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Average CAS Engineer Salary in Mexico for 2026

A CAS engineer in Mexico earns about 384,200 MXN a year. That's 4% roughly in line with 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 204,700 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 581,000 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 CAS engineer make in Mexico?

Average salary
384,200 MXN
32,016 MXN per month
Lowest reported
204,700 MXN
17,058 MXN per month
Highest reported
581,000 MXN
48,416 MXN per month

A typical CAS engineer working in Mexico brings home around 32,016 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 204,700 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 581,000 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 CAS 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 CAS 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 CAS engineers in Mexico earn less than 361,600 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 252,300 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 442,300 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of CAS engineers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 204,700 MXN. The highest stretch to 581,000 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.

204,700
Low
361,600
Median
581,000
High
252,300
25th
442,300
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

CAS engineer pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    232,400 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +22% from previous
    283,700 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +43% from previous
    404,600 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +17% from previous
    472,100 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +11% from previous
    522,700 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +5% from previous
    551,200 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 43%. That is the point at which a CAS 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.

CAS engineer pay by education in Mexico

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

  • High School
    283,400 MXN
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +13% from previous
    319,600 MXN
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +31% from previous
    417,100 MXN
  • Master's Degree
    +32% from previous
    551,200 MXN

CAS 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 CAS engineers in Mexico earn an average of 397,900 MXN a year, while female CAS engineers earn around 357,300 MXN. That works out to a 11% 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.

CAS Engineer gender pay gap

10%

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

Men 397,900 MXN
Women 357,300 MXN

Pay raises for a CAS 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 11% every 18 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

CAS 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.

26%

26% of CAS engineers in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a CAS engineer a low-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 1% to 3% of base salary. The remaining 74% of CAS 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

