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Average Assistant Programme Officer Salary in Mexico for 2026

An assistant programme officer in Mexico earns about 263,900 MXN a year. That's 34% 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 138,800 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 401,300 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 programme officer make in Mexico?

Average salary
263,900 MXN
21,991 MXN per month
Lowest reported
138,800 MXN
11,566 MXN per month
Highest reported
401,300 MXN
33,441 MXN per month

A typical assistant programme officer working in Mexico brings home around 21,991 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 138,800 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 401,300 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 programme officer 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 programme officer 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 programme officers in Mexico earn less than 247,800 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 174,000 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 307,400 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of assistant programme officers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 138,800 MXN. The highest stretch to 401,300 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.

138,800
Low
247,800
Median
401,300
High
174,000
25th
307,400
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Assistant programme officer pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    159,500 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +24% from previous
    197,600 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +41% from previous
    279,400 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +17% from previous
    327,800 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +10% from previous
    361,600 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +6% from previous
    381,800 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 41%. That is the point at which a assistant programme officer 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 programme officer pay by education in Mexico

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

  • High School
    197,600 MXN
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +40% from previous
    275,800 MXN
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +41% from previous
    390,000 MXN

Assistant programme officer 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 programme officers in Mexico earn an average of 275,800 MXN a year, while female assistant programme officers earn around 246,200 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 Programme Officer gender pay gap

11%

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

Men 275,800 MXN
Women 246,200 MXN

Pay raises for an assistant programme officer 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 programme officer 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.

50%

50% of assistant programme officers in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an assistant programme officer 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 50% of assistant programme officers 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 programme officer: 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 programme officer salary by city in Mexico

