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Average Education Planning Specialist Salary in Mexico for 2026

An education planning specialist in Mexico earns about 431,100 MXN a year. That's 8% 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 207,800 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 675,200 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 planning specialist make in Mexico?

Average salary
431,100 MXN
35,925 MXN per month
Lowest reported
207,800 MXN
17,316 MXN per month
Highest reported
675,200 MXN
56,266 MXN per month

A typical education planning specialist working in Mexico brings home around 35,925 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 207,800 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 675,200 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 planning specialist 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 planning specialist 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 planning specialists in Mexico earn less than 448,500 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 294,300 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 582,700 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of education planning specialists sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 207,800 MXN. The highest stretch to 675,200 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.

207,800
Low
448,500
Median
675,200
High
294,300
25th
582,700
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Education planning specialist pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    239,300 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +43% from previous
    341,400 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +32% from previous
    451,000 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +23% from previous
    553,800 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +6% from previous
    587,800 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +10% from previous
    643,800 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 43%. That is the point at which a education planning specialist 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 planning specialist pay by education in Mexico

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

  • High School
    231,000 MXN
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +19% from previous
    275,500 MXN
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +41% from previous
    389,200 MXN
  • Master's Degree
    +48% from previous
    576,500 MXN
  • PhD
    +14% from previous
    658,300 MXN

Education planning specialist 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 planning specialists in Mexico earn an average of 417,100 MXN a year, while female education planning specialists earn around 453,200 MXN. That works out to a 8% gap in favour of women, 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 Planning Specialist gender pay gap

8%

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

Women 453,200 MXN
Men 417,100 MXN

Pay raises for an education planning specialist 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 20 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 planning specialist 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.

56%

56% of education planning specialists in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an education planning specialist 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 44% of education planning specialists 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 planning specialist: 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 planning specialist salary by city in Mexico

