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Average Assistant Quality Manager Salary in Mexico for 2026

An assistant quality manager in Mexico earns about 445,100 MXN a year. That's 12% 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 239,000 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 670,600 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 quality manager make in Mexico?

Average salary
445,100 MXN
37,091 MXN per month
Lowest reported
239,000 MXN
19,916 MXN per month
Highest reported
670,600 MXN
55,883 MXN per month

A typical assistant quality manager working in Mexico brings home around 37,091 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 239,000 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 670,600 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 quality 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 quality 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 quality managers in Mexico earn less than 407,300 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 292,000 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 496,100 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of assistant quality managers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 239,000 MXN. The highest stretch to 670,600 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.

239,000
Low
407,300
Median
670,600
High
292,000
25th
496,100
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Assistant quality manager pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    277,400 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +27% from previous
    351,900 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +32% from previous
    464,400 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +17% from previous
    543,200 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +11% from previous
    603,400 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +7% from previous
    643,400 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 32%. That is the point at which a assistant quality 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 quality manager pay by education in Mexico

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    361,600 MXN
  • Master's Degree
    +51% from previous
    547,800 MXN

Assistant quality 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 quality managers in Mexico earn an average of 459,700 MXN a year, while female assistant quality managers earn around 424,300 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 Quality Manager gender pay gap

8%

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

Men 459,700 MXN
Women 424,300 MXN

Pay raises for an assistant quality 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 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

Assistant quality 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.

50%

50% of assistant quality managers in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an assistant quality manager 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 4% to 5% of base salary. The remaining 50% of assistant quality 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 quality 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 quality manager salary by city in Mexico

