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Average Assistant Merchandise Planner Salary in Mexico for 2026

An assistant merchandise planner 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 152,100 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 493,000 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 assistant merchandise planner make in Mexico?

Average salary
315,700 MXN
26,308 MXN per month
Lowest reported
152,100 MXN
12,675 MXN per month
Highest reported
493,000 MXN
41,083 MXN per month

A typical assistant merchandise planner working in Mexico brings home around 26,308 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 152,100 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 493,000 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 assistant merchandise planner 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 merchandise planner 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 merchandise planners in Mexico earn less than 325,900 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 214,000 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 425,100 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of assistant merchandise planners sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 152,100 MXN. The highest stretch to 493,000 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.

152,100
Low
325,900
Median
493,000
High
214,000
25th
425,100
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Assistant merchandise planner pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    176,800 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +42% from previous
    251,500 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +30% from previous
    327,300 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +24% from previous
    406,300 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +6% from previous
    431,100 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    471,700 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 42%. That is the point at which a assistant merchandise planner 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 merchandise planner pay by education in Mexico

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

  • High School
    221,500 MXN
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +14% from previous
    252,300 MXN
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +47% from previous
    369,900 MXN
  • Master's Degree
    +23% from previous
    455,400 MXN

Assistant merchandise planner 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 merchandise planners in Mexico earn an average of 330,700 MXN a year, while female assistant merchandise planners earn around 307,400 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.

Assistant Merchandise Planner gender pay gap

7%

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

Men 330,700 MXN
Women 307,400 MXN

Pay raises for an assistant merchandise planner 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 16 months, which works out to roughly 9% 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 merchandise planner 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 assistant merchandise planners in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an assistant merchandise planner 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 assistant merchandise planners 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 merchandise planner: 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 merchandise planner salary by city in Mexico

