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Average Drafting Manager Salary in Mexico for 2026

A drafting manager in Mexico earns about 415,900 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 196,800 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 658,300 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 drafting manager make in Mexico?

Average salary
415,900 MXN
34,658 MXN per month
Lowest reported
196,800 MXN
16,400 MXN per month
Highest reported
658,300 MXN
54,858 MXN per month

A typical drafting manager working in Mexico brings home around 34,658 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 196,800 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 658,300 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 drafting 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 drafting 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 drafting managers in Mexico earn less than 442,200 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 288,100 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 581,000 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of drafting managers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 196,800 MXN. The highest stretch to 658,300 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.

196,800
Low
442,200
Median
658,300
High
288,100
25th
581,000
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Drafting manager pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    225,300 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +39% from previous
    312,400 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +42% from previous
    442,300 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +22% from previous
    539,800 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +5% from previous
    566,900 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    620,300 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 42%. That is the point at which a drafting 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.

Drafting manager pay by education in Mexico

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    312,400 MXN
  • Master's Degree
    +81% from previous
    566,900 MXN

Drafting 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 drafting managers in Mexico earn an average of 440,200 MXN a year, while female drafting managers earn around 394,300 MXN. That works out to a 12% 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.

Drafting Manager gender pay gap

10%

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

Men 440,200 MXN
Women 394,300 MXN

Pay raises for a drafting 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

Drafting 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.

57%

57% of drafting managers in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a drafting 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 2% to 7% of base salary. The remaining 43% of drafting 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

