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Average Assistant Department Manager Salary in Mexico for 2026

An assistant department manager in Mexico earns about 327,800 MXN a year. That's 18% 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 152,300 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 518,300 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 assistant department manager make in Mexico?

Average salary
327,800 MXN
27,316 MXN per month
Lowest reported
152,300 MXN
12,691 MXN per month
Highest reported
518,300 MXN
43,191 MXN per month

A typical assistant department manager working in Mexico brings home around 27,316 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 152,300 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 518,300 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 assistant department 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 assistant department 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 assistant department managers in Mexico earn less than 345,700 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 225,300 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 459,700 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of assistant department managers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 152,300 MXN. The highest stretch to 518,300 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.

152,300
Low
345,700
Median
518,300
High
225,300
25th
459,700
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Assistant department manager pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    175,900 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +39% from previous
    245,300 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +42% from previous
    349,300 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +22% from previous
    424,900 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +5% from previous
    447,700 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    489,600 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 department 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.

Assistant department manager pay by education in Mexico

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

  • High School
    210,500 MXN
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +52% from previous
    320,500 MXN
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +50% from previous
    480,300 MXN

Assistant department 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 assistant department managers in Mexico earn an average of 349,300 MXN a year, while female assistant department managers earn around 312,400 MXN. That works out to a 12% 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 Department Manager gender pay gap

11%

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

Men 349,300 MXN
Women 312,400 MXN

Pay raises for an assistant department 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 11% every 17 months, which works out to roughly 8% 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 department 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.

82%

82% of assistant department managers in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an assistant department 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 9% of base salary. The remaining 18% of assistant department 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

