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Average Ceramics Engineer Salary in Mexico for 2026

A ceramics engineer in Mexico earns about 322,600 MXN a year. That's 19% 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 167,100 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 493,000 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 ceramics engineer make in Mexico?

Average salary
322,600 MXN
26,883 MXN per month
Lowest reported
167,100 MXN
13,925 MXN per month
Highest reported
493,000 MXN
41,083 MXN per month

A typical ceramics engineer working in Mexico brings home around 26,883 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 167,100 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 493,000 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 ceramics 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 ceramics 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 ceramics engineers in Mexico earn less than 308,300 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 214,000 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 384,500 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of ceramics engineers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 167,100 MXN. The highest stretch to 493,000 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.

167,100
Low
308,300
Median
493,000
High
214,000
25th
384,500
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Ceramics engineer pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    192,000 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +33% from previous
    254,800 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +30% from previous
    332,500 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +21% from previous
    401,300 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    437,900 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +6% from previous
    462,300 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 33%. That is the point at which a ceramics 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.

Ceramics engineer pay by education in Mexico

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    268,900 MXN
  • Master's Degree
    +39% from previous
    372,600 MXN

Ceramics 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 ceramics engineers in Mexico earn an average of 340,400 MXN a year, while female ceramics engineers earn around 308,300 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.

Ceramics Engineer gender pay gap

9%

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

Men 340,400 MXN
Women 308,300 MXN

Pay raises for a ceramics 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 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

Ceramics 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.

27%

27% of ceramics engineers in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a ceramics 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 73% of ceramics 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

