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Average Education Assistant Director Salary in Mexico for 2026

An education assistant director in Mexico earns about 440,200 MXN a year. That's 11% 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 225,300 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 681,900 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 an education assistant director make in Mexico?

Average salary
440,200 MXN
36,683 MXN per month
Lowest reported
225,300 MXN
18,775 MXN per month
Highest reported
681,900 MXN
56,825 MXN per month

A typical education assistant director working in Mexico brings home around 36,683 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 225,300 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 681,900 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 education assistant director 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 education assistant director 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 education assistant directors in Mexico earn less than 431,300 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 296,000 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 545,300 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of education assistant directors sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 225,300 MXN. The highest stretch to 681,900 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.

225,300
Low
431,300
Median
681,900
High
296,000
25th
545,300
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Education assistant director pay by experience in Mexico

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for an education assistant director 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 education assistant director salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    252,300 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +31% from previous
    330,700 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +40% from previous
    462,300 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +20% from previous
    555,800 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    603,400 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +8% from previous
    650,700 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 40%. That is the point at which a education assistant director 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.

Education assistant director pay by education in Mexico

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

  • Master's Degree
    325,600 MXN
  • PhD
    +70% from previous
    553,800 MXN

Education assistant director gender pay gap in Mexico

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Mexico is no exception. Male education assistant directors in Mexico earn an average of 472,000 MXN a year, while female education assistant directors earn around 413,900 MXN. That works out to a 14% 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.

Education Assistant Director gender pay gap

12%

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

Men 472,000 MXN
Women 413,900 MXN

Pay raises for an education assistant director 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 19 months, which works out to roughly 6% 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

Education assistant director 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.

78%

78% of education assistant directors in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an education assistant director 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 8% of base salary. The remaining 22% of education assistant directors 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

Education assistant director: 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

