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Average CAD Manager Salary in Mexico for 2026

A CAD manager in Mexico earns about 447,700 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 221,500 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 698,200 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 CAD manager make in Mexico?

Average salary
447,700 MXN
37,308 MXN per month
Lowest reported
221,500 MXN
18,458 MXN per month
Highest reported
698,200 MXN
58,183 MXN per month

A typical CAD manager working in Mexico brings home around 37,308 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 221,500 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 698,200 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 CAD 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 CAD 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 CAD managers in Mexico earn less than 457,300 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 305,600 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 589,400 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of CAD managers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 221,500 MXN. The highest stretch to 698,200 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.

221,500
Low
457,300
Median
698,200
High
305,600
25th
589,400
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

CAD manager pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    261,300 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +28% from previous
    335,100 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +38% from previous
    462,300 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +24% from previous
    571,300 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +8% from previous
    615,000 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +6% from previous
    653,200 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 38%. That is the point at which a CAD 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.

CAD manager pay by education in Mexico

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    325,600 MXN
  • Master's Degree
    +60% from previous
    520,900 MXN

CAD 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 CAD managers in Mexico earn an average of 464,900 MXN a year, while female CAD managers earn around 420,800 MXN. That works out to a 10% 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.

CAD Manager gender pay gap

9%

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

Men 464,900 MXN
Women 420,800 MXN

Pay raises for a CAD 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 19 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

CAD 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.

56%

56% of CAD managers in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a CAD 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 3% to 6% of base salary. The remaining 44% of CAD 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