Assistant department 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

Assistant department manager salary by city in Mexico

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

  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Mexico City
  • Monterrey
  • Chihuahua
  • Aguascalientes
  • Tijuana
  • Naucalpan
  • Puebla
  • Zapopan
  • Cancun
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Ecatepec de MorelosCity425,100 MXN390,000 MXN231,000-642,800 MXN
Mexico CityCity419,400 MXN442,300 MXN195,200-659,200 MXN
MonterreyCity417,200 MXN390,000 MXN218,900-631,200 MXN
ChihuahuaCity414,000 MXN394,500 MXN214,000-633,100 MXN
AguascalientesCity404,600 MXN398,300 MXN207,700-625,000 MXN
TijuanaCity403,100 MXN417,100 MXN191,600-631,200 MXN
NaucalpanCity401,300 MXN369,900 MXN216,800-605,700 MXN
PueblaCity398,300 MXN398,300 MXN197,600-615,300 MXN
ZapopanCity397,900 MXN424,300 MXN189,300-633,100 MXN
CancunCity394,800 MXN399,900 MXN192,600-615,000 MXN
AcapulcoCity389,200 MXN372,600 MXN201,100-596,100 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity389,200 MXN394,500 MXN192,000-605,700 MXN
GuadalajaraCity388,100 MXN375,200 MXN204,700-595,300 MXN
SaltilloCity386,400 MXN357,300 MXN208,600-583,000 MXN
LeonCity385,300 MXN378,800 MXN195,200-596,100 MXN
MoreliaCity385,300 MXN385,300 MXN191,600-597,800 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity384,500 MXN361,500 MXN205,700-585,900 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity382,600 MXN415,900 MXN176,800-612,500 MXN
HermosilloCity378,800 MXN401,300 MXN180,300-598,600 MXN
CuliacanCity378,300 MXN392,300 MXN181,600-592,200 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity376,800 MXN367,200 MXN192,600-578,500 MXN
MeridaCity375,200 MXN375,200 MXN187,300-580,600 MXN
GuadalupeCity372,600 MXN386,400 MXN180,300-585,900 MXN
TorreonCity371,100 MXN348,300 MXN195,200-563,300 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity369,900 MXN369,900 MXN185,100-571,300 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity369,900 MXN384,500 MXN175,900-580,600 MXN
MatamorosCity369,900 MXN392,300 MXN172,200-583,000 MXN
QueretaroCity367,900 MXN394,500 MXN169,000-582,700 MXN
MexicaliCity367,200 MXN376,800 MXN181,600-575,100 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity363,000 MXN352,000 MXN190,500-558,300 MXN
DurangoCity363,000 MXN357,700 MXN187,500-563,000 MXN
ReynosaCity362,200 MXN332,500 MXN194,600-543,200 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity361,600 MXN383,300 MXN169,000-566,900 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity361,600 MXN389,200 MXN164,200-571,300 MXN
VeracruzCity361,600 MXN367,900 MXN176,800-562,200 MXN
CelayaCity353,600 MXN325,600 MXN192,000-533,000 MXN
TolucaCity351,900 MXN330,700 MXN187,500-533,000 MXN
MazatlanCity351,200 MXN367,900 MXN169,000-553,400 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity349,300 MXN376,800 MXN159,400-552,400 MXN
TonalaCity348,300 MXN348,300 MXN174,000-539,700 MXN
XicoCity345,700 MXN367,900 MXN161,600-548,500 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity345,100 MXN315,900 MXN187,500-518,900 MXN
XalapaCity344,600 MXN330,900 MXN180,500-528,500 MXN
General EscobedoCity341,900 MXN357,300 MXN163,800-539,800 MXN
CoacalcoCity340,400 MXN319,600 MXN180,500-518,300 MXN
IxtapalucaCity340,400 MXN367,900 MXN158,700-539,700 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity339,100 MXN325,800 MXN174,000-514,800 MXN
CuernavacaCity339,100 MXN341,900 MXN164,200-524,300 MXN
VillahermosaCity335,800 MXN330,700 MXN172,200-518,300 MXN
IrapuatoCity335,100 MXN313,700 MXN175,900-510,300 MXN
EnsenadaCity332,100 MXN308,900 MXN180,500-504,400 MXN
TepicCity330,700 MXN330,700 MXN164,200-510,200 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity325,900 MXN332,100 MXN159,500-510,300 MXN
TehuacanCity325,800 MXN318,800 MXN164,200-498,000 MXN
UruapanCity325,800 MXN305,600 MXN172,200-493,000 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity320,500 MXN345,700 MXN148,300-510,300 MXN
Los MochisCity320,500 MXN294,700 MXN172,200-485,300 MXN
CampecheCity318,800 MXN318,800 MXN159,100-492,400 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity318,800 MXN330,700 MXN152,000-498,000 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity318,800 MXN305,600 MXN164,200-485,200 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity315,900 MXN312,400 MXN161,300-489,600 MXN
TampicoCity315,900 MXN305,600 MXN163,800-485,300 MXN
PachucaCity315,700 MXN332,100 MXN148,300-499,300 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity311,700 MXN330,700 MXN148,300-492,400 MXN
NogalesCity309,800 MXN315,700 MXN152,100-480,600 MXN
ChilpancingoCity305,600 MXN315,900 MXN148,300-478,000 MXN
OaxacaCity301,600 MXN301,600 MXN152,100-467,100 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity301,600 MXN282,500 MXN159,500-459,300 MXN
TapachulaCity297,000 MXN294,700 MXN152,000-459,300 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity296,000 MXN301,600 MXN146,200-462,300 MXN
La PazCity294,700 MXN312,400 MXN139,100-464,400 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity294,700 MXN301,700 MXN138,800-459,700 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity294,700 MXN301,300 MXN146,200-460,500 MXN
BuenavistaCity294,700 MXN315,900 MXN136,100-464,900 MXN
JiutepecCity292,000 MXN308,300 MXN137,400-460,500 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity290,800 MXN273,300 MXN152,300-442,200 MXN
ChicoloapanCity290,800 MXN290,800 MXN142,300-448,500 MXN
MonclovaCity288,700 MXN301,300 MXN138,200-455,400 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity288,700 MXN266,000 MXN157,600-436,200 MXN
AcunaCity288,700 MXN277,400 MXN152,100-445,100 MXN
Poza RicaCity288,100 MXN273,000 MXN150,000-436,200 MXN
MetepecCity288,100 MXN308,300 MXN130,400-454,900 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity283,400 MXN305,600 MXN128,500-448,500 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity282,300 MXN275,500 MXN142,300-437,300 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity279,400 MXN301,300 MXN129,000-445,100 MXN
SalamancaCity275,500 MXN275,500 MXN139,100-431,100 MXN
Boca del RioCity275,200 MXN290,800 MXN129,000-430,000 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity273,300 MXN251,500 MXN148,300-411,400 MXN
San Juan del RioCity273,300 MXN254,800 MXN142,300-414,000 MXN
ChalcoCity273,000 MXN263,900 MXN143,200-421,400 MXN
ChetumalCity268,900 MXN263,100 MXN137,400-414,000 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity266,000 MXN251,500 MXN138,800-406,300 MXN
CordobaCity263,900 MXN271,300 MXN128,500-414,000 MXN
IgualaCity263,200 MXN253,400 MXN137,400-399,900 MXN
ManzanilloCity263,100 MXN240,500 MXN143,200-396,300 MXN
CuautlaCity261,300 MXN238,900 MXN138,800-392,300 MXN
ColimaCity259,100 MXN259,100 MXN128,500-401,300 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity258,400 MXN263,200 MXN127,700-399,900 MXN
ZacatecasCity254,800 MXN265,000 MXN123,400-399,900 MXN
FresnilloCity253,400 MXN266,000 MXN117,520-398,300 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity253,400 MXN246,500 MXN129,000-389,200 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity252,300 MXN257,700 MXN125,100-394,300 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity252,300 MXN275,200 MXN117,660-403,100 MXN
DeliciasCity251,500 MXN261,300 MXN120,880-392,300 MXN
GuaymasCity249,600 MXN233,900 MXN134,600-381,800 MXN
NavojoaCity240,500 MXN263,200 MXN112,280-384,500 MXN
OrizabaCity238,900 MXN233,600 MXN119,900-367,900 MXN
MinatitlanCity233,900 MXN233,900 MXN115,940-363,000 MXN

Assistant Department Manager in Mexico: FAQs

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

    An assistant department manager in Mexico earns about 27,316 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 327,800 MXN.

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

    Entry-level assistant department managers in Mexico start near 152,300 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 518,300 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 225,300 and 459,700 MXN.

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

    The median is 345,700 MXN, higher than the average of 327,800 MXN. Half of assistant department managers in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as an assistant department manager in Mexico earn around 12% more than women on average (349,300 vs 312,400 MXN a year).

  • Do assistant department managers in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 82% of assistant department managers in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 5% to 9% of base salary.

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

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

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

    An assistant department manager in Mexico sees a raise of around 11% every 17 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.