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Average Community Development Manager Salary in Mexico for 2026

A community development manager in Mexico earns about 659,400 MXN a year. That's 66% 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 354,000 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 995,000 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 community development manager make in Mexico?

Average salary
659,400 MXN
54,950 MXN per month
Lowest reported
354,000 MXN
29,500 MXN per month
Highest reported
995,000 MXN
82,916 MXN per month

A typical community development manager working in Mexico brings home around 54,950 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 354,000 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 995,000 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 community development 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 community development 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 community development managers in Mexico earn less than 605,700 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 430,500 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 736,700 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of community development managers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 354,000 MXN. The highest stretch to 995,000 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.

354,000
Low
605,700
Median
995,000
High
430,500
25th
736,700
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Community development manager pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    414,000 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +26% from previous
    522,700 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +31% from previous
    687,100 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +18% from previous
    808,000 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +11% from previous
    895,900 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +6% from previous
    953,300 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 31%. That is the point at which a community development 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.

Community development manager pay by education in Mexico

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

  • High School
    502,200 MXN
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +12% from previous
    563,300 MXN
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +32% from previous
    744,700 MXN
  • Master's Degree
    +24% from previous
    922,300 MXN

Community development 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 community development managers in Mexico earn an average of 680,100 MXN a year, while female community development managers earn around 627,900 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.

Community Development Manager gender pay gap

8%

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

Men 680,100 MXN
Women 627,900 MXN

Pay raises for a community development 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 19 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

Community development 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.

77%

77% of community development managers in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a community development 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 6% to 7% of base salary. The remaining 23% of community development 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

