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Average Automotive Project Engineer Salary in Mexico for 2026

An automotive project engineer in Mexico earns about 281,500 MXN a year. That's 29% 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 433,400 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 automotive project engineer make in Mexico?

Average salary
281,500 MXN
23,458 MXN per month
Lowest reported
138,800 MXN
11,566 MXN per month
Highest reported
433,400 MXN
36,116 MXN per month

A typical automotive project engineer working in Mexico brings home around 23,458 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 138,800 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 433,400 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 automotive project engineer 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 automotive project engineer 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 automotive project engineers in Mexico earn less than 281,500 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 190,500 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 357,700 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of automotive project engineers 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 433,400 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
281,500
Median
433,400
High
190,500
25th
357,700
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Automotive project engineer pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    167,100 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +33% from previous
    221,500 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +35% from previous
    299,500 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +18% from previous
    354,000 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    384,200 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +7% from previous
    412,000 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 35%. That is the point at which a automotive project engineer 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.

Automotive project engineer pay by education in Mexico

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    239,000 MXN
  • Master's Degree
    +58% from previous
    378,800 MXN

Automotive project engineer gender pay gap in Mexico

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Mexico is no exception. Male automotive project engineers in Mexico earn an average of 286,400 MXN a year, while female automotive project engineers earn around 272,800 MXN. That works out to a 5% 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.

Automotive Project Engineer gender pay gap

5%

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

Men 286,400 MXN
Women 272,800 MXN

Pay raises for an automotive project engineer 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 10% 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

Automotive project engineer 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.

54%

54% of automotive project engineers in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an automotive project engineer 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 46% of automotive project engineers 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

Automotive project engineer: 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