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

  • Zapopan
  • Leon
  • Chihuahua
  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Puebla
  • Naucalpan
  • Mexico City
  • Monterrey
  • Tijuana
  • Nezahualcoyotl
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
ZapopanCity412,000 MXN428,400 MXN197,600-645,800 MXN
LeonCity412,000 MXN433,800 MXN191,600-649,700 MXN
ChihuahuaCity412,000 MXN421,400 MXN201,100-643,400 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity407,300 MXN382,600 MXN215,100-620,300 MXN
PueblaCity407,300 MXN376,800 MXN218,900-615,300 MXN
NaucalpanCity407,100 MXN383,300 MXN214,000-618,800 MXN
Mexico CityCity407,100 MXN420,800 MXN196,800-639,100 MXN
MonterreyCity407,100 MXN398,300 MXN207,700-626,800 MXN
TijuanaCity407,100 MXN407,100 MXN204,700-629,800 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity407,100 MXN388,100 MXN209,500-619,800 MXN
GuadalajaraCity407,100 MXN415,900 MXN197,600-632,400 MXN
CuliacanCity385,300 MXN385,300 MXN191,600-597,800 MXN
CancunCity377,200 MXN362,200 MXN196,800-574,200 MXN
DurangoCity376,800 MXN398,300 MXN176,800-592,600 MXN
SaltilloCity376,800 MXN351,200 MXN197,600-568,500 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity375,200 MXN388,100 MXN180,500-589,400 MXN
AguascalientesCity372,600 MXN394,500 MXN174,000-590,200 MXN
HermosilloCity372,600 MXN389,200 MXN180,500-588,500 MXN
MexicaliCity369,900 MXN353,600 MXN192,600-563,300 MXN
ReynosaCity369,900 MXN349,300 MXN196,800-563,000 MXN
QueretaroCity369,900 MXN398,300 MXN169,000-588,500 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity369,900 MXN397,900 MXN172,200-587,800 MXN
AcapulcoCity369,300 MXN378,300 MXN181,600-578,500 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity367,900 MXN339,100 MXN197,600-553,800 MXN
TorreonCity367,900 MXN361,600 MXN187,300-565,100 MXN
TolucaCity367,900 MXN361,600 MXN187,300-565,100 MXN
MeridaCity367,900 MXN340,000 MXN197,600-553,400 MXN
MatamorosCity367,200 MXN382,600 MXN175,900-578,500 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity367,200 MXN376,800 MXN180,500-575,100 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity366,200 MXN386,400 MXN172,200-578,500 MXN
VeracruzCity365,400 MXN348,300 MXN190,500-556,000 MXN
MoreliaCity365,400 MXN332,100 MXN196,800-548,500 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity363,000 MXN394,800 MXN167,100-581,300 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity362,200 MXN362,200 MXN181,600-559,000 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity361,600 MXN351,200 MXN183,700-553,400 MXN
GuadalupeCity361,600 MXN361,600 MXN180,500-559,000 MXN
General EscobedoCity340,400 MXN340,400 MXN169,000-524,300 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity340,000 MXN318,800 MXN180,300-514,300 MXN
IrapuatoCity335,800 MXN327,300 MXN172,200-518,300 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity335,100 MXN320,500 MXN172,200-514,300 MXN
CelayaCity332,500 MXN311,700 MXN176,800-504,300 MXN
TepicCity332,500 MXN305,600 MXN180,300-502,200 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity332,500 MXN332,500 MXN164,200-516,100 MXN
XalapaCity332,100 MXN340,400 MXN161,600-518,900 MXN
TonalaCity330,900 MXN305,600 MXN180,300-500,100 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity330,900 MXN357,700 MXN152,000-525,700 MXN
IxtapalucaCity330,900 MXN357,700 MXN152,000-525,700 MXN
XicoCity330,900 MXN345,100 MXN159,100-518,900 MXN
VillahermosaCity330,900 MXN351,900 MXN157,600-524,400 MXN
EnsenadaCity330,900 MXN311,700 MXN174,000-504,400 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity330,900 MXN352,000 MXN157,600-524,400 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity330,700 MXN357,300 MXN152,000-524,300 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity330,700 MXN335,800 MXN161,300-516,100 MXN
MazatlanCity330,700 MXN330,700 MXN164,200-510,200 MXN
UruapanCity327,300 MXN320,500 MXN167,100-504,300 MXN
CuernavacaCity325,900 MXN314,500 MXN169,000-498,000 MXN
CoacalcoCity325,900 MXN319,600 MXN168,100-501,400 MXN
TampicoCity325,800 MXN330,900 MXN159,100-504,500 MXN
TehuacanCity322,600 MXN341,400 MXN152,000-510,300 MXN
OaxacaCity320,500 MXN294,700 MXN172,200-485,300 MXN
PachucaCity318,800 MXN330,700 MXN152,000-498,000 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity308,300 MXN301,700 MXN159,100-476,600 MXN
Los MochisCity305,600 MXN288,100 MXN161,300-464,400 MXN
La PazCity301,800 MXN311,700 MXN142,300-471,700 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity301,300 MXN314,500 MXN142,300-472,100 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity299,500 MXN301,700 MXN146,200-464,400 MXN
MetepecCity297,000 MXN322,600 MXN139,100-478,100 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity296,000 MXN296,000 MXN148,300-459,700 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity294,700 MXN283,400 MXN152,000-447,700 MXN
CampecheCity294,700 MXN268,900 MXN159,100-440,200 MXN
ChilpancingoCity292,000 MXN292,000 MXN148,300-453,200 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity292,000 MXN275,200 MXN154,700-442,300 MXN
NogalesCity290,800 MXN275,500 MXN151,800-442,300 MXN
BuenavistaCity290,800 MXN311,700 MXN134,600-459,300 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity288,700 MXN277,400 MXN152,100-445,100 MXN
AcunaCity288,700 MXN296,000 MXN143,200-454,300 MXN
MonclovaCity288,700 MXN288,700 MXN146,200-451,000 MXN
ChalcoCity288,100 MXN294,700 MXN138,800-448,500 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity283,700 MXN301,700 MXN136,100-450,300 MXN
JiutepecCity282,500 MXN296,000 MXN137,400-448,500 MXN
TapachulaCity282,500 MXN301,600 MXN136,100-451,000 MXN
SalamancaCity282,500 MXN263,200 MXN152,300-430,000 MXN
Poza RicaCity282,300 MXN290,800 MXN138,200-440,200 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity281,500 MXN301,700 MXN128,500-447,300 MXN
ChicoloapanCity281,500 MXN259,100 MXN152,000-424,900 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity281,500 MXN273,000 MXN143,200-430,500 MXN
CuautlaCity275,800 MXN259,100 MXN148,300-421,400 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity275,500 MXN301,800 MXN125,700-440,200 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity275,200 MXN263,100 MXN142,300-419,400 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity261,300 MXN254,800 MXN134,600-401,300 MXN
ChetumalCity259,100 MXN273,000 MXN119,900-409,000 MXN
DeliciasCity258,400 MXN258,400 MXN129,000-396,300 MXN
ManzanilloCity258,400 MXN239,300 MXN136,200-388,100 MXN
San Juan del RioCity254,800 MXN249,600 MXN128,900-394,800 MXN
ColimaCity254,800 MXN233,900 MXN139,100-384,500 MXN
Boca del RioCity254,800 MXN265,000 MXN123,400-399,900 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity254,700 MXN243,000 MXN130,400-389,200 MXN
FresnilloCity251,500 MXN259,100 MXN118,520-390,000 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity251,500 MXN233,900 MXN130,400-381,800 MXN
IgualaCity249,600 MXN254,800 MXN125,100-390,000 MXN
CordobaCity249,600 MXN239,300 MXN128,900-382,600 MXN
GuaymasCity247,800 MXN243,000 MXN125,700-384,200 MXN
ZacatecasCity246,500 MXN246,500 MXN125,100-384,200 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity246,200 MXN263,200 MXN114,000-388,100 MXN
MinatitlanCity246,200 MXN225,300 MXN134,600-369,300 MXN
NavojoaCity245,300 MXN263,900 MXN112,660-389,200 MXN
OrizabaCity243,000 MXN259,100 MXN115,520-384,500 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity240,500 MXN263,200 MXN112,460-384,500 MXN

Assistant Merchandise Planner in Mexico: FAQs

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

    An assistant merchandise planner 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 merchandise planner in Mexico?

    Entry-level assistant merchandise planners in Mexico start near 152,100 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 493,000 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 214,000 and 425,100 MXN.

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

    The median is 325,900 MXN, higher than the average of 315,700 MXN. Half of assistant merchandise planners in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as an assistant merchandise planner in Mexico earn around 8% more than women on average (330,700 vs 307,400 MXN a year).

  • Do assistant merchandise planners in Mexico get bonuses?

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

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

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

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

    An assistant merchandise planner in Mexico sees a raise of around 12% every 16 months, equivalent to roughly 9% a year.