,400 MXN596,100 MXN308,300-934,900 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity592,200 MXN605,700 MXN288,700-925,900 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity590,200 MXN638,700 MXN272,800-938,700 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity588,500 MXN575,100 MXN297,000-903,500 MXN
ManzanilloCity581,300 MXN566,900 MXN294,700-894,500 MXN
ColimaCity581,300 MXN543,200 MXN308,900-883,500 MXN
OrizabaCity576,500 MXN598,600 MXN275,500-906,500 MXN
GuaymasCity576,500 MXN612,500 MXN272,800-909,300 MXN
NavojoaCity574,200 MXN619,800 MXN265,000-913,400 MXN
FresnilloCity571,300 MXN571,300 MXN283,700-885,000 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity563,000 MXN585,900 MXN271,300-884,700 MXN
IgualaCity558,300 MXN537,300 MXN288,700-854,300 MXN
MinatitlanCity539,800 MXN504,500 MXN283,700-818,100 MXN

Architectural Manager in Mexico: FAQs

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

    An architectural manager in Mexico earns about 61,391 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 736,700 MXN.

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

    Entry-level architectural managers in Mexico start near 367,900 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 1,138,300 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 498,500 and 938,100 MXN.

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

    The median is 736,700 MXN, higher than the average of 736,700 MXN. Half of architectural managers in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as an architectural manager in Mexico earn around 6% more than women on average (754,900 vs 712,100 MXN a year).

  • Do architectural managers in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 81% of architectural managers in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 5% to 8% of base salary.

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

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

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

    An architectural manager in Mexico sees a raise of around 12% every 20 months, equivalent to roughly 7% a year.