Drafting 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

Drafting manager salary by city in Mexico

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

  • Guadalajara
  • Zapopan
  • Puebla
  • Monterrey
  • Mexico City
  • Aguascalientes
  • Saltillo
  • Leon
  • Naucalpan
  • Ecatepec de Morelos
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
GuadalajaraCity548,800 MXN524,300 MXN282,500-839,500 MXN
ZapopanCity535,900 MXN568,500 MXN253,400-847,000 MXN
PueblaCity533,100 MXN533,100 MXN266,000-823,400 MXN
MonterreyCity529,600 MXN498,000 MXN281,500-807,900 MXN
Mexico CityCity528,600 MXN562,200 MXN247,800-836,500 MXN
AguascalientesCity524,400 MXN513,300 MXN266,000-803,400 MXN
SaltilloCity524,300 MXN483,800 MXN282,300-791,600 MXN
LeonCity518,900 MXN510,000 MXN265,000-799,300 MXN
NaucalpanCity514,300 MXN472,000 MXN275,500-778,200 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity514,300 MXN472,000 MXN275,500-778,200 MXN
TijuanaCity513,300 MXN531,700 MXN246,200-803,400 MXN
CancunCity510,200 MXN522,700 MXN249,600-795,700 MXN
GuadalupeCity504,400 MXN524,700 MXN240,500-791,200 MXN
ChihuahuaCity501,400 MXN483,800 MXN263,200-769,500 MXN
AcapulcoCity501,400 MXN483,400 MXN263,200-768,900 MXN
MexicaliCity500,100 MXN510,300 MXN245,300-780,700 MXN
QueretaroCity500,100 MXN539,700 MXN231,000-794,900 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity498,500 MXN504,500 MXN243,000-773,400 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity493,000 MXN520,900 MXN232,900-778,900 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity493,000 MXN531,700 MXN228,500-783,800 MXN
HermosilloCity489,500 MXN518,900 MXN231,000-772,900 MXN
CuliacanCity489,500 MXN510,000 MXN233,900-768,900 MXN
TolucaCity483,800 MXN455,400 MXN258,400-736,700 MXN
TorreonCity483,400 MXN454,300 MXN254,800-733,300 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity483,400 MXN483,400 MXN239,300-746,600 MXN
MeridaCity480,300 MXN480,300 MXN239,000-744,600 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity478,100 MXN437,900 MXN257,700-721,600 MXN
MoreliaCity478,100 MXN478,100 MXN239,000-737,000 MXN
DurangoCity478,000 MXN467,700 MXN245,300-737,000 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity472,100 MXN442,300 MXN251,500-718,000 MXN
ReynosaCity471,700 MXN431,300 MXN254,700-710,500 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity466,300 MXN455,400 MXN237,400-713,900 MXN
MazatlanCity464,900 MXN485,300 MXN221,500-732,400 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity460,500 MXN478,000 MXN218,900-724,300 MXN
XalapaCity455,400 MXN437,300 MXN237,400-694,700 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity455,400 MXN492,400 MXN208,600-724,300 MXN
IxtapalucaCity454,300 MXN489,500 MXN208,600-721,600 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity453,200 MXN489,500 MXN208,600-721,600 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity453,200 MXN433,400 MXN233,900-693,100 MXN
VeracruzCity447,700 MXN459,700 MXN221,500-701,400 MXN
CuernavacaCity447,300 MXN455,400 MXN217,900-694,700 MXN
IrapuatoCity445,100 MXN419,400 MXN233,900-675,100 MXN
TampicoCity442,300 MXN425,100 MXN231,000-679,200 MXN
MatamorosCity442,200 MXN466,900 MXN207,800-695,400 MXN
TepicCity437,900 MXN437,900 MXN221,500-681,900 MXN
TonalaCity436,200 MXN436,200 MXN217,900-680,100 MXN
XicoCity436,200 MXN466,300 MXN204,000-692,500 MXN
General EscobedoCity433,400 MXN453,200 MXN208,600-681,500 MXN
Los MochisCity431,300 MXN398,300 MXN233,600-656,800 MXN
CoacalcoCity430,500 MXN407,100 MXN228,000-659,400 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity428,400 MXN445,100 MXN204,000-672,600 MXN
EnsenadaCity425,100 MXN390,000 MXN231,000-642,800 MXN
OaxacaCity425,100 MXN425,100 MXN212,500-660,500 MXN
CelayaCity424,900 MXN390,000 MXN228,000-643,400 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity424,300 MXN415,900 MXN215,100-652,200 MXN
VillahermosaCity420,800 MXN413,900 MXN215,100-650,700 MXN
PachucaCity420,100 MXN447,300 MXN197,600-664,500 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity415,900 MXN424,300 MXN205,700-646,600 MXN
TehuacanCity415,900 MXN407,100 MXN210,500-639,900 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity413,900 MXN389,200 MXN221,500-629,800 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity411,400 MXN445,100 MXN189,300-652,200 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity409,000 MXN392,300 MXN210,500-626,800 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity409,000 MXN392,300 MXN210,500-626,800 MXN
AcunaCity403,100 MXN386,400 MXN209,700-615,300 MXN
NogalesCity398,300 MXN407,100 MXN196,800-619,800 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity397,900 MXN424,300 MXN189,300-631,200 MXN
La PazCity397,900 MXN424,300 MXN189,300-633,100 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity397,900 MXN407,300 MXN196,800-623,700 MXN
BuenavistaCity396,300 MXN431,100 MXN183,600-631,200 MXN
UruapanCity394,300 MXN369,300 MXN208,600-598,600 MXN
CampecheCity388,100 MXN388,100 MXN194,600-603,400 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity382,600 MXN398,300 MXN183,700-602,700 MXN
JiutepecCity381,800 MXN403,100 MXN180,300-602,700 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity377,200 MXN344,600 MXN204,700-566,900 MXN
ChilpancingoCity377,200 MXN392,300 MXN181,600-592,600 MXN
ChicoloapanCity376,800 MXN376,800 MXN189,300-581,000 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity375,200 MXN351,900 MXN197,600-566,900 MXN
MetepecCity375,200 MXN406,300 MXN172,200-596,100 MXN
MonclovaCity375,200 MXN389,200 MXN180,500-588,500 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity369,900 MXN361,500 MXN189,300-568,500 MXN
ChetumalCity369,300 MXN365,400 MXN190,500-572,200 MXN
TapachulaCity367,900 MXN361,600 MXN187,300-563,300 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity367,900 MXN375,200 MXN180,500-571,300 MXN
ChalcoCity361,600 MXN344,600 MXN187,300-551,200 MXN
CuautlaCity357,700 MXN327,300 MXN191,600-538,600 MXN
Poza RicaCity353,600 MXN340,400 MXN183,700-539,700 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity352,000 MXN327,300 MXN187,500-533,100 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity351,200 MXN381,800 MXN161,300-559,000 MXN
CordobaCity349,300 MXN354,000 MXN172,200-544,800 MXN
SalamancaCity344,600 MXN344,600 MXN172,400-535,800 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity344,600 MXN351,900 MXN169,000-539,800 MXN
ColimaCity341,900 MXN341,900 MXN172,200-533,100 MXN
Boca del RioCity341,900 MXN365,400 MXN159,500-539,700 MXN
San Juan del RioCity341,900 MXN322,600 MXN183,600-520,900 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity340,000 MXN363,000 MXN157,600-535,900 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity335,800 MXN365,400 MXN154,700-533,000 MXN
FresnilloCity335,100 MXN354,000 MXN158,700-528,600 MXN
DeliciasCity332,100 MXN349,300 MXN159,500-524,700 MXN
ManzanilloCity332,100 MXN308,900 MXN180,500-504,400 MXN
MinatitlanCity330,900 MXN330,900 MXN164,200-514,300 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity325,600 MXN297,000 MXN174,000-491,000 MXN
ZacatecasCity320,500 MXN332,100 MXN152,300-504,400 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity320,500 MXN313,700 MXN163,800-496,100 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity319,600 MXN325,900 MXN158,700-498,000 MXN
OrizabaCity318,800 MXN312,400 MXN161,300-489,600 MXN
IgualaCity315,900 MXN301,700 MXN163,800-483,800 MXN
NavojoaCity309,800 MXN332,100 MXN142,300-491,000 MXN
GuaymasCity301,700 MXN283,700 MXN159,500-460,500 MXN

Drafting Manager in Mexico: FAQs

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

    A drafting manager in Mexico earns about 34,658 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 415,900 MXN.

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

    Entry-level drafting managers in Mexico start near 196,800 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 658,300 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 288,100 and 581,000 MXN.

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

    The median is 442,200 MXN, higher than the average of 415,900 MXN. Half of drafting managers in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a drafting manager in Mexico earn around 12% more than women on average (440,200 vs 394,300 MXN a year).

  • Do drafting managers in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 57% of drafting managers in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 2% to 7% of base salary.

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

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

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

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