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Average Banking Reference Data Manager Salary in Mexico for 2026

A banking reference data manager in Mexico earns about 467,700 MXN a year. That's 17% 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 225,300 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 735,200 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 a banking reference data manager make in Mexico?

Average salary
467,700 MXN
38,975 MXN per month
Lowest reported
225,300 MXN
18,775 MXN per month
Highest reported
735,200 MXN
61,266 MXN per month

A typical banking reference data manager working in Mexico brings home around 38,975 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 225,300 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 735,200 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 banking reference data 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 banking reference data 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 banking reference data managers in Mexico earn less than 487,600 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 319,600 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 637,500 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of banking reference data managers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 225,300 MXN. The highest stretch to 735,200 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.

225,300
Low
487,600
Median
735,200
High
319,600
25th
637,500
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Banking reference data manager pay by experience in Mexico

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for a banking reference data 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 banking reference data manager salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    263,900 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +41% from previous
    372,600 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +32% from previous
    491,000 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +23% from previous
    603,400 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +7% from previous
    643,400 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    704,300 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 41%. That is the point at which a banking reference data 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.

Banking reference data manager pay by education in Mexico

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    413,900 MXN
  • Master's Degree
    +43% from previous
    592,200 MXN

Banking reference data 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 banking reference data managers in Mexico earn an average of 493,000 MXN a year, while female banking reference data managers earn around 457,300 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.

Banking Reference Data Manager gender pay gap

7%

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

Men 493,000 MXN
Women 457,300 MXN

Pay raises for a banking reference data 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 12% 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

Banking reference data 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 banking reference data managers in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a banking reference data 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 banking reference data 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