Community development 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

Community development manager salary by city in Mexico

Community development manager 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
  • Puebla
  • Leon
  • Mexico City
  • Zapopan
  • Aguascalientes
  • Guadalajara
  • San Luis Potosi
  • Chihuahua
  • Hermosillo
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Ecatepec de MorelosCity854,300 MXN906,500 MXN401,300-1,357,900 MXN
PueblaCity843,600 MXN824,800 MXN431,100-1,296,900 MXN
LeonCity823,900 MXN823,900 MXN412,000-1,273,300 MXN
Mexico CityCity816,000 MXN751,700 MXN440,200-1,235,600 MXN
ZapopanCity810,200 MXN744,600 MXN437,300-1,224,800 MXN
AguascalientesCity808,000 MXN808,000 MXN406,300-1,249,900 MXN
GuadalajaraCity805,900 MXN819,000 MXN394,300-1,259,300 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity799,300 MXN864,900 MXN367,200-1,273,300 MXN
ChihuahuaCity795,700 MXN814,100 MXN388,100-1,249,900 MXN
HermosilloCity794,900 MXN731,700 MXN431,100-1,198,300 MXN
CuliacanCity794,900 MXN746,600 MXN420,100-1,212,800 MXN
TijuanaCity790,600 MXN744,700 MXN421,400-1,198,300 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity780,700 MXN717,900 MXN420,100-1,178,000 MXN
MonterreyCity778,900 MXN810,200 MXN375,200-1,224,800 MXN
AcapulcoCity778,200 MXN790,600 MXN381,800-1,212,800 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity774,200 MXN774,200 MXN385,300-1,196,300 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity767,400 MXN736,700 MXN398,300-1,172,800 MXN
GuadalupeCity758,700 MXN714,300 MXN401,300-1,153,300 MXN
NaucalpanCity754,900 MXN800,500 MXN353,600-1,192,400 MXN
SaltilloCity752,600 MXN798,900 MXN353,600-1,191,100 MXN
MexicaliCity752,600 MXN724,300 MXN390,000-1,152,700 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity752,600 MXN768,900 MXN369,900-1,174,600 MXN
CancunCity751,100 MXN721,600 MXN390,000-1,148,200 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity745,000 MXN778,200 MXN359,900-1,172,800 MXN
TorreonCity744,600 MXN773,400 MXN357,700-1,168,300 MXN
MeridaCity743,300 MXN725,700 MXN378,300-1,141,000 MXN
XalapaCity737,000 MXN751,700 MXN362,200-1,149,200 MXN
TolucaCity728,500 MXN756,700 MXN352,000-1,144,400 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity727,100 MXN683,800 MXN385,300-1,108,500 MXN
ReynosaCity725,700 MXN769,500 MXN341,400-1,147,600 MXN
IrapuatoCity721,600 MXN747,400 MXN344,600-1,130,200 MXN
MazatlanCity719,100 MXN675,200 MXN383,300-1,092,200 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity719,100 MXN759,300 MXN339,100-1,134,100 MXN
QueretaroCity718,000 MXN772,900 MXN330,700-1,138,300 MXN
MoreliaCity718,000 MXN702,800 MXN366,200-1,102,100 MXN
VeracruzCity712,100 MXN683,400 MXN369,900-1,088,800 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity707,700 MXN695,400 MXN362,200-1,089,400 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity704,300 MXN756,700 MXN322,600-1,116,700 MXN
DurangoCity704,300 MXN704,300 MXN351,900-1,088,600 MXN
TonalaCity695,200 MXN681,900 MXN353,600-1,069,900 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity693,100 MXN663,100 MXN361,600-1,058,300 MXN
CelayaCity691,200 MXN732,400 MXN325,800-1,088,600 MXN
CuernavacaCity689,900 MXN660,500 MXN359,900-1,053,900 MXN
CoacalcoCity684,900 MXN712,100 MXN327,300-1,075,700 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity681,500 MXN735,200 MXN314,500-1,085,600 MXN
MatamorosCity680,100 MXN625,000 MXN367,900-1,025,100 MXN
TepicCity679,200 MXN664,500 MXN344,600-1,043,700 MXN
EnsenadaCity674,100 MXN714,300 MXN315,900-1,065,400 MXN
VillahermosaCity672,600 MXN672,600 MXN335,100-1,037,600 MXN
Los MochisCity670,600 MXN709,600 MXN315,700-1,058,300 MXN
IxtapalucaCity667,400 MXN721,600 MXN307,400-1,057,700 MXN
XicoCity658,300 MXN605,700 MXN354,000-993,600 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity656,800 MXN656,800 MXN327,800-1,015,500 MXN
General EscobedoCity653,200 MXN614,600 MXN345,700-995,000 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity649,700 MXN702,800 MXN297,000-1,035,500 MXN
OaxacaCity642,800 MXN629,800 MXN327,800-990,700 MXN
TampicoCity633,300 MXN646,600 MXN312,400-991,000 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity632,400 MXN582,700 MXN341,400-957,800 MXN
CampecheCity631,200 MXN619,000 MXN322,600-974,600 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity631,200 MXN643,800 MXN308,300-986,700 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity626,800 MXN589,400 MXN332,500-953,200 MXN
TehuacanCity626,800 MXN626,800 MXN314,500-972,200 MXN
AcunaCity623,200 MXN637,500 MXN305,600-971,200 MXN
MetepecCity623,200 MXN671,000 MXN288,100-990,700 MXN
PachucaCity619,000 MXN566,900 MXN332,100-932,000 MXN
La PazCity615,300 MXN566,900 MXN332,100-932,800 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity615,300 MXN627,900 MXN301,600-962,300 MXN
BuenavistaCity614,600 MXN663,100 MXN283,400-976,300 MXN
UruapanCity608,500 MXN632,400 MXN294,700-955,800 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity607,400 MXN632,400 MXN294,700-956,200 MXN
TapachulaCity595,300 MXN595,300 MXN297,000-923,000 MXN
ChicoloapanCity592,600 MXN581,000 MXN301,700-917,200 MXN
MonclovaCity592,200 MXN556,000 MXN315,700-902,100 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity588,500 MXN563,000 MXN305,600-899,100 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity585,900 MXN585,900 MXN294,700-906,000 MXN
ChilpancingoCity581,000 MXN548,800 MXN309,800-887,100 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity578,500 MXN544,800 MXN307,400-878,900 MXN
Poza RicaCity575,100 MXN585,900 MXN283,400-896,700 MXN
JiutepecCity573,500 MXN528,500 MXN308,300-864,700 MXN
ChetumalCity573,500 MXN573,500 MXN288,100-890,700 MXN
NogalesCity572,200 MXN548,500 MXN296,000-875,000 MXN
ChalcoCity568,500 MXN580,600 MXN279,400-890,700 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity565,100 MXN598,600 MXN266,000-895,900 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity565,100 MXN544,800 MXN294,700-866,900 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity563,000 MXN585,900 MXN271,300-884,700 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity562,600 MXN607,400 MXN259,100-896,700 MXN
Boca del RioCity555,800 MXN510,200 MXN301,800-838,100 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity553,400 MXN574,200 MXN266,000-869,400 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity545,300 MXN524,700 MXN282,500-836,800 MXN
SalamancaCity531,700 MXN524,400 MXN273,300-819,000 MXN
San Juan del RioCity529,600 MXN552,400 MXN254,700-832,000 MXN
DeliciasCity528,600 MXN498,500 MXN281,500-805,900 MXN
CordobaCity524,700 MXN504,400 MXN273,300-802,400 MXN
IgualaCity524,300 MXN537,300 MXN257,700-819,000 MXN
CuautlaCity524,300 MXN556,000 MXN246,500-832,100 MXN
ZacatecasCity520,900 MXN491,000 MXN275,800-791,600 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity518,900 MXN498,000 MXN271,300-794,900 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity518,300 MXN559,000 MXN239,000-823,900 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity516,100 MXN545,300 MXN240,500-814,100 MXN
ManzanilloCity514,800 MXN545,300 MXN240,500-814,500 MXN
ColimaCity514,800 MXN504,500 MXN263,900-794,900 MXN
GuaymasCity504,300 MXN524,300 MXN240,500-791,600 MXN
MinatitlanCity485,200 MXN478,100 MXN247,800-747,400 MXN
FresnilloCity480,600 MXN440,200 MXN259,100-724,000 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity480,300 MXN522,700 MXN222,300-767,000 MXN
NavojoaCity478,100 MXN516,100 MXN221,500-757,600 MXN
OrizabaCity476,600 MXN476,600 MXN238,900-741,500 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity472,000 MXN472,000 MXN237,400-731,700 MXN

Community Development Manager in Mexico: FAQs

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

    A community development manager in Mexico earns about 54,950 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 659,400 MXN.

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

    Entry-level community development managers in Mexico start near 354,000 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 995,000 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 430,500 and 736,700 MXN.

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

    The median is 605,700 MXN, lower than the average of 659,400 MXN. Half of community development managers in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a community development manager in Mexico earn around 8% more than women on average (680,100 vs 627,900 MXN a year).

  • Do community development managers in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 77% of community development managers in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 6% to 7% of base salary.

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

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

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

    A community development manager in Mexico sees a raise of around 12% every 19 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.