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Average Assistant Buyer Salary in Mexico for 2026

An assistant buyer in Mexico earns about 315,700 MXN a year. That's 21% 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 168,100 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 476,600 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 assistant buyer make in Mexico?

Average salary
315,700 MXN
26,308 MXN per month
Lowest reported
168,100 MXN
14,008 MXN per month
Highest reported
476,600 MXN
39,716 MXN per month

A typical assistant buyer working in Mexico brings home around 26,308 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 168,100 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 476,600 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 assistant buyer 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 assistant buyer 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 assistant buyers in Mexico earn less than 294,700 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 207,700 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 365,400 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of assistant buyers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 168,100 MXN. The highest stretch to 476,600 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.

168,100
Low
294,700
Median
476,600
High
207,700
25th
365,400
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Assistant buyer pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    192,600 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +21% from previous
    233,900 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +42% from previous
    332,500 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +17% from previous
    389,200 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +10% from previous
    426,700 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +6% from previous
    453,200 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 42%. That is the point at which a assistant buyer 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.

Assistant buyer pay by education in Mexico

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

  • High School
    233,900 MXN
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +40% from previous
    327,300 MXN
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +42% from previous
    464,900 MXN

Assistant buyer gender pay gap in Mexico

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Mexico is no exception. Male assistant buyers in Mexico earn an average of 327,300 MXN a year, while female assistant buyers earn around 294,700 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.

Assistant Buyer gender pay gap

10%

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

Men 327,300 MXN
Women 294,700 MXN

Pay raises for an assistant buyer 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

Assistant buyer 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.

51%

51% of assistant buyers in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an assistant buyer 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 5% of base salary. The remaining 49% of assistant buyers 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

