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Average CDL Driver Salary in Mexico for 2026

A CDL driver in Mexico earns about 139,100 MXN a year. That's 65% 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 64,620 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 215,100 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 CDL driver make in Mexico?

Average salary
139,100 MXN
11,591 MXN per month
Lowest reported
64,620 MXN
5,385 MXN per month
Highest reported
215,100 MXN
17,925 MXN per month

A typical CDL driver working in Mexico brings home around 11,591 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 64,620 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 215,100 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 CDL driver 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 CDL driver 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 CDL drivers in Mexico earn less than 143,200 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 93,220 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 187,300 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of CDL drivers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 64,620 MXN. The highest stretch to 215,100 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.

64,620
Low
143,200
Median
215,100
High
93,220
25th
187,300
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

CDL driver pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    78,500 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +37% from previous
    107,880 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +32% from previous
    142,300 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +24% from previous
    175,900 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +8% from previous
    189,300 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +10% from previous
    207,800 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 37%. That is the point at which a CDL driver 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.

CDL driver pay by education in Mexico

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

  • High School
    97,640 MXN
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +46% from previous
    142,300 MXN
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +34% from previous
    190,500 MXN

CDL driver gender pay gap in Mexico

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Mexico is no exception. Male CDL drivers in Mexico earn an average of 146,200 MXN a year, while female CDL drivers earn around 136,100 MXN. That works out to a 7% 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.

CDL Driver gender pay gap

7%

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

Men 146,200 MXN
Women 136,100 MXN

Pay raises for a CDL driver 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 8% every 20 months, which works out to roughly 5% 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

CDL driver 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.

30%

30% of CDL drivers in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a CDL driver 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 0% to 4% of base salary. The remaining 70% of CDL drivers 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