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

  • Mexico City
  • Leon
  • Guadalajara
  • Zapopan
  • Tijuana
  • Aguascalientes
  • Chihuahua
  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • San Luis Potosi
  • Monterrey
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Mexico CityCity580,600 MXN533,000 MXN314,500-877,300 MXN
LeonCity571,300 MXN571,300 MXN283,700-885,000 MXN
GuadalajaraCity566,900 MXN581,300 MXN277,400-885,000 MXN
ZapopanCity559,000 MXN516,100 MXN301,600-846,500 MXN
TijuanaCity556,000 MXN524,400 MXN294,700-846,500 MXN
AguascalientesCity548,800 MXN548,800 MXN275,200-847,000 MXN
ChihuahuaCity548,500 MXN558,300 MXN268,900-854,300 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity548,500 MXN581,000 MXN257,700-864,700 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity545,300 MXN589,400 MXN249,600-866,900 MXN
MonterreyCity543,200 MXN565,100 MXN263,200-855,200 MXN
PueblaCity537,300 MXN524,300 MXN275,200-825,900 MXN
HermosilloCity535,800 MXN493,000 MXN290,800-810,400 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity531,700 MXN510,200 MXN275,500-814,500 MXN
CuliacanCity528,600 MXN499,300 MXN281,500-805,900 MXN
MoreliaCity528,600 MXN519,300 MXN271,300-812,900 MXN
ReynosaCity524,700 MXN555,800 MXN246,200-829,000 MXN
QueretaroCity524,300 MXN566,900 MXN240,500-836,500 MXN
NaucalpanCity522,700 MXN552,400 MXN245,300-823,900 MXN
GuadalupeCity518,900 MXN489,600 MXN273,000-786,600 MXN
AcapulcoCity518,900 MXN529,600 MXN254,700-810,200 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity510,300 MXN510,300 MXN254,800-791,200 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity510,200 MXN471,700 MXN275,800-774,200 MXN
MeridaCity510,000 MXN498,000 MXN259,100-782,500 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity510,000 MXN499,300 MXN259,100-782,500 MXN
MexicaliCity510,000 MXN489,600 MXN263,900-778,500 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity507,300 MXN528,500 MXN243,000-795,700 MXN
SaltilloCity504,300 MXN535,800 MXN239,000-798,900 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity504,300 MXN535,800 MXN239,000-798,900 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity502,200 MXN541,700 MXN231,000-798,900 MXN
VeracruzCity501,400 MXN483,400 MXN263,200-768,900 MXN
DurangoCity498,000 MXN498,000 MXN251,500-772,900 MXN
IrapuatoCity498,000 MXN519,300 MXN238,900-781,200 MXN
CancunCity493,000 MXN472,100 MXN258,400-754,900 MXN
TorreonCity492,400 MXN513,300 MXN237,400-774,200 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity492,400 MXN502,200 MXN239,300-767,400 MXN
General EscobedoCity489,500 MXN460,500 MXN261,300-744,600 MXN
TonalaCity485,300 MXN475,700 MXN246,500-745,000 MXN
MatamorosCity478,000 MXN440,200 MXN259,100-724,300 MXN
CuernavacaCity472,100 MXN455,400 MXN246,500-727,400 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity472,100 MXN510,200 MXN217,900-752,600 MXN
CelayaCity472,100 MXN500,100 MXN222,300-745,000 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity472,100 MXN445,100 MXN251,500-717,900 MXN
TolucaCity467,700 MXN489,600 MXN225,300-735,200 MXN
XalapaCity467,100 MXN476,600 MXN228,000-732,400 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity466,300 MXN444,300 MXN239,300-709,600 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity464,400 MXN472,000 MXN228,500-724,300 MXN
VillahermosaCity464,400 MXN464,400 MXN232,900-717,900 MXN
CoacalcoCity462,300 MXN480,600 MXN222,300-724,000 MXN
TepicCity460,500 MXN453,200 MXN233,900-710,500 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity457,300 MXN431,100 MXN240,500-695,400 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity455,400 MXN417,100 MXN246,200-688,900 MXN
MazatlanCity454,300 MXN425,100 MXN239,000-689,900 MXN
XicoCity453,200 MXN417,200 MXN243,000-683,400 MXN
IxtapalucaCity451,000 MXN487,600 MXN207,700-718,000 MXN
EnsenadaCity447,700 MXN475,700 MXN209,500-709,600 MXN
UruapanCity442,300 MXN459,300 MXN210,500-695,400 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity442,200 MXN447,700 MXN215,100-687,100 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity442,200 MXN442,200 MXN221,500-681,500 MXN
Los MochisCity433,400 MXN460,500 MXN205,700-687,100 MXN
TampicoCity431,300 MXN440,200 MXN210,500-675,200 MXN
La PazCity430,500 MXN396,300 MXN232,400-650,700 MXN
MetepecCity426,700 MXN464,400 MXN195,200-681,500 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity426,700 MXN462,300 MXN195,200-681,900 MXN
OaxacaCity425,100 MXN419,400 MXN216,800-656,800 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity424,300 MXN407,100 MXN221,500-646,600 MXN
TapachulaCity421,400 MXN421,400 MXN209,700-649,700 MXN
MonclovaCity420,100 MXN394,500 MXN221,500-639,900 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity417,100 MXN433,800 MXN200,000-658,300 MXN
PachucaCity414,000 MXN381,800 MXN221,500-623,700 MXN
AcunaCity411,400 MXN417,100 MXN201,100-641,900 MXN
TehuacanCity409,000 MXN409,000 MXN204,000-633,300 MXN
CampecheCity407,100 MXN397,900 MXN207,700-628,000 MXN
ChilpancingoCity401,300 MXN378,300 MXN212,500-610,100 MXN
NogalesCity399,900 MXN384,500 MXN208,600-615,000 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity399,900 MXN399,900 MXN200,000-619,800 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity398,300 MXN413,900 MXN192,000-625,000 MXN
Poza RicaCity397,900 MXN407,300 MXN196,800-623,200 MXN
SalamancaCity396,300 MXN388,100 MXN204,700-610,100 MXN
BuenavistaCity394,800 MXN424,900 MXN181,600-625,000 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity394,300 MXN425,100 MXN181,600-626,800 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity394,300 MXN417,100 MXN187,500-623,700 MXN
JiutepecCity390,000 MXN361,600 MXN209,500-590,200 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity389,200 MXN366,200 MXN207,800-590,200 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity386,400 MXN371,100 MXN201,100-592,200 MXN
ChalcoCity384,500 MXN394,800 MXN189,300-600,000 MXN
ChetumalCity384,200 MXN384,200 MXN192,000-592,200 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity382,600 MXN413,900 MXN176,800-608,500 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity381,800 MXN363,000 MXN197,600-581,000 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity376,800 MXN398,300 MXN176,800-592,200 MXN
ColimaCity375,200 MXN367,900 MXN192,000-576,500 MXN
ChicoloapanCity372,600 MXN366,200 MXN190,500-575,100 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity369,300 MXN357,300 MXN191,600-566,900 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity369,300 MXN384,500 MXN175,900-581,000 MXN
Boca del RioCity367,200 MXN340,400 MXN197,600-556,000 MXN
ManzanilloCity366,200 MXN389,200 MXN172,200-578,500 MXN
CuautlaCity357,300 MXN378,300 MXN167,100-562,600 MXN
GuaymasCity353,600 MXN367,900 MXN169,000-553,400 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity349,300 MXN376,800 MXN159,400-553,800 MXN
CordobaCity348,300 MXN335,100 MXN181,600-533,000 MXN
San Juan del RioCity345,100 MXN359,900 MXN164,200-539,700 MXN
OrizabaCity341,900 MXN341,900 MXN172,200-533,100 MXN
MinatitlanCity341,900 MXN339,100 MXN174,000-528,600 MXN
FresnilloCity341,400 MXN313,700 MXN185,100-518,300 MXN
ZacatecasCity341,400 MXN320,500 MXN181,600-518,900 MXN
IgualaCity339,100 MXN345,100 MXN164,200-525,700 MXN
DeliciasCity339,100 MXN315,900 MXN180,300-513,300 MXN
NavojoaCity335,100 MXN362,200 MXN152,300-533,100 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity330,700 MXN330,700 MXN163,800-510,200 MXN

Assistant Quality Manager in Mexico: FAQs

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

    An assistant quality manager in Mexico earns about 37,091 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 445,100 MXN.

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

    Entry-level assistant quality managers in Mexico start near 239,000 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 670,600 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 292,000 and 496,100 MXN.

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

    The median is 407,300 MXN, lower than the average of 445,100 MXN. Half of assistant quality managers in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as an assistant quality manager in Mexico earn around 8% more than women on average (459,700 vs 424,300 MXN a year).

  • Do assistant quality managers in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 50% of assistant quality managers in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 4% to 5% of base salary.

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

    In Mexico, the public sector pays an assistant quality 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 quality managers in Mexico get a pay raise?

    An assistant quality manager in Mexico sees a raise of around 11% every 20 months, equivalent to roughly 7% a year.