Assistant buyer: 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

Assistant buyer salary by city in Mexico

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

  • Tijuana
  • Monterrey
  • Mexico City
  • Leon
  • Culiacan
  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Guadalupe
  • Nezahualcoyotl
  • Zapopan
  • San Luis Potosi
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
TijuanaCity426,700 MXN421,400 MXN217,900-659,200 MXN
MonterreyCity415,900 MXN415,900 MXN207,700-642,800 MXN
Mexico CityCity413,900 MXN389,200 MXN221,500-627,900 MXN
LeonCity413,900 MXN381,800 MXN221,500-625,000 MXN
CuliacanCity412,000 MXN403,100 MXN209,700-633,300 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity407,300 MXN424,900 MXN196,800-641,900 MXN
GuadalupeCity401,300 MXN394,800 MXN204,000-619,000 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity401,300 MXN411,400 MXN195,200-628,000 MXN
ZapopanCity399,900 MXN377,200 MXN210,500-608,500 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity399,900 MXN430,500 MXN185,100-638,700 MXN
GuadalajaraCity399,900 MXN382,600 MXN208,600-615,000 MXN
AguascalientesCity396,300 MXN366,200 MXN214,000-598,600 MXN
MoreliaCity394,800 MXN419,400 MXN185,100-619,800 MXN
PueblaCity394,500 MXN417,100 MXN187,500-625,000 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity389,200 MXN389,200 MXN194,600-603,400 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity389,200 MXN372,600 MXN201,100-592,600 MXN
NaucalpanCity388,100 MXN404,600 MXN187,300-610,100 MXN
QueretaroCity386,400 MXN417,100 MXN180,300-615,300 MXN
ChihuahuaCity386,400 MXN371,100 MXN201,100-592,600 MXN
MexicaliCity385,300 MXN394,300 MXN190,500-602,700 MXN
HermosilloCity384,500 MXN361,500 MXN205,700-585,900 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity381,800 MXN403,100 MXN180,300-600,000 MXN
SaltilloCity381,800 MXN394,500 MXN183,600-595,300 MXN
TorreonCity381,800 MXN381,800 MXN190,500-589,400 MXN
MeridaCity377,200 MXN397,900 MXN175,900-596,100 MXN
CancunCity377,200 MXN384,500 MXN185,100-587,800 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity371,100 MXN399,900 MXN172,200-590,200 MXN
XalapaCity371,100 MXN357,700 MXN191,600-566,900 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity371,100 MXN341,400 MXN200,000-562,200 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity369,900 MXN361,500 MXN189,300-566,900 MXN
AcapulcoCity369,900 MXN353,600 MXN192,600-563,300 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity369,900 MXN345,700 MXN196,800-562,200 MXN
DurangoCity366,200 MXN339,100 MXN197,600-553,800 MXN
TolucaCity365,400 MXN365,400 MXN183,600-562,600 MXN
TonalaCity363,000 MXN385,300 MXN172,200-574,200 MXN
CelayaCity361,600 MXN375,200 MXN172,400-563,300 MXN
ReynosaCity359,900 MXN372,600 MXN172,200-563,000 MXN
MazatlanCity357,300 MXN348,300 MXN183,600-547,800 MXN
General EscobedoCity352,000 MXN345,100 MXN180,300-538,600 MXN
IrapuatoCity351,900 MXN351,900 MXN176,800-543,200 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity351,200 MXN381,800 MXN161,300-559,000 MXN
TepicCity349,300 MXN369,900 MXN163,800-551,200 MXN
MatamorosCity349,300 MXN325,900 MXN185,100-528,600 MXN
VeracruzCity348,300 MXN357,300 MXN172,200-543,200 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity345,700 MXN361,600 MXN168,100-544,800 MXN
EnsenadaCity345,100 MXN357,700 MXN164,200-538,600 MXN
TampicoCity344,600 MXN332,500 MXN180,500-528,600 MXN
VillahermosaCity340,400 MXN315,700 MXN185,100-516,100 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity339,100 MXN322,600 MXN174,000-516,100 MXN
IxtapalucaCity339,100 MXN365,400 MXN154,700-537,300 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity335,800 MXN313,700 MXN175,900-510,300 MXN
Los MochisCity335,100 MXN349,300 MXN159,500-524,300 MXN
PachucaCity335,100 MXN315,700 MXN175,900-510,000 MXN
CuernavacaCity330,900 MXN339,100 MXN161,300-514,800 MXN
XicoCity330,700 MXN308,300 MXN174,000-502,200 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity327,300 MXN322,600 MXN167,100-504,500 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity325,900 MXN301,800 MXN176,800-492,400 MXN
CoacalcoCity325,900 MXN325,900 MXN161,600-504,500 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity325,600 MXN330,900 MXN159,400-504,500 MXN
OaxacaCity322,600 MXN341,400 MXN152,000-510,200 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity320,500 MXN309,800 MXN168,100-492,400 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity320,500 MXN349,300 MXN148,300-510,200 MXN
La PazCity317,700 MXN301,800 MXN169,000-485,200 MXN
UruapanCity315,700 MXN315,700 MXN158,700-489,600 MXN
NogalesCity314,500 MXN317,700 MXN152,300-489,600 MXN
CampecheCity312,400 MXN330,700 MXN148,300-491,000 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity307,400 MXN318,800 MXN148,300-480,300 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity305,600 MXN312,400 MXN150,000-475,700 MXN
TehuacanCity305,600 MXN281,500 MXN163,800-459,300 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity301,800 MXN301,800 MXN151,800-464,900 MXN
MonclovaCity301,700 MXN299,500 MXN154,700-467,100 MXN
AcunaCity301,700 MXN292,000 MXN159,100-464,900 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity301,300 MXN275,500 MXN161,600-455,400 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity299,500 MXN301,700 MXN148,300-466,300 MXN
BuenavistaCity299,500 MXN320,500 MXN137,400-472,000 MXN
ChilpancingoCity294,700 MXN288,100 MXN150,000-451,000 MXN
MetepecCity294,700 MXN318,800 MXN136,200-467,700 MXN
Poza RicaCity294,700 MXN281,500 MXN152,000-448,500 MXN
JiutepecCity292,000 MXN275,200 MXN154,700-442,300 MXN
ChetumalCity290,800 MXN266,000 MXN157,600-437,300 MXN
ChicoloapanCity288,100 MXN301,700 MXN136,100-453,200 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity286,400 MXN312,400 MXN130,400-457,300 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity282,500 MXN282,500 MXN142,300-442,200 MXN
ChalcoCity282,500 MXN273,300 MXN148,300-433,400 MXN
TapachulaCity282,500 MXN263,200 MXN152,300-426,700 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity282,300 MXN277,400 MXN146,200-437,300 MXN
CuautlaCity277,400 MXN290,800 MXN134,600-437,300 MXN
CordobaCity275,800 MXN281,500 MXN136,200-430,000 MXN
Boca del RioCity275,800 MXN259,100 MXN148,300-417,100 MXN
SalamancaCity275,500 MXN294,300 MXN128,900-437,900 MXN
San Juan del RioCity275,500 MXN275,500 MXN139,100-426,700 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity273,000 MXN281,500 MXN136,100-426,700 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity267,100 MXN267,100 MXN134,600-415,900 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity267,100 MXN273,300 MXN128,900-417,200 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity266,000 MXN275,500 MXN125,700-419,400 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity265,000 MXN283,700 MXN119,900-420,100 MXN
ColimaCity263,100 MXN277,400 MXN125,100-415,900 MXN
ManzanilloCity261,300 MXN272,800 MXN124,400-409,000 MXN
OrizabaCity261,300 MXN239,000 MXN138,800-394,800 MXN
NavojoaCity257,700 MXN277,400 MXN118,060-409,000 MXN
FresnilloCity257,700 MXN240,500 MXN137,400-390,000 MXN
GuaymasCity257,700 MXN257,700 MXN128,500-397,900 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity253,400 MXN232,900 MXN136,200-381,800 MXN
IgualaCity249,600 MXN239,300 MXN128,900-384,500 MXN
ZacatecasCity249,600 MXN245,300 MXN125,700-384,500 MXN
DeliciasCity247,800 MXN243,000 MXN125,700-384,200 MXN
MinatitlanCity240,500 MXN258,400 MXN115,560-384,200 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity239,300 MXN261,300 MXN110,380-382,600 MXN

Assistant Buyer in Mexico: FAQs

  • How much does an assistant buyer make per month in Mexico?

    An assistant buyer in Mexico earns about 26,308 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 315,700 MXN.

  • What's the salary range for an assistant buyer in Mexico?

    Entry-level assistant buyers in Mexico start near 168,100 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 476,600 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 207,700 and 365,400 MXN.

  • Is the median assistant buyer salary in Mexico higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 294,700 MXN, lower than the average of 315,700 MXN. Half of assistant buyers in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for assistant buyers in Mexico?

    Men working as an assistant buyer in Mexico earn around 11% more than women on average (327,300 vs 294,700 MXN a year).

  • Do assistant buyers in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 51% of assistant buyers in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 5% of base salary.

  • Do assistant buyers earn more in the public or private sector in Mexico?

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

  • How often do assistant buyers in Mexico get a pay raise?

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