CAD 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

CAD manager salary by city in Mexico

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

  • Tijuana
  • Puebla
  • Guadalajara
  • Chihuahua
  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Saltillo
  • Naucalpan
  • Mexico City
  • Zapopan
  • Hermosillo
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
TijuanaCity596,800 MXN573,500 MXN312,400-913,400 MXN
PueblaCity592,600 MXN605,700 MXN292,000-927,000 MXN
GuadalajaraCity588,500 MXN632,400 MXN271,300-932,800 MXN
ChihuahuaCity587,800 MXN633,300 MXN271,300-932,000 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity582,700 MXN558,300 MXN301,600-890,100 MXN
SaltilloCity581,300 MXN556,000 MXN301,300-888,400 MXN
NaucalpanCity575,100 MXN552,400 MXN297,000-879,700 MXN
Mexico CityCity575,100 MXN585,900 MXN283,400-896,700 MXN
ZapopanCity574,200 MXN587,800 MXN283,400-899,200 MXN
HermosilloCity571,300 MXN582,700 MXN281,500-894,500 MXN
CancunCity563,300 MXN608,500 MXN261,300-899,100 MXN
LeonCity562,600 MXN541,700 MXN294,300-862,400 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity562,600 MXN607,400 MXN259,100-896,700 MXN
AguascalientesCity562,200 MXN539,800 MXN292,000-860,300 MXN
MexicaliCity559,000 MXN605,700 MXN257,700-889,400 MXN
CuliacanCity556,000 MXN535,800 MXN290,800-852,900 MXN
MonterreyCity552,400 MXN563,000 MXN271,300-862,100 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity544,800 MXN520,900 MXN283,400-830,500 MXN
TorreonCity538,600 MXN551,200 MXN265,000-844,100 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity537,300 MXN581,300 MXN246,500-852,600 MXN
QueretaroCity535,900 MXN580,600 MXN246,500-855,200 MXN
TolucaCity535,800 MXN545,300 MXN263,100-836,800 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity535,800 MXN545,300 MXN263,100-836,800 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity531,700 MXN574,200 MXN245,300-848,200 MXN
MeridaCity529,600 MXN539,700 MXN259,100-825,900 MXN
AcapulcoCity524,700 MXN563,300 MXN239,300-832,000 MXN
GuadalupeCity524,700 MXN504,400 MXN273,300-802,400 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity519,300 MXN528,600 MXN254,700-810,400 MXN
MoreliaCity519,300 MXN528,600 MXN254,700-810,400 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity518,300 MXN496,100 MXN268,900-791,200 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity514,800 MXN556,000 MXN239,000-818,100 MXN
MazatlanCity514,800 MXN496,100 MXN268,900-790,300 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity514,300 MXN492,400 MXN266,000-783,800 MXN
TonalaCity514,300 MXN524,400 MXN253,400-800,200 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity514,300 MXN524,700 MXN253,400-800,200 MXN
ReynosaCity513,300 MXN492,400 MXN266,000-783,800 MXN
XalapaCity510,200 MXN552,400 MXN233,900-814,100 MXN
MatamorosCity502,200 MXN510,200 MXN246,200-781,200 MXN
DurangoCity500,100 MXN480,600 MXN261,300-767,000 MXN
CelayaCity498,000 MXN478,000 MXN259,100-762,400 MXN
XicoCity492,400 MXN502,200 MXN239,300-767,400 MXN
TampicoCity492,400 MXN529,600 MXN225,300-780,600 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity489,600 MXN528,500 MXN225,700-778,200 MXN
VeracruzCity489,500 MXN528,600 MXN225,300-778,900 MXN
IrapuatoCity485,300 MXN492,700 MXN239,000-757,300 MXN
VillahermosaCity483,400 MXN464,400 MXN249,600-737,000 MXN
CuernavacaCity480,600 MXN519,300 MXN218,900-765,100 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity476,600 MXN459,700 MXN247,800-728,500 MXN
General EscobedoCity475,700 MXN454,900 MXN246,500-727,400 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity472,000 MXN510,200 MXN216,800-751,700 MXN
IxtapalucaCity467,100 MXN504,500 MXN215,100-744,600 MXN
PachucaCity466,900 MXN478,100 MXN228,000-727,100 MXN
UruapanCity466,300 MXN472,100 MXN227,600-724,000 MXN
CoacalcoCity464,900 MXN475,700 MXN227,600-725,700 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity464,400 MXN498,000 MXN210,500-736,700 MXN
TehuacanCity462,300 MXN442,300 MXN239,000-706,200 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity460,500 MXN442,300 MXN239,000-705,500 MXN
TepicCity459,300 MXN467,100 MXN225,300-718,000 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity448,500 MXN483,800 MXN207,800-712,100 MXN
Los MochisCity447,700 MXN430,000 MXN233,600-687,100 MXN
EnsenadaCity444,300 MXN428,400 MXN232,900-681,500 MXN
MonclovaCity442,200 MXN424,300 MXN228,000-675,100 MXN
BuenavistaCity440,200 MXN476,600 MXN204,700-704,300 MXN
OaxacaCity440,200 MXN451,000 MXN215,100-688,900 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity440,200 MXN476,600 MXN204,700-704,300 MXN
CampecheCity437,900 MXN448,500 MXN214,000-683,800 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity436,200 MXN447,300 MXN214,000-684,900 MXN
ChilpancingoCity436,200 MXN421,400 MXN227,600-670,600 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity433,400 MXN442,300 MXN210,500-677,100 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity431,100 MXN436,200 MXN209,700-670,600 MXN
La PazCity430,500 MXN442,200 MXN209,500-675,100 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity424,900 MXN407,300 MXN218,900-650,800 MXN
ChalcoCity419,400 MXN450,300 MXN192,600-664,500 MXN
ChicoloapanCity419,400 MXN425,100 MXN204,000-650,700 MXN
Poza RicaCity417,200 MXN451,000 MXN192,600-663,200 MXN
AcunaCity417,100 MXN453,200 MXN191,600-667,400 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity417,100 MXN453,200 MXN191,600-667,400 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity415,900 MXN448,500 MXN192,000-659,200 MXN
NogalesCity414,000 MXN447,300 MXN190,500-658,300 MXN
MetepecCity411,400 MXN442,300 MXN189,300-652,200 MXN
JiutepecCity407,100 MXN415,900 MXN197,600-633,300 MXN
TapachulaCity401,300 MXN385,300 MXN208,600-615,700 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity398,300 MXN383,300 MXN207,800-607,400 MXN
CuautlaCity398,300 MXN384,200 MXN207,700-608,500 MXN
Boca del RioCity398,300 MXN407,100 MXN196,800-619,800 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity397,900 MXN382,600 MXN207,700-610,100 MXN
ChetumalCity396,300 MXN383,300 MXN207,800-606,400 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity394,500 MXN406,300 MXN194,600-618,800 MXN
CordobaCity389,200 MXN421,400 MXN180,300-618,800 MXN
San Juan del RioCity384,200 MXN390,000 MXN187,300-596,800 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity383,300 MXN412,000 MXN174,000-606,400 MXN
SalamancaCity378,800 MXN385,300 MXN187,500-592,600 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity375,200 MXN406,300 MXN172,400-595,300 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity372,600 MXN401,300 MXN172,200-592,200 MXN
DeliciasCity372,600 MXN359,900 MXN194,600-572,200 MXN
ColimaCity371,100 MXN378,800 MXN183,600-580,600 MXN
OrizabaCity369,900 MXN354,000 MXN192,600-563,300 MXN
ZacatecasCity365,400 MXN348,300 MXN190,500-556,000 MXN
NavojoaCity361,600 MXN389,200 MXN164,200-571,300 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity361,600 MXN389,200 MXN164,200-571,300 MXN
ManzanilloCity361,500 MXN349,300 MXN189,300-553,400 MXN
IgualaCity359,900 MXN386,400 MXN163,800-568,500 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity357,700 MXN341,900 MXN187,500-545,300 MXN
MinatitlanCity353,600 MXN362,200 MXN172,200-553,800 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity351,900 MXN381,800 MXN161,300-558,300 MXN
FresnilloCity349,300 MXN354,000 MXN172,200-544,800 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity335,100 MXN320,500 MXN172,200-513,300 MXN
GuaymasCity332,100 MXN340,400 MXN161,600-522,700 MXN

CAD Manager in Mexico: FAQs

  • How much does a CAD manager make per month in Mexico?

    A CAD manager in Mexico earns about 37,308 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 447,700 MXN.

  • What's the salary range for a CAD manager in Mexico?

    Entry-level CAD managers in Mexico start near 221,500 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 698,200 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 305,600 and 589,400 MXN.

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

    The median is 457,300 MXN, higher than the average of 447,700 MXN. Half of CAD managers in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a CAD manager in Mexico earn around 10% more than women on average (464,900 vs 420,800 MXN a year).

  • Do CAD managers in Mexico get bonuses?

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

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

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

  • How often do CAD managers in Mexico get a pay raise?

    A CAD manager in Mexico sees a raise of around 11% every 19 months, equivalent to roughly 7% a year.