Automotive project engineer salary by city in Mexico

Automotive project engineer 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
  • Tijuana
  • Guadalajara
  • Monterrey
  • Nezahualcoyotl
  • Naucalpan
  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Leon
  • Puebla
  • Zapopan
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Mexico CityCity363,000 MXN363,000 MXN183,600-563,300 MXN
TijuanaCity361,600 MXN330,900 MXN194,600-544,800 MXN
GuadalajaraCity361,500 MXN349,300 MXN189,300-553,400 MXN
MonterreyCity357,700 MXN378,800 MXN167,100-563,300 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity357,300 MXN361,500 MXN172,200-555,800 MXN
NaucalpanCity353,600 MXN345,700 MXN180,500-543,200 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity345,700 MXN340,400 MXN175,900-535,800 MXN
LeonCity345,100 MXN357,700 MXN164,200-538,600 MXN
PueblaCity344,600 MXN325,800 MXN183,600-524,700 MXN
ZapopanCity341,400 MXN341,400 MXN172,200-529,600 MXN
ChihuahuaCity340,400 MXN325,900 MXN176,800-518,900 MXN
SaltilloCity335,100 MXN327,800 MXN172,200-516,100 MXN
MexicaliCity330,900 MXN339,100 MXN161,300-514,800 MXN
GuadalupeCity327,800 MXN301,300 MXN176,800-492,700 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity325,900 MXN325,900 MXN161,600-504,300 MXN
CuliacanCity325,800 MXN299,500 MXN174,000-489,500 MXN
QueretaroCity325,600 MXN352,000 MXN151,800-514,800 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity325,600 MXN345,100 MXN152,000-514,300 MXN
MoreliaCity320,500 MXN301,600 MXN172,200-489,600 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity319,600 MXN332,500 MXN152,300-501,400 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity318,800 MXN307,400 MXN164,200-487,600 MXN
HermosilloCity318,800 MXN318,800 MXN159,100-492,400 MXN
MeridaCity318,800 MXN297,000 MXN167,100-483,800 MXN
AguascalientesCity317,700 MXN332,500 MXN152,300-502,200 MXN
TolucaCity315,700 MXN332,100 MXN148,300-498,500 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity314,500 MXN340,000 MXN142,300-498,000 MXN
AcapulcoCity314,500 MXN301,800 MXN161,600-478,000 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity313,700 MXN308,300 MXN159,500-485,200 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity312,400 MXN283,700 MXN167,100-467,700 MXN
CancunCity311,700 MXN318,800 MXN152,300-487,600 MXN
TonalaCity308,900 MXN290,800 MXN161,600-467,100 MXN
VeracruzCity308,300 MXN313,700 MXN152,100-483,400 MXN
TorreonCity307,400 MXN325,600 MXN142,300-485,300 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity307,400 MXN330,700 MXN138,800-485,200 MXN
ReynosaCity305,600 MXN297,000 MXN157,600-471,700 MXN
DurangoCity305,600 MXN315,900 MXN148,300-476,600 MXN
General EscobedoCity305,600 MXN281,500 MXN163,800-460,500 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity301,800 MXN283,400 MXN159,400-457,300 MXN
VillahermosaCity301,700 MXN313,700 MXN146,200-478,100 MXN
XicoCity301,300 MXN301,300 MXN152,100-466,900 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity301,300 MXN325,600 MXN139,100-478,000 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity299,500 MXN301,700 MXN148,300-466,300 MXN
MatamorosCity299,500 MXN299,500 MXN150,000-460,500 MXN
EnsenadaCity294,700 MXN288,100 MXN150,000-450,300 MXN
XalapaCity294,700 MXN282,300 MXN152,300-450,300 MXN
TampicoCity294,300 MXN283,400 MXN152,000-447,700 MXN
IrapuatoCity294,300 MXN312,400 MXN139,100-466,300 MXN
CoacalcoCity292,000 MXN308,300 MXN137,400-460,500 MXN
MazatlanCity288,700 MXN267,100 MXN158,700-437,900 MXN
CelayaCity288,100 MXN281,500 MXN148,300-440,200 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity286,400 MXN311,700 MXN134,600-459,700 MXN
OaxacaCity283,400 MXN265,000 MXN151,800-426,700 MXN
TepicCity282,500 MXN267,100 MXN152,100-431,300 MXN
CuernavacaCity282,300 MXN290,800 MXN138,200-442,300 MXN
IxtapalucaCity282,300 MXN305,600 MXN128,500-451,000 MXN
TehuacanCity281,500 MXN292,000 MXN136,100-442,200 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity281,500 MXN292,000 MXN136,100-442,200 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity275,800 MXN265,000 MXN142,300-420,800 MXN
Los MochisCity275,800 MXN271,300 MXN138,800-424,900 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity275,500 MXN254,700 MXN151,800-417,100 MXN
UruapanCity273,300 MXN286,400 MXN129,000-431,100 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity268,900 MXN282,500 MXN127,700-424,900 MXN
PachucaCity267,100 MXN267,100 MXN136,100-415,900 MXN
AcunaCity266,000 MXN258,400 MXN138,200-407,300 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity265,000 MXN271,300 MXN128,500-414,000 MXN
La PazCity263,900 MXN263,900 MXN130,400-411,400 MXN
CampecheCity263,100 MXN246,500 MXN138,200-397,900 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity259,100 MXN259,100 MXN128,500-401,300 MXN
BuenavistaCity257,700 MXN277,400 MXN116,780-411,400 MXN
ChilpancingoCity254,700 MXN233,600 MXN139,100-382,600 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity254,700 MXN245,300 MXN130,400-388,100 MXN
TapachulaCity252,300 MXN263,100 MXN119,900-396,300 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity252,300 MXN257,700 MXN125,100-394,300 MXN
Poza RicaCity247,800 MXN238,900 MXN128,500-381,800 MXN
MetepecCity246,500 MXN267,100 MXN112,180-394,800 MXN
MonclovaCity246,500 MXN227,600 MXN134,600-372,600 MXN
NogalesCity243,000 MXN247,800 MXN119,080-378,800 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity243,000 MXN238,900 MXN124,400-376,800 MXN
SalamancaCity240,500 MXN227,600 MXN129,000-369,900 MXN
ChetumalCity239,300 MXN249,600 MXN116,180-378,300 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity239,000 MXN253,400 MXN112,420-376,800 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity239,000 MXN258,400 MXN111,240-378,300 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity238,900 MXN221,500 MXN128,500-362,200 MXN
Boca del RioCity237,400 MXN237,400 MXN119,560-366,200 MXN
CuautlaCity237,400 MXN232,900 MXN119,900-363,000 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity233,900 MXN245,300 MXN112,000-367,200 MXN
ChicoloapanCity233,600 MXN221,500 MXN125,100-354,000 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity232,900 MXN246,200 MXN110,340-366,200 MXN
San Juan del RioCity232,900 MXN246,200 MXN107,860-366,200 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity232,400 MXN253,400 MXN107,380-369,300 MXN
ChalcoCity232,400 MXN225,700 MXN119,900-357,700 MXN
JiutepecCity232,400 MXN232,400 MXN115,400-362,200 MXN
ManzanilloCity231,000 MXN225,300 MXN117,440-353,600 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity228,000 MXN233,600 MXN111,240-357,700 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity227,600 MXN232,400 MXN110,340-357,300 MXN
ZacatecasCity225,300 MXN207,700 MXN123,400-340,400 MXN
ColimaCity222,300 MXN208,600 MXN119,560-340,000 MXN
CordobaCity222,300 MXN225,300 MXN108,800-344,600 MXN
MinatitlanCity221,500 MXN207,800 MXN115,640-332,500 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity221,500 MXN214,000 MXN110,340-340,000 MXN
NavojoaCity216,800 MXN233,600 MXN97,900-345,100 MXN
DeliciasCity216,800 MXN197,600 MXN115,600-327,800 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity216,800 MXN225,300 MXN103,260-340,400 MXN
IgualaCity212,500 MXN204,000 MXN111,920-325,900 MXN
FresnilloCity212,500 MXN212,500 MXN106,760-330,700 MXN
OrizabaCity209,700 MXN217,900 MXN101,900-330,700 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity209,700 MXN228,500 MXN96,680-332,100 MXN
GuaymasCity208,600 MXN222,300 MXN99,080-330,700 MXN

Automotive Project Engineer in Mexico: FAQs

  • How much does an automotive project engineer make per month in Mexico?

    An automotive project engineer in Mexico earns about 23,458 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 281,500 MXN.

  • What's the salary range for an automotive project engineer in Mexico?

    Entry-level automotive project engineers in Mexico start near 138,800 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 433,400 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 190,500 and 357,700 MXN.

  • Is the median automotive project engineer salary in Mexico higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 281,500 MXN, higher than the average of 281,500 MXN. Half of automotive project engineers in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for automotive project engineers in Mexico?

    Men working as an automotive project engineer in Mexico earn around 5% more than women on average (286,400 vs 272,800 MXN a year).

  • Do automotive project engineers in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 54% of automotive project engineers in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 6% of base salary.

  • Do automotive project engineers earn more in the public or private sector in Mexico?

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

  • How often do automotive project engineers in Mexico get a pay raise?

    An automotive project engineer in Mexico sees a raise of around 10% every 19 months, equivalent to roughly 6% a year.