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Average Education Assistant Professor Salary in Mexico for 2026

An education assistant professor in Mexico earns about 480,600 MXN a year. That's 21% 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 231,000 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 752,600 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 professor make in Mexico?

Average salary
480,600 MXN
40,050 MXN per month
Lowest reported
231,000 MXN
19,250 MXN per month
Highest reported
752,600 MXN
62,716 MXN per month

A typical education assistant professor working in Mexico brings home around 40,050 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 231,000 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 752,600 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 professor 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 professor 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 professors in Mexico earn less than 498,000 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 327,800 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 650,700 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of education assistant professors sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 231,000 MXN. The highest stretch to 752,600 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.

231,000
Low
498,000
Median
752,600
High
327,800
25th
650,700
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Education assistant professor pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    271,300 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +41% from previous
    383,300 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +31% from previous
    501,400 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +23% from previous
    615,300 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +7% from previous
    658,300 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    719,100 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 41%. That is the point at which a education assistant professor 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 professor pay by education in Mexico

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

  • Master's Degree
    344,600 MXN
  • PhD
    +76% from previous
    606,400 MXN

Education assistant professor 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 professors in Mexico earn an average of 504,400 MXN a year, while female education assistant professors earn around 466,900 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.

Education Assistant Professor gender pay gap

7%

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

Men 504,400 MXN
Women 466,900 MXN

Pay raises for an education assistant professor 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 professor 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 education assistant professors in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an education assistant professor 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 3% to 6% of base salary. The remaining 43% of education assistant professors 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 professor: 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 professor salary by city in Mexico