CAS 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

CAS engineer salary by city in Mexico

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

  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Mexico City
  • Culiacan
  • Nezahualcoyotl
  • Tijuana
  • Chihuahua
  • Leon
  • Puebla
  • Hermosillo
  • Tlalnepantla de Baz
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Ecatepec de MorelosCity524,400 MXN544,800 MXN249,600-819,000 MXN
Mexico CityCity507,300 MXN476,600 MXN268,900-772,700 MXN
CuliacanCity507,300 MXN498,500 MXN257,700-780,600 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity507,300 MXN519,300 MXN247,800-791,600 MXN
TijuanaCity507,300 MXN499,300 MXN259,100-781,200 MXN
ChihuahuaCity502,200 MXN480,300 MXN261,300-767,500 MXN
LeonCity502,200 MXN462,300 MXN272,800-757,600 MXN
PueblaCity499,300 MXN528,500 MXN233,600-785,400 MXN
HermosilloCity491,000 MXN462,300 MXN261,300-745,000 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity485,300 MXN485,300 MXN240,500-751,700 MXN
MonterreyCity483,800 MXN483,800 MXN239,300-747,400 MXN
NaucalpanCity483,800 MXN501,400 MXN232,900-758,700 MXN
GuadalajaraCity483,400 MXN464,400 MXN249,600-739,500 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity480,600 MXN519,300 MXN218,900-761,400 MXN
ZapopanCity478,100 MXN447,700 MXN252,300-724,000 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity472,100 MXN453,200 MXN245,300-722,100 MXN
MexicaliCity472,100 MXN483,400 MXN232,900-737,000 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity467,700 MXN430,000 MXN252,300-707,700 MXN
AguascalientesCity466,900 MXN431,100 MXN253,400-706,200 MXN
MoreliaCity464,900 MXN493,000 MXN217,900-736,700 MXN
AcapulcoCity464,400 MXN444,300 MXN239,300-709,600 MXN
ReynosaCity464,400 MXN480,300 MXN222,300-727,400 MXN
GuadalupeCity462,300 MXN453,200 MXN233,900-712,100 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity462,300 MXN498,000 MXN210,500-735,500 MXN
MatamorosCity460,500 MXN431,300 MXN245,300-701,400 MXN
MeridaCity459,300 MXN487,600 MXN215,100-727,400 MXN
TorreonCity459,300 MXN459,300 MXN228,000-712,100 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity457,300 MXN431,100 MXN240,500-695,400 MXN
SaltilloCity457,300 MXN475,700 MXN221,500-717,900 MXN
QueretaroCity451,000 MXN485,200 MXN207,800-713,900 MXN
CancunCity448,500 MXN454,900 MXN221,500-699,700 MXN
TonalaCity448,500 MXN472,100 MXN209,700-707,600 MXN
VillahermosaCity447,300 MXN411,400 MXN239,300-674,100 MXN
DurangoCity447,300 MXN412,000 MXN239,300-675,100 MXN
VeracruzCity445,100 MXN454,300 MXN216,800-693,100 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity440,200 MXN430,500 MXN225,700-680,100 MXN
IrapuatoCity440,200 MXN440,200 MXN218,900-684,900 MXN
CelayaCity437,300 MXN454,300 MXN209,700-683,800 MXN
XalapaCity436,200 MXN420,100 MXN227,600-672,600 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity433,800 MXN462,300 MXN204,000-689,900 MXN
General EscobedoCity433,400 MXN425,100 MXN222,300-670,600 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity431,300 MXN450,300 MXN207,700-681,900 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity431,100 MXN436,200 MXN209,700-670,600 MXN
TolucaCity425,100 MXN425,100 MXN212,500-660,500 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity424,900 MXN459,300 MXN196,800-675,200 MXN
XicoCity424,300 MXN398,300 MXN225,700-643,800 MXN
TepicCity415,900 MXN437,900 MXN194,600-656,800 MXN
MazatlanCity414,000 MXN406,300 MXN209,700-637,500 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity413,900 MXN381,800 MXN221,500-623,700 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity412,000 MXN394,500 MXN214,000-629,800 MXN
UruapanCity411,400 MXN411,400 MXN204,000-637,500 MXN
CuernavacaCity407,300 MXN417,200 MXN200,000-638,700 MXN
EnsenadaCity406,300 MXN421,400 MXN194,600-633,300 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity404,600 MXN383,300 MXN214,000-615,700 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity403,100 MXN433,800 MXN185,100-641,900 MXN
CoacalcoCity398,300 MXN398,300 MXN197,600-615,300 MXN
IxtapalucaCity394,800 MXN424,900 MXN181,600-625,000 MXN
TampicoCity394,300 MXN378,800 MXN204,000-605,700 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity394,300 MXN386,400 MXN201,100-607,400 MXN
MonclovaCity390,000 MXN382,600 MXN197,600-602,700 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity384,200 MXN388,100 MXN187,300-595,300 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity383,300 MXN366,200 MXN197,600-582,700 MXN
Los MochisCity383,300 MXN394,500 MXN183,600-597,800 MXN
CampecheCity382,600 MXN407,300 MXN181,600-606,400 MXN
MetepecCity382,600 MXN413,900 MXN176,800-608,500 MXN
PachucaCity378,300 MXN354,000 MXN200,000-573,500 MXN
La PazCity375,200 MXN351,900 MXN197,600-566,900 MXN
TapachulaCity375,200 MXN345,100 MXN201,100-563,300 MXN
TehuacanCity375,200 MXN345,100 MXN204,700-565,100 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity372,600 MXN389,200 MXN180,300-588,500 MXN
Poza RicaCity371,100 MXN357,700 MXN191,600-566,900 MXN
OaxacaCity371,100 MXN394,300 MXN174,000-587,800 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity367,900 MXN375,200 MXN180,500-571,300 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity367,200 MXN367,200 MXN185,100-572,200 MXN
AcunaCity365,400 MXN348,300 MXN189,300-555,800 MXN
ChilpancingoCity363,000 MXN357,700 MXN187,500-562,200 MXN
BuenavistaCity362,200 MXN388,100 MXN164,200-573,500 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity361,600 MXN361,600 MXN180,500-559,000 MXN
SalamancaCity357,300 MXN378,300 MXN167,100-563,000 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity354,000 MXN382,600 MXN161,600-563,300 MXN
ChalcoCity352,000 MXN335,800 MXN183,600-537,300 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity351,900 MXN351,900 MXN176,800-543,200 MXN
NogalesCity351,200 MXN359,900 MXN172,400-547,800 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity349,300 MXN319,600 MXN189,300-525,700 MXN
ChicoloapanCity341,900 MXN365,400 MXN159,500-541,700 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity341,900 MXN335,800 MXN174,000-528,500 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity339,100 MXN352,000 MXN161,300-528,600 MXN
Boca del RioCity335,800 MXN313,700 MXN175,900-510,300 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity332,100 MXN362,200 MXN152,300-533,100 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity332,100 MXN340,400 MXN161,600-518,900 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity332,100 MXN340,400 MXN161,600-522,700 MXN
JiutepecCity330,700 MXN312,400 MXN174,000-502,200 MXN
ColimaCity327,800 MXN345,700 MXN152,300-518,300 MXN
CuautlaCity327,300 MXN341,400 MXN158,700-514,800 MXN
ChetumalCity325,800 MXN299,500 MXN174,000-489,600 MXN
ZacatecasCity325,600 MXN318,800 MXN164,200-500,100 MXN
IgualaCity320,500 MXN309,800 MXN168,100-492,400 MXN
CordobaCity320,500 MXN327,300 MXN159,100-501,400 MXN
ManzanilloCity319,600 MXN332,100 MXN152,300-501,400 MXN
GuaymasCity318,800 MXN318,800 MXN159,400-493,000 MXN
San Juan del RioCity317,700 MXN317,700 MXN159,400-492,700 MXN
OrizabaCity314,500 MXN286,400 MXN169,000-472,000 MXN
DeliciasCity311,700 MXN307,400 MXN159,400-480,300 MXN
NavojoaCity307,400 MXN330,700 MXN138,800-485,200 MXN
FresnilloCity301,700 MXN283,700 MXN159,500-462,300 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity294,700 MXN318,800 MXN136,200-467,700 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity294,700 MXN271,300 MXN159,100-442,300 MXN
MinatitlanCity292,000 MXN308,300 MXN137,400-462,300 MXN

CAS Engineer in Mexico: FAQs

  • How much does a CAS engineer make per month in Mexico?

    A CAS engineer in Mexico earns about 32,016 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 384,200 MXN.

  • What's the salary range for a CAS engineer in Mexico?

    Entry-level CAS engineers in Mexico start near 204,700 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 581,000 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 252,300 and 442,300 MXN.

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

    The median is 361,600 MXN, lower than the average of 384,200 MXN. Half of CAS engineers in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a CAS engineer in Mexico earn around 11% more than women on average (397,900 vs 357,300 MXN a year).

  • Do CAS engineers in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 26% of CAS engineers in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 1% to 3% of base salary.

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

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

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

    A CAS engineer in Mexico sees a raise of around 11% every 18 months, equivalent to roughly 7% a year.