Education assistant director salary by city in Mexico

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

  • Mexico City
  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Guadalajara
  • Puebla
  • Tijuana
  • Aguascalientes
  • San Luis Potosi
  • Guadalupe
  • Leon
  • Monterrey
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Mexico CityCity578,500 MXN565,100 MXN294,700-889,400 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity575,100 MXN575,100 MXN288,100-889,400 MXN
GuadalajaraCity565,100 MXN578,500 MXN275,500-884,700 MXN
PueblaCity563,000 MXN585,900 MXN271,300-884,700 MXN
TijuanaCity555,800 MXN589,400 MXN263,200-878,900 MXN
AguascalientesCity553,800 MXN522,700 MXN294,700-840,100 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity551,200 MXN596,100 MXN252,300-874,900 MXN
GuadalupeCity547,800 MXN581,000 MXN257,700-868,400 MXN
LeonCity545,300 MXN513,300 MXN290,800-829,000 MXN
MonterreyCity543,200 MXN502,200 MXN294,300-823,900 MXN
HermosilloCity541,700 MXN533,100 MXN275,500-836,800 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity539,800 MXN496,100 MXN288,700-812,900 MXN
SaltilloCity539,800 MXN539,800 MXN271,300-836,500 MXN
CuliacanCity539,800 MXN572,200 MXN252,300-849,200 MXN
MexicaliCity539,700 MXN518,900 MXN283,400-828,400 MXN
ZapopanCity535,800 MXN524,700 MXN273,300-821,500 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity533,000 MXN513,300 MXN275,500-816,000 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity528,600 MXN538,600 MXN259,100-823,400 MXN
AcapulcoCity528,500 MXN535,900 MXN257,700-821,500 MXN
ChihuahuaCity524,700 MXN533,000 MXN258,400-816,000 MXN
NaucalpanCity524,400 MXN524,400 MXN263,200-810,500 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity522,700 MXN541,700 MXN249,600-816,900 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity516,100 MXN556,000 MXN239,000-818,100 MXN
DurangoCity514,300 MXN483,400 MXN273,300-780,600 MXN
MeridaCity513,300 MXN531,700 MXN246,200-805,900 MXN
MoreliaCity510,200 MXN533,100 MXN246,200-802,400 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity510,000 MXN538,600 MXN238,900-803,400 MXN
QueretaroCity510,000 MXN547,800 MXN233,600-810,200 MXN
TolucaCity507,300 MXN466,900 MXN273,000-767,400 MXN
CancunCity504,400 MXN483,800 MXN263,100-772,700 MXN
TorreonCity502,200 MXN462,300 MXN272,800-756,700 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity498,500 MXN487,600 MXN252,300-767,000 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity496,100 MXN496,100 MXN247,800-768,900 MXN
VeracruzCity493,000 MXN472,000 MXN258,400-754,900 MXN
MatamorosCity492,700 MXN485,300 MXN253,400-761,400 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity492,700 MXN464,900 MXN263,200-751,700 MXN
CelayaCity492,400 MXN492,400 MXN246,200-761,400 MXN
General EscobedoCity487,600 MXN518,300 MXN228,000-769,500 MXN
XalapaCity485,300 MXN492,700 MXN239,000-757,300 MXN
ReynosaCity485,200 MXN485,200 MXN240,500-751,700 MXN
TepicCity480,300 MXN500,100 MXN232,900-757,300 MXN
TonalaCity476,600 MXN496,100 MXN228,000-747,400 MXN
TampicoCity475,700 MXN485,300 MXN232,400-743,300 MXN
IxtapalucaCity472,100 MXN510,000 MXN216,800-747,400 MXN
MazatlanCity471,700 MXN499,300 MXN218,900-743,100 MXN
IrapuatoCity467,100 MXN430,000 MXN252,300-707,600 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity466,900 MXN504,400 MXN214,000-743,100 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity464,400 MXN445,100 MXN239,300-707,700 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity460,500 MXN431,300 MXN245,300-701,400 MXN
Los MochisCity460,500 MXN460,500 MXN231,000-714,300 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity459,700 MXN451,000 MXN233,600-707,600 MXN
CoacalcoCity459,300 MXN420,800 MXN247,800-695,200 MXN
VillahermosaCity457,300 MXN431,100 MXN240,500-695,400 MXN
XicoCity448,500 MXN436,200 MXN227,600-689,900 MXN
EnsenadaCity447,700 MXN447,700 MXN225,700-694,700 MXN
CuernavacaCity447,300 MXN426,700 MXN232,900-683,400 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity445,100 MXN454,300 MXN216,800-695,200 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity440,200 MXN450,300 MXN215,100-689,900 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity437,300 MXN462,300 MXN204,000-691,200 MXN
PachucaCity433,400 MXN425,100 MXN222,300-669,100 MXN
CampecheCity431,300 MXN451,000 MXN207,700-680,100 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity431,100 MXN466,300 MXN197,600-683,400 MXN
MonclovaCity425,100 MXN450,300 MXN200,000-674,100 MXN
OaxacaCity425,100 MXN442,300 MXN204,000-670,600 MXN
UruapanCity420,800 MXN389,200 MXN227,600-639,100 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity419,400 MXN399,900 MXN216,800-639,100 MXN
La PazCity419,400 MXN409,000 MXN212,500-642,800 MXN
BuenavistaCity417,100 MXN453,200 MXN191,600-667,400 MXN
TehuacanCity412,000 MXN386,400 MXN217,900-625,000 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity411,400 MXN384,500 MXN216,800-623,700 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity407,100 MXN375,200 MXN221,500-614,600 MXN
NogalesCity407,100 MXN390,000 MXN209,500-623,200 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity406,300 MXN389,200 MXN209,700-619,000 MXN
TapachulaCity404,600 MXN383,300 MXN214,000-615,700 MXN
AcunaCity404,600 MXN414,000 MXN197,600-631,200 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity403,100 MXN369,300 MXN217,900-608,500 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity401,300 MXN401,300 MXN201,100-623,700 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity399,900 MXN424,900 MXN189,300-631,200 MXN
JiutepecCity399,900 MXN394,800 MXN205,700-618,800 MXN
MetepecCity396,300 MXN426,700 MXN183,600-633,100 MXN
ChalcoCity394,500 MXN406,300 MXN194,600-618,800 MXN
ChilpancingoCity390,000 MXN413,900 MXN183,700-618,800 MXN
SalamancaCity388,100 MXN404,600 MXN187,300-610,100 MXN
Poza RicaCity386,400 MXN394,300 MXN190,500-603,400 MXN
CuautlaCity384,500 MXN384,500 MXN191,600-596,800 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity384,200 MXN351,900 MXN207,800-578,500 MXN
ChicoloapanCity381,800 MXN394,500 MXN183,600-596,800 MXN
San Juan del RioCity378,300 MXN349,300 MXN205,700-568,500 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity377,200 MXN407,100 MXN172,400-597,800 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity376,800 MXN404,600 MXN172,400-595,300 MXN
ChetumalCity376,800 MXN353,600 MXN197,600-572,200 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity367,200 MXN353,600 MXN192,600-562,600 MXN
Boca del RioCity365,400 MXN357,300 MXN185,100-558,300 MXN
ManzanilloCity363,000 MXN363,000 MXN183,600-563,300 MXN
CordobaCity362,200 MXN345,700 MXN187,300-552,400 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity361,500 MXN349,300 MXN189,300-553,400 MXN
FresnilloCity357,700 MXN352,000 MXN183,600-551,200 MXN
OrizabaCity357,700 MXN335,800 MXN190,500-544,800 MXN
DeliciasCity353,600 MXN375,200 MXN168,100-558,300 MXN
IgualaCity353,600 MXN362,200 MXN172,400-552,400 MXN
ColimaCity351,200 MXN366,200 MXN169,000-553,800 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity351,200 MXN351,200 MXN176,800-545,300 MXN
MinatitlanCity341,900 MXN357,300 MXN163,800-535,900 MXN
ZacatecasCity339,100 MXN357,700 MXN159,100-531,700 MXN
GuaymasCity335,800 MXN308,300 MXN181,600-510,000 MXN
NavojoaCity335,100 MXN362,200 MXN152,300-533,100 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity330,700 MXN312,400 MXN174,000-502,200 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity327,800 MXN351,200 MXN151,800-518,900 MXN

Education Assistant Director in Mexico: FAQs

  • How much does an education assistant director make per month in Mexico?

    An education assistant director in Mexico earns about 36,683 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 440,200 MXN.

  • What's the salary range for an education assistant director in Mexico?

    Entry-level education assistant directors in Mexico start near 225,300 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 681,900 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 296,000 and 545,300 MXN.

  • Is the median education assistant director salary in Mexico higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 431,300 MXN, lower than the average of 440,200 MXN. Half of education assistant directors in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for education assistant directors in Mexico?

    Men working as an education assistant director in Mexico earn around 14% more than women on average (472,000 vs 413,900 MXN a year).

  • Do education assistant directors in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 78% of education assistant directors in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 6% to 8% of base salary.

  • Do education assistant directors earn more in the public or private sector in Mexico?

    In Mexico, the public sector pays an education assistant director about 8% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.

  • How often do education assistant directors in Mexico get a pay raise?

    An education assistant director in Mexico sees a raise of around 10% every 19 months, equivalent to roughly 6% a year.