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

  • Tijuana
  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Zapopan
  • Monterrey
  • Puebla
  • Chihuahua
  • Saltillo
  • Mexico City
  • Aguascalientes
  • San Luis Potosi
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
TijuanaCity626,800 MXN626,800 MXN314,500-972,200 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity623,700 MXN588,500 MXN330,700-948,900 MXN
ZapopanCity619,800 MXN648,200 MXN297,000-975,700 MXN
MonterreyCity608,500 MXN596,800 MXN312,400-938,700 MXN
PueblaCity606,400 MXN559,000 MXN327,800-917,200 MXN
ChihuahuaCity605,700 MXN615,300 MXN296,000-942,700 MXN
SaltilloCity602,700 MXN563,300 MXN317,700-913,400 MXN
Mexico CityCity597,800 MXN623,200 MXN286,400-939,600 MXN
AguascalientesCity596,100 MXN633,100 MXN279,400-939,000 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity595,300 MXN643,800 MXN273,000-948,300 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity592,200 MXN566,900 MXN309,800-906,500 MXN
GuadalajaraCity581,000 MXN592,600 MXN283,700-907,100 MXN
HermosilloCity578,500 MXN600,000 MXN275,500-907,100 MXN
TorreonCity576,500 MXN563,300 MXN294,300-890,700 MXN
LeonCity576,500 MXN610,100 MXN272,800-915,100 MXN
CancunCity574,200 MXN553,800 MXN297,000-879,800 MXN
NaucalpanCity574,200 MXN539,700 MXN305,600-874,900 MXN
GuadalupeCity566,900 MXN566,900 MXN282,500-883,500 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity566,900 MXN578,500 MXN277,400-887,100 MXN
DurangoCity566,900 MXN600,000 MXN266,000-896,700 MXN
MoreliaCity565,100 MXN522,700 MXN307,400-855,200 MXN
CuliacanCity562,600 MXN562,600 MXN283,400-874,500 MXN
AcapulcoCity559,000 MXN566,900 MXN275,200-869,400 MXN
QueretaroCity558,300 MXN605,700 MXN257,700-889,400 MXN
MeridaCity558,300 MXN516,100 MXN301,600-844,600 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity553,800 MXN541,700 MXN283,400-852,900 MXN
ReynosaCity551,200 MXN518,300 MXN292,000-836,500 MXN
MexicaliCity551,200 MXN528,500 MXN288,100-843,600 MXN
TonalaCity544,800 MXN498,000 MXN294,700-818,100 MXN
MatamorosCity541,700 MXN562,600 MXN261,300-849,200 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity541,700 MXN541,700 MXN272,800-840,800 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity539,800 MXN572,200 MXN252,300-852,900 MXN
TolucaCity537,300 MXN524,300 MXN275,200-824,800 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity535,900 MXN559,000 MXN257,700-844,100 MXN
General EscobedoCity531,700 MXN531,700 MXN266,000-825,900 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity529,600 MXN487,600 MXN283,700-799,300 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity528,500 MXN568,500 MXN240,500-838,100 MXN
XalapaCity525,700 MXN535,900 MXN257,700-823,900 MXN
CuernavacaCity524,400 MXN501,400 MXN273,300-799,300 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity519,300 MXN559,000 MXN238,900-824,800 MXN
CelayaCity519,300 MXN487,600 MXN273,000-788,000 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity516,100 MXN483,800 MXN273,300-781,200 MXN
VeracruzCity514,800 MXN496,100 MXN268,900-790,300 MXN
VillahermosaCity513,300 MXN544,800 MXN239,300-810,200 MXN
MazatlanCity504,500 MXN504,500 MXN252,300-785,400 MXN
TepicCity501,400 MXN464,400 MXN272,800-758,700 MXN
IrapuatoCity500,100 MXN491,000 MXN254,800-772,700 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity499,300 MXN478,000 MXN259,100-762,400 MXN
XicoCity499,300 MXN518,300 MXN238,900-780,600 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity498,000 MXN539,800 MXN228,000-791,600 MXN
Los MochisCity498,000 MXN467,700 MXN263,900-756,700 MXN
CoacalcoCity498,000 MXN489,600 MXN254,700-767,500 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity492,700 MXN504,400 MXN240,500-769,500 MXN
IxtapalucaCity489,600 MXN528,500 MXN225,700-778,200 MXN
PachucaCity489,500 MXN510,000 MXN233,900-767,500 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity485,300 MXN485,300 MXN240,500-751,100 MXN
EnsenadaCity478,000 MXN451,000 MXN254,700-727,100 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity475,700 MXN492,700 MXN227,600-744,600 MXN
TehuacanCity475,700 MXN504,400 MXN221,500-748,600 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity472,100 MXN501,400 MXN221,500-747,400 MXN
TampicoCity472,100 MXN483,800 MXN232,900-739,500 MXN
UruapanCity464,900 MXN454,900 MXN239,000-718,000 MXN
CampecheCity464,900 MXN426,700 MXN249,600-704,300 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity460,500 MXN450,300 MXN233,900-709,600 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity454,900 MXN464,900 MXN221,500-712,100 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity451,000 MXN440,200 MXN228,000-695,200 MXN
NogalesCity450,300 MXN431,300 MXN233,600-691,200 MXN
OaxacaCity450,300 MXN415,900 MXN243,000-681,500 MXN
ChilpancingoCity447,300 MXN447,300 MXN221,500-692,500 MXN
BuenavistaCity447,300 MXN483,400 MXN204,000-710,500 MXN
Poza RicaCity444,300 MXN454,300 MXN217,900-695,400 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity442,300 MXN424,900 MXN231,000-677,100 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity442,200 MXN466,900 MXN207,800-694,700 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity440,200 MXN415,900 MXN233,600-671,000 MXN
La PazCity436,200 MXN455,400 MXN209,700-688,900 MXN
AcunaCity431,300 MXN440,200 MXN210,500-675,200 MXN
MonclovaCity431,300 MXN431,300 MXN216,800-671,000 MXN
SalamancaCity430,000 MXN394,500 MXN232,400-649,700 MXN
JiutepecCity428,400 MXN445,100 MXN204,000-672,600 MXN
TapachulaCity426,700 MXN455,400 MXN201,100-677,100 MXN
MetepecCity426,700 MXN464,400 MXN195,200-681,500 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity424,300 MXN407,100 MXN218,900-646,600 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity417,100 MXN417,100 MXN209,700-649,700 MXN
ChalcoCity417,100 MXN428,400 MXN204,000-652,200 MXN
ChicoloapanCity415,900 MXN383,300 MXN225,700-626,800 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity414,000 MXN444,300 MXN190,500-658,300 MXN
CordobaCity411,400 MXN394,300 MXN212,500-627,900 MXN
ChetumalCity409,000 MXN431,300 MXN192,600-648,200 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity399,900 MXN431,300 MXN185,100-638,700 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity398,300 MXN375,200 MXN209,500-605,700 MXN
San Juan del RioCity398,300 MXN388,100 MXN204,700-615,000 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity396,300 MXN389,200 MXN204,700-610,100 MXN
ZacatecasCity394,500 MXN394,500 MXN197,600-614,600 MXN
ColimaCity394,300 MXN365,400 MXN212,500-595,300 MXN
Boca del RioCity390,000 MXN407,100 MXN189,300-614,600 MXN
FresnilloCity390,000 MXN407,100 MXN189,300-614,600 MXN
CuautlaCity386,400 MXN363,000 MXN204,000-590,200 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity384,500 MXN369,300 MXN200,000-590,200 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity382,600 MXN367,200 MXN197,600-588,500 MXN
IgualaCity382,600 MXN390,000 MXN189,300-597,800 MXN
DeliciasCity381,800 MXN381,800 MXN192,000-590,200 MXN
ManzanilloCity378,300 MXN354,000 MXN200,000-575,100 MXN
NavojoaCity377,200 MXN407,100 MXN172,400-597,800 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity369,900 MXN390,000 MXN172,200-582,700 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity365,400 MXN394,800 MXN167,100-578,500 MXN
GuaymasCity361,600 MXN351,200 MXN183,700-553,800 MXN
OrizabaCity357,300 MXN378,300 MXN167,100-563,000 MXN
MinatitlanCity351,900 MXN325,800 MXN190,500-533,100 MXN

Education Assistant Professor in Mexico: FAQs

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

    An education assistant professor in Mexico earns about 40,050 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 480,600 MXN.

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

    Entry-level education assistant professors in Mexico start near 231,000 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 752,600 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 327,800 and 650,700 MXN.

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

    The median is 498,000 MXN, higher than the average of 480,600 MXN. Half of education assistant professors in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as an education assistant professor in Mexico earn around 8% more than women on average (504,400 vs 466,900 MXN a year).

  • Do education assistant professors in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 57% of education assistant professors in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 6% of base salary.

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

    In Mexico, the public sector pays an education assistant professor 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 professors in Mexico get a pay raise?

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