Ceramics 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

Ceramics engineer salary by city in Mexico

Ceramics 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
  • Monterrey
  • Nezahualcoyotl
  • Naucalpan
  • Guadalajara
  • Mexico City
  • Tijuana
  • Saltillo
  • Leon
  • Zapopan
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Ecatepec de MorelosCity442,200 MXN447,700 MXN215,100-687,100 MXN
MonterreyCity421,400 MXN403,100 MXN217,900-643,400 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity421,400 MXN454,300 MXN191,600-669,100 MXN
NaucalpanCity420,100 MXN431,100 MXN207,800-659,400 MXN
GuadalajaraCity419,400 MXN450,300 MXN192,600-664,500 MXN
Mexico CityCity417,200 MXN399,900 MXN216,800-639,100 MXN
TijuanaCity417,100 MXN428,400 MXN204,000-653,200 MXN
SaltilloCity414,000 MXN420,100 MXN201,100-642,800 MXN
LeonCity406,300 MXN414,000 MXN197,600-633,100 MXN
ZapopanCity404,600 MXN389,200 MXN209,500-620,300 MXN
CuliacanCity404,600 MXN414,000 MXN197,600-631,200 MXN
MexicaliCity404,600 MXN436,200 MXN187,500-643,800 MXN
ChihuahuaCity404,600 MXN437,900 MXN187,300-645,800 MXN
MoreliaCity397,900 MXN382,600 MXN207,700-612,500 MXN
PueblaCity397,900 MXN384,200 MXN207,700-612,500 MXN
GuadalupeCity394,800 MXN401,300 MXN191,600-614,600 MXN
CancunCity394,500 MXN426,700 MXN183,600-629,800 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity394,300 MXN378,800 MXN204,000-603,400 MXN
AguascalientesCity388,100 MXN396,300 MXN192,000-607,400 MXN
HermosilloCity388,100 MXN375,200 MXN204,700-596,800 MXN
ReynosaCity388,100 MXN398,300 MXN192,000-608,500 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity386,400 MXN371,100 MXN201,100-592,200 MXN
AcapulcoCity386,400 MXN417,100 MXN180,300-615,300 MXN
TorreonCity385,300 MXN369,300 MXN200,000-590,200 MXN
MeridaCity383,300 MXN366,200 MXN197,600-583,000 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity378,800 MXN411,400 MXN172,200-603,400 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity378,300 MXN385,300 MXN187,500-590,200 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity376,800 MXN362,200 MXN196,800-575,100 MXN
TonalaCity371,100 MXN357,700 MXN191,600-568,500 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity371,100 MXN401,300 MXN172,200-592,600 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity369,300 MXN397,900 MXN172,200-589,400 MXN
TolucaCity369,300 MXN357,300 MXN191,600-566,900 MXN
VeracruzCity367,200 MXN396,300 MXN169,000-585,900 MXN
QueretaroCity367,200 MXN396,300 MXN169,000-585,900 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity366,200 MXN372,600 MXN180,300-572,200 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity363,000 MXN371,100 MXN180,300-566,900 MXN
DurangoCity362,200 MXN367,200 MXN176,800-563,000 MXN
IrapuatoCity361,600 MXN344,600 MXN187,300-551,200 MXN
TepicCity357,700 MXN341,900 MXN187,500-545,300 MXN
IxtapalucaCity357,700 MXN384,500 MXN163,800-566,900 MXN
CelayaCity357,300 MXN365,400 MXN174,000-556,000 MXN
MatamorosCity354,000 MXN340,400 MXN185,100-544,800 MXN
XalapaCity354,000 MXN382,600 MXN161,600-563,300 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity353,600 MXN384,200 MXN161,600-563,000 MXN
CuernavacaCity352,000 MXN378,300 MXN159,500-556,000 MXN
MazatlanCity351,200 MXN361,600 MXN172,400-551,200 MXN
General EscobedoCity349,300 MXN354,000 MXN172,200-541,700 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity344,600 MXN372,600 MXN159,100-548,500 MXN
EnsenadaCity341,400 MXN348,300 MXN167,100-533,000 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity341,400 MXN369,900 MXN158,700-544,800 MXN
VillahermosaCity339,100 MXN345,100 MXN164,200-524,300 MXN
XicoCity339,100 MXN325,800 MXN174,000-518,300 MXN
CoacalcoCity335,100 MXN320,500 MXN172,200-513,300 MXN
TehuacanCity335,100 MXN341,400 MXN163,800-524,400 MXN
OaxacaCity332,500 MXN317,700 MXN172,400-507,300 MXN
Los MochisCity332,100 MXN340,400 MXN161,600-522,700 MXN
TampicoCity330,900 MXN359,900 MXN152,000-528,500 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity327,800 MXN332,100 MXN159,500-510,300 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity325,800 MXN348,300 MXN150,000-516,100 MXN
UruapanCity325,800 MXN312,400 MXN167,100-496,100 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity322,600 MXN330,700 MXN159,100-504,400 MXN
CampecheCity319,600 MXN308,900 MXN168,100-491,000 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity318,800 MXN341,900 MXN148,300-504,300 MXN
BuenavistaCity315,900 MXN341,400 MXN148,300-504,400 MXN
TapachulaCity314,500 MXN317,700 MXN152,300-489,600 MXN
MetepecCity313,700 MXN340,400 MXN146,200-502,200 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity312,400 MXN297,000 MXN161,300-478,100 MXN
PachucaCity312,400 MXN297,000 MXN161,300-478,100 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity311,700 MXN301,800 MXN161,300-476,600 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity308,300 MXN335,100 MXN143,200-492,400 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity307,400 MXN311,700 MXN151,800-476,600 MXN
NogalesCity301,700 MXN327,800 MXN138,200-483,400 MXN
MonclovaCity301,700 MXN308,300 MXN150,000-472,000 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity301,600 MXN309,800 MXN148,300-471,700 MXN
JiutepecCity301,300 MXN290,800 MXN158,700-460,500 MXN
La PazCity297,000 MXN288,100 MXN154,700-457,300 MXN
ChicoloapanCity296,000 MXN282,500 MXN152,300-453,200 MXN
ChilpancingoCity294,700 MXN299,500 MXN143,200-454,900 MXN
AcunaCity294,700 MXN317,700 MXN136,200-471,700 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity294,700 MXN317,700 MXN136,200-467,700 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity294,300 MXN283,400 MXN152,000-447,700 MXN
ChetumalCity288,700 MXN296,000 MXN143,200-453,200 MXN
Boca del RioCity288,100 MXN273,000 MXN150,000-436,200 MXN
SalamancaCity286,400 MXN275,800 MXN151,800-442,200 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity282,500 MXN308,900 MXN128,900-453,200 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity282,500 MXN288,700 MXN138,200-445,100 MXN
Poza RicaCity282,300 MXN307,400 MXN128,900-451,000 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity277,400 MXN266,000 MXN142,300-424,900 MXN
CuautlaCity277,400 MXN282,500 MXN137,400-433,400 MXN
ColimaCity275,200 MXN263,100 MXN143,200-417,100 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity273,300 MXN294,300 MXN124,400-430,500 MXN
ChalcoCity273,000 MXN299,500 MXN125,700-436,200 MXN
IgualaCity272,800 MXN294,700 MXN124,400-430,000 MXN
FresnilloCity268,900 MXN257,700 MXN138,200-411,400 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity268,900 MXN288,700 MXN125,100-428,400 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity267,100 MXN273,300 MXN128,900-419,400 MXN
CordobaCity267,100 MXN290,800 MXN125,100-425,100 MXN
ManzanilloCity263,100 MXN268,900 MXN129,000-411,400 MXN
OrizabaCity263,100 MXN267,100 MXN129,000-409,000 MXN
San Juan del RioCity261,300 MXN249,600 MXN136,200-397,900 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity261,300 MXN281,500 MXN119,860-413,900 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity259,100 MXN281,500 MXN118,520-414,000 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity254,700 MXN259,100 MXN124,400-396,300 MXN
NavojoaCity253,400 MXN273,300 MXN117,520-399,900 MXN
ZacatecasCity253,400 MXN258,400 MXN125,100-394,800 MXN
MinatitlanCity252,300 MXN240,500 MXN130,400-385,300 MXN
DeliciasCity249,600 MXN254,800 MXN123,400-390,000 MXN
GuaymasCity243,000 MXN233,600 MXN125,700-372,600 MXN

Ceramics Engineer in Mexico: FAQs

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

    A ceramics engineer in Mexico earns about 26,883 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 322,600 MXN.

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

    Entry-level ceramics engineers in Mexico start near 167,100 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 493,000 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 214,000 and 384,500 MXN.

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

    The median is 308,300 MXN, lower than the average of 322,600 MXN. Half of ceramics engineers in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a ceramics engineer in Mexico earn around 10% more than women on average (340,400 vs 308,300 MXN a year).

  • Do ceramics engineers in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 27% of ceramics engineers in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 1% to 3% of base salary.

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

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

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

    A ceramics engineer in Mexico sees a raise of around 10% every 18 months, equivalent to roughly 7% a year.