Banking reference data 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

Banking reference data manager salary by city in Mexico

Banking reference data 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
  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Guadalajara
  • Puebla
  • Tijuana
  • Aguascalientes
  • San Luis Potosi
  • Monterrey
  • Leon
  • Guadalupe
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Mexico CityCity645,800 MXN672,600 MXN308,300-1,011,300 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity641,900 MXN602,700 MXN340,400-973,800 MXN
GuadalajaraCity633,100 MXN643,800 MXN308,300-986,700 MXN
PueblaCity628,000 MXN576,500 MXN340,000-946,000 MXN
TijuanaCity618,800 MXN618,800 MXN308,300-955,800 MXN
AguascalientesCity607,400 MXN643,800 MXN283,700-962,300 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity606,400 MXN656,800 MXN279,400-964,000 MXN
MonterreyCity605,700 MXN592,200 MXN309,800-931,700 MXN
LeonCity605,700 MXN643,400 MXN282,500-957,800 MXN
GuadalupeCity605,700 MXN605,700 MXN301,600-938,700 MXN
HermosilloCity596,100 MXN619,000 MXN283,700-934,900 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity595,300 MXN620,300 MXN288,100-938,100 MXN
MexicaliCity592,600 MXN572,200 MXN308,300-908,200 MXN
ZapopanCity592,600 MXN615,700 MXN282,500-929,700 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity592,600 MXN566,900 MXN308,900-904,700 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity592,200 MXN580,600 MXN301,600-915,100 MXN
SaltilloCity590,200 MXN555,800 MXN314,500-899,200 MXN
CuliacanCity587,800 MXN587,800 MXN294,300-913,400 MXN
ReynosaCity582,700 MXN548,500 MXN309,800-887,100 MXN
ChihuahuaCity578,500 MXN590,200 MXN282,300-903,500 MXN
NaucalpanCity578,500 MXN544,800 MXN307,400-879,700 MXN
AcapulcoCity576,500 MXN589,400 MXN282,300-902,100 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity573,500 MXN585,900 MXN281,500-893,500 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity563,300 MXN518,900 MXN305,600-852,600 MXN
MeridaCity563,300 MXN522,700 MXN305,600-855,200 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity559,000 MXN602,700 MXN258,400-885,000 MXN
MoreliaCity558,300 MXN516,100 MXN301,600-844,100 MXN
QueretaroCity555,800 MXN598,600 MXN254,800-882,400 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity553,800 MXN596,800 MXN254,700-878,900 MXN
IrapuatoCity553,400 MXN544,800 MXN282,300-852,600 MXN
DurangoCity553,400 MXN587,800 MXN261,300-874,900 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity552,400 MXN552,400 MXN275,800-854,300 MXN
TorreonCity548,800 MXN537,300 MXN279,400-843,600 MXN
TolucaCity548,500 MXN535,900 MXN279,400-844,600 MXN
CancunCity548,500 MXN525,700 MXN283,700-838,100 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity539,800 MXN572,200 MXN252,300-849,200 MXN
VillahermosaCity538,600 MXN571,300 MXN254,700-855,200 MXN
VeracruzCity533,100 MXN510,300 MXN275,800-812,900 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity533,000 MXN502,200 MXN282,300-810,500 MXN
MatamorosCity531,700 MXN553,400 MXN254,800-836,500 MXN
XicoCity528,500 MXN547,800 MXN252,300-829,000 MXN
CuernavacaCity525,700 MXN504,500 MXN275,200-807,900 MXN
CelayaCity524,700 MXN493,000 MXN277,400-798,900 MXN
EnsenadaCity524,400 MXN492,400 MXN275,500-794,900 MXN
XalapaCity522,700 MXN529,600 MXN254,800-814,100 MXN
General EscobedoCity519,300 MXN519,300 MXN259,100-805,900 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity516,100 MXN524,300 MXN253,400-805,900 MXN
TepicCity513,300 MXN472,100 MXN275,500-772,900 MXN
TonalaCity513,300 MXN472,100 MXN275,800-774,200 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity510,000 MXN510,000 MXN254,700-788,000 MXN
TampicoCity504,500 MXN518,300 MXN247,800-790,300 MXN
MazatlanCity504,400 MXN504,400 MXN253,400-780,600 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity500,100 MXN538,600 MXN231,000-792,900 MXN
IxtapalucaCity500,100 MXN539,700 MXN231,000-794,900 MXN
OaxacaCity498,500 MXN457,300 MXN268,900-748,600 MXN
UruapanCity492,400 MXN480,300 MXN249,600-757,600 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity489,600 MXN519,300 MXN228,000-774,200 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity489,500 MXN471,700 MXN254,700-748,600 MXN
CoacalcoCity487,600 MXN476,600 MXN247,800-751,100 MXN
Los MochisCity483,400 MXN454,300 MXN254,800-733,300 MXN
La PazCity480,600 MXN498,000 MXN231,000-751,700 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity480,300 MXN500,100 MXN232,900-757,300 MXN
TehuacanCity478,000 MXN507,300 MXN225,700-757,300 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity471,700 MXN450,300 MXN245,300-721,600 MXN
NogalesCity467,100 MXN447,700 MXN243,000-718,000 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity466,300 MXN454,900 MXN239,000-713,900 MXN
TapachulaCity464,900 MXN492,700 MXN221,500-735,200 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity464,900 MXN472,100 MXN227,600-727,400 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity462,300 MXN433,400 MXN245,300-702,800 MXN
PachucaCity459,700 MXN476,600 MXN218,900-721,600 MXN
AcunaCity454,900 MXN464,900 MXN221,500-712,100 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity454,300 MXN454,300 MXN228,500-704,300 MXN
MetepecCity454,300 MXN489,500 MXN208,600-721,600 MXN
CampecheCity453,200 MXN417,200 MXN245,300-683,400 MXN
ChilpancingoCity448,500 MXN448,500 MXN221,500-695,200 MXN
Poza RicaCity445,100 MXN453,200 MXN216,800-693,100 MXN
MonclovaCity444,300 MXN444,300 MXN222,300-689,900 MXN
SalamancaCity440,200 MXN407,100 MXN238,900-665,300 MXN
BuenavistaCity437,300 MXN472,100 MXN200,000-695,400 MXN
ChicoloapanCity433,800 MXN399,900 MXN233,900-659,400 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity431,300 MXN424,900 MXN218,900-665,300 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity431,100 MXN414,000 MXN221,500-659,400 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity425,100 MXN459,300 MXN196,800-677,100 MXN
ChetumalCity424,900 MXN450,300 MXN200,000-671,000 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity424,300 MXN447,700 MXN197,600-670,600 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity421,400 MXN412,000 MXN212,500-648,200 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity419,400 MXN451,000 MXN192,600-663,100 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity414,000 MXN394,500 MXN214,000-633,100 MXN
JiutepecCity414,000 MXN431,100 MXN197,600-646,600 MXN
Boca del RioCity409,000 MXN425,100 MXN195,200-642,800 MXN
CordobaCity407,300 MXN390,000 MXN210,500-623,700 MXN
ManzanilloCity407,100 MXN384,200 MXN215,100-619,000 MXN
ChalcoCity407,100 MXN415,900 MXN197,600-633,300 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity401,300 MXN385,300 MXN208,600-614,600 MXN
FresnilloCity397,900 MXN415,900 MXN192,600-628,000 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity396,300 MXN372,600 MXN209,700-603,400 MXN
DeliciasCity394,800 MXN394,800 MXN195,200-612,500 MXN
CuautlaCity394,500 MXN371,100 MXN209,700-602,700 MXN
ColimaCity394,500 MXN363,000 MXN212,500-597,800 MXN
IgualaCity394,300 MXN401,300 MXN191,600-615,700 MXN
San Juan del RioCity384,200 MXN376,800 MXN196,800-590,200 MXN
MinatitlanCity383,300 MXN351,900 MXN207,800-576,500 MXN
ZacatecasCity378,800 MXN378,800 MXN190,500-587,800 MXN
GuaymasCity375,200 MXN366,200 MXN192,000-574,200 MXN
NavojoaCity371,100 MXN401,300 MXN172,200-592,600 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity367,900 MXN389,200 MXN172,400-581,300 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity367,900 MXN396,300 MXN169,000-583,000 MXN
OrizabaCity361,500 MXN382,600 MXN172,200-571,300 MXN

Banking Reference Data Manager in Mexico: FAQs

  • How much does a banking reference data manager make per month in Mexico?

    A banking reference data manager in Mexico earns about 38,975 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 467,700 MXN.

  • What's the salary range for a banking reference data manager in Mexico?

    Entry-level banking reference data managers in Mexico start near 225,300 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 735,200 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 319,600 and 637,500 MXN.

  • Is the median banking reference data manager salary in Mexico higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 487,600 MXN, higher than the average of 467,700 MXN. Half of banking reference data managers in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for banking reference data managers in Mexico?

    Men working as a banking reference data manager in Mexico earn around 8% more than women on average (493,000 vs 457,300 MXN a year).

  • Do banking reference data managers in Mexico get bonuses?

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

  • Do banking reference data managers earn more in the public or private sector in Mexico?

    In Mexico, the public sector pays a banking reference data manager about 8% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.

  • How often do banking reference data managers in Mexico get a pay raise?

    A banking reference data manager in Mexico sees a raise of around 12% every 17 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.