CDL driver: 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

CDL driver salary by city in Mexico

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

  • Puebla
  • Tijuana
  • Guadalajara
  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Chihuahua
  • Mexico City
  • Naucalpan
  • Saltillo
  • Zapopan
  • Hermosillo
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
PueblaCity192,600 MXN176,800 MXN105,080-290,800 MXN
TijuanaCity191,600 MXN191,600 MXN97,060-297,000 MXN
GuadalajaraCity190,500 MXN191,600 MXN93,280-294,700 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity189,300 MXN175,900 MXN99,460-288,100 MXN
ChihuahuaCity189,300 MXN192,600 MXN93,660-294,300 MXN
Mexico CityCity187,500 MXN191,600 MXN88,480-292,000 MXN
NaucalpanCity185,100 MXN172,400 MXN95,980-279,400 MXN
SaltilloCity185,100 MXN172,400 MXN95,980-281,500 MXN
ZapopanCity185,100 MXN192,600 MXN88,600-288,700 MXN
HermosilloCity183,600 MXN190,500 MXN88,260-283,700 MXN
LeonCity181,600 MXN192,600 MXN87,020-288,100 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity181,600 MXN172,200 MXN94,900-275,500 MXN
MexicaliCity180,300 MXN172,200 MXN91,960-273,300 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity180,300 MXN187,500 MXN86,520-281,500 MXN
CancunCity180,300 MXN172,200 MXN91,960-273,300 MXN
AguascalientesCity180,300 MXN190,500 MXN82,520-282,300 MXN
CuliacanCity176,800 MXN176,800 MXN89,800-275,200 MXN
MonterreyCity175,900 MXN172,200 MXN91,520-275,200 MXN
DurangoCity172,400 MXN183,700 MXN80,760-275,200 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity172,200 MXN185,100 MXN78,940-273,300 MXN
TorreonCity172,200 MXN167,100 MXN88,240-263,100 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity172,200 MXN183,600 MXN80,840-272,800 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity172,200 MXN167,100 MXN86,420-263,100 MXN
QueretaroCity172,200 MXN183,700 MXN77,340-271,300 MXN
VeracruzCity169,000 MXN161,300 MXN87,060-259,100 MXN
MeridaCity169,000 MXN157,600 MXN89,960-254,800 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity168,100 MXN181,600 MXN78,420-266,000 MXN
AcapulcoCity168,100 MXN169,000 MXN81,880-259,100 MXN
IrapuatoCity168,100 MXN161,600 MXN83,640-254,800 MXN
GuadalupeCity167,100 MXN167,100 MXN85,080-261,300 MXN
TolucaCity167,100 MXN163,800 MXN84,880-259,100 MXN
MoreliaCity163,800 MXN152,100 MXN89,280-247,800 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity161,600 MXN174,000 MXN73,980-259,100 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity161,600 MXN151,800 MXN87,060-246,200 MXN
General EscobedoCity161,300 MXN161,300 MXN82,480-249,600 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity161,300 MXN161,300 MXN83,020-253,400 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity161,300 MXN164,200 MXN79,240-252,300 MXN
ReynosaCity161,300 MXN152,100 MXN86,760-245,300 MXN
MazatlanCity159,500 MXN159,500 MXN80,480-247,800 MXN
XalapaCity159,400 MXN161,300 MXN77,120-247,800 MXN
TonalaCity159,400 MXN148,300 MXN87,000-239,300 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity159,400 MXN151,800 MXN83,640-243,000 MXN
IxtapalucaCity159,400 MXN172,200 MXN74,620-252,300 MXN
TepicCity158,700 MXN142,300 MXN85,020-237,400 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity157,600 MXN157,600 MXN79,360-239,300 MXN
MatamorosCity157,600 MXN161,600 MXN75,220-246,200 MXN
CelayaCity154,700 MXN146,200 MXN80,520-233,600 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity152,100 MXN154,700 MXN75,280-237,400 MXN
Los MochisCity152,100 MXN142,300 MXN78,120-228,000 MXN
EnsenadaCity152,100 MXN142,300 MXN80,340-228,000 MXN
XicoCity152,000 MXN159,100 MXN71,280-238,900 MXN
TampicoCity152,000 MXN154,700 MXN73,020-239,000 MXN
VillahermosaCity151,800 MXN159,100 MXN71,020-237,400 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity151,800 MXN142,300 MXN79,600-228,000 MXN
CuernavacaCity150,000 MXN143,200 MXN78,500-227,600 MXN
OaxacaCity150,000 MXN137,400 MXN80,020-225,300 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity148,300 MXN152,100 MXN72,700-232,900 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity148,300 MXN152,300 MXN72,180-232,900 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity148,300 MXN157,600 MXN69,580-232,900 MXN
CoacalcoCity143,200 MXN138,800 MXN71,280-218,900 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity143,200 MXN138,200 MXN72,700-221,500 MXN
PachucaCity142,300 MXN150,000 MXN69,580-225,300 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity142,300 MXN134,600 MXN73,980-214,000 MXN
UruapanCity142,300 MXN138,200 MXN70,840-217,900 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity142,300 MXN136,200 MXN75,040-215,100 MXN
La PazCity142,300 MXN151,800 MXN67,320-225,300 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity142,300 MXN152,000 MXN66,820-225,700 MXN
NogalesCity139,100 MXN130,400 MXN73,040-209,500 MXN
TehuacanCity138,800 MXN150,000 MXN64,620-222,300 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity137,400 MXN130,400 MXN72,780-209,700 MXN
AcunaCity137,400 MXN138,200 MXN66,680-212,500 MXN
MetepecCity136,200 MXN148,300 MXN64,040-215,100 MXN
TapachulaCity136,100 MXN143,200 MXN64,040-210,500 MXN
JiutepecCity136,100 MXN138,200 MXN63,040-209,500 MXN
BuenavistaCity134,600 MXN142,300 MXN62,060-210,500 MXN
CampecheCity134,600 MXN123,400 MXN71,660-200,000 MXN
MonclovaCity134,600 MXN134,600 MXN67,020-207,800 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity130,400 MXN138,800 MXN60,460-208,600 MXN
ChilpancingoCity130,400 MXN130,400 MXN67,560-205,700 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity128,900 MXN129,000 MXN66,260-201,100 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity128,900 MXN128,900 MXN64,920-204,700 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity128,500 MXN125,700 MXN66,440-200,000 MXN
ChetumalCity128,500 MXN139,100 MXN60,880-204,000 MXN
ChicoloapanCity127,700 MXN116,960 MXN67,300-190,500 MXN
ChalcoCity124,400 MXN125,700 MXN60,880-194,600 MXN
San Juan del RioCity124,400 MXN123,400 MXN61,680-192,600 MXN
Poza RicaCity124,400 MXN125,700 MXN60,840-196,800 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity124,400 MXN136,200 MXN57,800-197,600 MXN
SalamancaCity124,400 MXN113,560 MXN69,240-189,300 MXN
ColimaCity119,900 MXN110,500 MXN64,920-183,700 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity119,700 MXN128,500 MXN55,020-192,000 MXN
DeliciasCity119,700 MXN119,700 MXN58,440-187,300 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity119,700 MXN114,000 MXN64,040-185,100 MXN
Boca del RioCity119,560 MXN123,400 MXN58,440-185,100 MXN
CuautlaCity119,020 MXN112,420 MXN63,500-181,600 MXN
ManzanilloCity118,260 MXN110,380 MXN60,460-180,300 MXN
ZacatecasCity118,060 MXN118,060 MXN58,280-183,700 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity117,660 MXN107,900 MXN62,420-175,900 MXN
NavojoaCity115,640 MXN124,400 MXN51,900-185,100 MXN
IgualaCity115,640 MXN117,520 MXN57,080-181,600 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity115,600 MXN127,700 MXN54,180-187,500 MXN
CordobaCity115,380 MXN111,900 MXN61,180-176,800 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity115,260 MXN107,880 MXN58,000-174,000 MXN
FresnilloCity114,940 MXN117,380 MXN55,140-175,900 MXN
MinatitlanCity113,700 MXN104,060 MXN62,420-172,400 MXN
OrizabaCity108,800 MXN117,100 MXN50,520-172,200 MXN
GuaymasCity106,960 MXN105,300 MXN56,060-164,200 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity106,960 MXN113,840 MXN50,340-172,200 MXN

CDL Driver in Mexico: FAQs

  • How much does a CDL driver make per month in Mexico?

    A CDL driver in Mexico earns about 11,591 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 139,100 MXN.

  • What's the salary range for a CDL driver in Mexico?

    Entry-level CDL drivers in Mexico start near 64,620 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 215,100 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 93,220 and 187,300 MXN.

  • Is the median CDL driver salary in Mexico higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 143,200 MXN, higher than the average of 139,100 MXN. Half of CDL drivers in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for CDL drivers in Mexico?

    Men working as a CDL driver in Mexico earn around 7% more than women on average (146,200 vs 136,100 MXN a year).

  • Do CDL drivers in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 30% of CDL drivers in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.

  • Do CDL drivers earn more in the public or private sector in Mexico?

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

  • How often do CDL drivers in Mexico get a pay raise?

    A CDL driver in Mexico sees a raise of around 8% every 20 months, equivalent to roughly 5% a year.