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

  • Guadalajara
  • Leon
  • Tijuana
  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Zapopan
  • Monterrey
  • Saltillo
  • Chihuahua
  • Puebla
  • Aguascalientes
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
GuadalajaraCity340,000 MXN325,800 MXN176,800-518,300 MXN
LeonCity339,100 MXN308,300 MXN183,600-510,000 MXN
TijuanaCity330,700 MXN322,600 MXN167,100-507,300 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity327,800 MXN340,400 MXN158,700-514,300 MXN
ZapopanCity327,300 MXN309,800 MXN172,200-498,000 MXN
MonterreyCity320,500 MXN320,500 MXN159,500-499,300 MXN
SaltilloCity320,500 MXN335,100 MXN154,700-504,300 MXN
ChihuahuaCity319,600 MXN308,900 MXN168,100-489,500 MXN
PueblaCity317,700 MXN340,000 MXN151,800-504,400 MXN
AguascalientesCity315,900 MXN292,000 MXN172,200-478,000 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity315,900 MXN341,900 MXN148,300-504,400 MXN
Mexico CityCity315,700 MXN294,700 MXN168,100-476,600 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity314,500 MXN317,700 MXN152,300-489,600 MXN
HermosilloCity309,800 MXN288,700 MXN161,600-467,700 MXN
CancunCity308,300 MXN313,700 MXN152,100-483,800 MXN
TorreonCity308,300 MXN308,300 MXN154,700-480,600 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity307,400 MXN294,300 MXN159,400-467,100 MXN
NaucalpanCity305,600 MXN315,900 MXN148,300-478,000 MXN
QueretaroCity301,800 MXN325,800 MXN139,100-476,600 MXN
MoreliaCity301,700 MXN320,500 MXN143,200-478,000 MXN
CuliacanCity301,600 MXN296,000 MXN154,700-464,900 MXN
GuadalupeCity301,600 MXN296,000 MXN152,300-464,900 MXN
AcapulcoCity297,000 MXN288,100 MXN154,700-454,900 MXN
MeridaCity296,000 MXN315,700 MXN138,200-467,700 MXN
ReynosaCity296,000 MXN309,800 MXN143,200-464,900 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity294,700 MXN288,100 MXN151,800-450,300 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity294,300 MXN294,300 MXN148,300-454,900 MXN
MexicaliCity294,300 MXN301,800 MXN142,300-459,700 MXN
MatamorosCity294,300 MXN275,500 MXN157,600-448,500 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity290,800 MXN273,300 MXN152,300-442,200 MXN
TolucaCity288,700 MXN288,700 MXN146,200-451,000 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity288,700 MXN266,000 MXN157,600-436,200 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity288,100 MXN301,700 MXN136,100-453,200 MXN
XalapaCity288,100 MXN273,000 MXN150,000-437,900 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity286,400 MXN312,400 MXN130,400-459,700 MXN
CelayaCity282,500 MXN294,700 MXN137,400-447,300 MXN
VeracruzCity281,500 MXN283,700 MXN137,400-437,300 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity281,500 MXN301,700 MXN128,500-447,300 MXN
VillahermosaCity281,500 MXN257,700 MXN152,100-424,300 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity279,400 MXN292,000 MXN136,100-437,900 MXN
DurangoCity277,400 MXN254,800 MXN151,800-421,400 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity275,800 MXN281,500 MXN136,100-431,100 MXN
TepicCity275,500 MXN294,700 MXN128,500-437,300 MXN
MazatlanCity275,500 MXN272,800 MXN142,300-425,100 MXN
IrapuatoCity275,200 MXN275,200 MXN137,400-424,900 MXN
XicoCity273,300 MXN258,400 MXN146,200-415,900 MXN
CoacalcoCity273,000 MXN273,000 MXN139,100-425,100 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity268,900 MXN263,900 MXN137,400-413,900 MXN
IxtapalucaCity268,900 MXN288,700 MXN125,100-426,700 MXN
TonalaCity267,100 MXN282,300 MXN127,700-420,800 MXN
EnsenadaCity265,000 MXN275,800 MXN125,700-417,200 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity265,000 MXN251,500 MXN138,800-403,100 MXN
General EscobedoCity265,000 MXN261,300 MXN136,200-409,000 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity263,200 MXN239,300 MXN142,300-394,500 MXN
TampicoCity261,300 MXN249,600 MXN136,200-398,300 MXN
CuernavacaCity259,100 MXN263,900 MXN125,700-406,300 MXN
UruapanCity259,100 MXN259,100 MXN128,500-401,300 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity254,800 MXN245,300 MXN134,600-388,100 MXN
Los MochisCity253,400 MXN263,100 MXN119,900-394,500 MXN
AcunaCity251,500 MXN238,900 MXN128,500-383,300 MXN
BuenavistaCity249,600 MXN271,300 MXN117,100-398,300 MXN
OaxacaCity249,600 MXN265,000 MXN115,940-394,500 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity249,600 MXN272,800 MXN116,960-397,900 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity246,500 MXN239,000 MXN129,000-378,800 MXN
La PazCity246,500 MXN232,900 MXN128,900-376,800 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity246,500 MXN253,400 MXN119,900-384,500 MXN
PachucaCity245,300 MXN231,000 MXN128,500-371,100 MXN
MonclovaCity243,000 MXN238,900 MXN125,100-375,200 MXN
MetepecCity240,500 MXN263,100 MXN110,340-385,300 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity239,300 MXN246,200 MXN119,560-376,800 MXN
TapachulaCity239,300 MXN222,300 MXN128,500-365,400 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity238,900 MXN233,600 MXN123,400-367,200 MXN
TehuacanCity238,900 MXN221,500 MXN128,500-362,200 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity237,400 MXN237,400 MXN118,380-366,200 MXN
CampecheCity233,900 MXN251,500 MXN111,860-371,100 MXN
ChicoloapanCity233,600 MXN247,800 MXN109,460-369,900 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity228,500 MXN228,500 MXN112,440-351,200 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity228,000 MXN228,000 MXN115,260-354,000 MXN
NogalesCity228,000 MXN233,600 MXN111,240-357,700 MXN
Poza RicaCity227,600 MXN217,900 MXN117,520-349,300 MXN
ChilpancingoCity227,600 MXN221,500 MXN115,400-351,900 MXN
Boca del RioCity225,700 MXN209,500 MXN117,440-340,400 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity225,700 MXN227,600 MXN107,880-348,300 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity225,300 MXN207,700 MXN123,400-341,400 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity225,300 MXN233,600 MXN108,320-353,600 MXN
SalamancaCity222,300 MXN233,900 MXN104,900-351,900 MXN
JiutepecCity221,500 MXN207,800 MXN115,400-332,100 MXN
CuautlaCity218,900 MXN231,000 MXN107,680-345,700 MXN
ChalcoCity215,100 MXN207,800 MXN113,780-330,700 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity212,500 MXN231,000 MXN99,560-340,400 MXN
CordobaCity212,500 MXN216,800 MXN104,900-332,500 MXN
ChetumalCity209,500 MXN194,600 MXN115,260-319,600 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity209,500 MXN227,600 MXN96,180-335,800 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity207,800 MXN214,000 MXN98,540-325,600 MXN
OrizabaCity207,800 MXN190,500 MXN109,340-312,400 MXN
ZacatecasCity207,800 MXN204,700 MXN104,060-318,800 MXN
San Juan del RioCity207,700 MXN207,700 MXN102,620-322,600 MXN
MinatitlanCity205,700 MXN216,800 MXN95,420-322,600 MXN
ColimaCity204,000 MXN217,900 MXN96,500-325,600 MXN
FresnilloCity204,000 MXN191,600 MXN106,820-311,700 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity201,100 MXN204,000 MXN97,880-315,700 MXN
IgualaCity201,100 MXN191,600 MXN102,960-309,800 MXN
DeliciasCity200,000 MXN195,200 MXN102,720-309,800 MXN
NavojoaCity197,600 MXN212,500 MXN92,400-313,700 MXN
ManzanilloCity197,600 MXN207,800 MXN96,540-312,400 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity194,600 MXN180,300 MXN106,740-294,300 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity190,500 MXN204,000 MXN88,240-301,300 MXN
GuaymasCity190,500 MXN190,500 MXN93,880-294,300 MXN

Assistant Programme Officer in Mexico: FAQs

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

    An assistant programme officer in Mexico earns about 21,991 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 263,900 MXN.

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

    Entry-level assistant programme officers in Mexico start near 138,800 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 401,300 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 174,000 and 307,400 MXN.

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

    The median is 247,800 MXN, lower than the average of 263,900 MXN. Half of assistant programme officers in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as an assistant programme officer in Mexico earn around 12% more than women on average (275,800 vs 246,200 MXN a year).

  • Do assistant programme officers in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 50% of assistant programme officers in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 5% of base salary.

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

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

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

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