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

  • Tijuana
  • Monterrey
  • Mexico City
  • Leon
  • Culiacan
  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Nezahualcoyotl
  • Guadalajara
  • Zapopan
  • San Luis Potosi
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
TijuanaCity588,500 MXN588,500 MXN294,700-907,100 MXN
MonterreyCity566,900 MXN556,000 MXN288,700-874,900 MXN
Mexico CityCity565,100 MXN589,400 MXN272,800-890,700 MXN
LeonCity565,100 MXN598,600 MXN266,000-893,500 MXN
CuliacanCity562,600 MXN562,600 MXN283,400-875,000 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity558,300 MXN524,300 MXN296,000-851,200 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity551,200 MXN528,600 MXN288,100-843,600 MXN
GuadalajaraCity548,500 MXN558,300 MXN268,900-855,200 MXN
ZapopanCity548,500 MXN568,500 MXN263,100-862,100 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity548,500 MXN592,600 MXN253,400-870,700 MXN
GuadalupeCity547,800 MXN547,800 MXN273,000-852,600 MXN
AguascalientesCity543,200 MXN576,500 MXN254,800-861,300 MXN
MoreliaCity539,800 MXN496,100 MXN288,700-812,900 MXN
PueblaCity539,700 MXN499,300 MXN294,700-816,000 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity533,100 MXN541,700 MXN261,300-829,000 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity531,700 MXN520,900 MXN273,300-819,000 MXN
NaucalpanCity531,700 MXN502,200 MXN282,300-810,200 MXN
QueretaroCity529,600 MXN573,500 MXN243,000-844,100 MXN
ChihuahuaCity529,600 MXN539,700 MXN261,300-828,400 MXN
MexicaliCity528,600 MXN507,300 MXN273,000-810,200 MXN
HermosilloCity525,700 MXN548,500 MXN252,300-825,900 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity522,700 MXN478,000 MXN281,500-785,400 MXN
SaltilloCity522,700 MXN489,500 MXN275,800-791,200 MXN
TorreonCity518,900 MXN510,300 MXN265,000-799,300 MXN
MeridaCity514,800 MXN475,700 MXN277,400-778,900 MXN
CancunCity514,800 MXN496,100 MXN268,900-790,300 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity510,000 MXN547,800 MXN233,600-810,400 MXN
XalapaCity510,000 MXN518,900 MXN251,500-792,900 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity510,000 MXN538,600 MXN239,000-803,400 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity504,500 MXN504,500 MXN252,300-782,500 MXN
AcapulcoCity504,300 MXN514,800 MXN246,500-786,600 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity504,300 MXN524,300 MXN240,500-791,600 MXN
DurangoCity500,100 MXN533,100 MXN233,900-790,600 MXN
TolucaCity499,300 MXN489,600 MXN254,700-767,500 MXN
TonalaCity498,000 MXN459,700 MXN268,900-752,600 MXN
CelayaCity493,000 MXN464,400 MXN263,200-747,400 MXN
ReynosaCity491,000 MXN462,300 MXN261,300-745,000 MXN
MazatlanCity489,600 MXN489,600 MXN245,300-757,600 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity483,400 MXN522,700 MXN222,300-767,500 MXN
General EscobedoCity480,600 MXN480,600 MXN239,000-744,700 MXN
IrapuatoCity480,300 MXN472,100 MXN246,200-743,300 MXN
MatamorosCity478,100 MXN496,100 MXN227,600-746,600 MXN
TepicCity476,600 MXN437,900 MXN257,700-721,600 MXN
VeracruzCity476,600 MXN459,700 MXN247,800-732,400 MXN
TampicoCity472,100 MXN483,800 MXN232,900-739,500 MXN
EnsenadaCity472,100 MXN442,300 MXN251,500-718,000 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity472,100 MXN447,300 MXN253,400-721,600 MXN
VillahermosaCity466,900 MXN492,700 MXN221,500-737,000 MXN
IxtapalucaCity462,300 MXN499,300 MXN210,500-733,300 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity460,500 MXN471,700 MXN225,300-719,100 MXN
Los MochisCity459,700 MXN430,000 MXN240,500-696,700 MXN
PachucaCity459,700 MXN478,100 MXN221,500-719,100 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity459,300 MXN476,600 MXN218,900-721,600 MXN
CuernavacaCity453,200 MXN433,400 MXN233,900-693,100 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity451,000 MXN451,000 MXN225,300-699,700 MXN
XicoCity450,300 MXN467,700 MXN216,800-707,700 MXN
CoacalcoCity448,500 MXN436,200 MXN227,600-689,900 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity447,300 MXN472,000 MXN209,700-705,500 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity444,300 MXN428,400 MXN232,900-681,900 MXN
OaxacaCity442,300 MXN407,100 MXN238,900-669,100 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity442,200 MXN475,700 MXN204,700-701,400 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity437,900 MXN447,700 MXN215,100-687,100 MXN
La PazCity436,200 MXN455,400 MXN209,700-688,900 MXN
NogalesCity431,100 MXN412,000 MXN221,500-658,300 MXN
UruapanCity430,000 MXN420,800 MXN221,500-663,100 MXN
CampecheCity425,100 MXN390,000 MXN231,000-642,800 MXN
TehuacanCity419,400 MXN440,200 MXN196,800-658,300 MXN
MonclovaCity417,200 MXN417,200 MXN207,700-645,800 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity417,200 MXN397,900 MXN216,800-638,700 MXN
AcunaCity417,200 MXN424,900 MXN205,700-650,800 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity417,100 MXN394,800 MXN222,300-638,700 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity414,000 MXN437,300 MXN194,600-650,700 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity412,000 MXN403,100 MXN209,700-632,400 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity407,300 MXN390,000 MXN210,500-623,700 MXN
BuenavistaCity407,100 MXN437,900 MXN187,300-648,200 MXN
MetepecCity403,100 MXN433,800 MXN187,500-643,400 MXN
Poza RicaCity399,900 MXN409,000 MXN195,200-625,000 MXN
JiutepecCity398,300 MXN413,900 MXN192,000-625,000 MXN
ChilpancingoCity397,900 MXN397,900 MXN200,000-620,300 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity394,800 MXN425,100 MXN181,600-626,800 MXN
ChetumalCity394,500 MXN417,100 MXN187,500-625,000 MXN
ChicoloapanCity392,300 MXN361,600 MXN209,500-592,600 MXN
ChalcoCity389,200 MXN396,300 MXN192,000-606,400 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity389,200 MXN383,300 MXN197,600-598,600 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity389,200 MXN389,200 MXN194,600-600,000 MXN
TapachulaCity389,200 MXN412,000 MXN183,600-614,600 MXN
SalamancaCity381,800 MXN348,300 MXN204,000-573,500 MXN
CuautlaCity381,800 MXN357,700 MXN201,100-578,500 MXN
San Juan del RioCity378,800 MXN369,300 MXN191,600-582,700 MXN
CordobaCity378,300 MXN361,500 MXN195,200-576,500 MXN
Boca del RioCity378,300 MXN392,300 MXN181,600-592,200 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity376,800 MXN362,200 MXN196,800-575,100 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity366,200 MXN359,900 MXN187,300-562,600 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity366,200 MXN351,900 MXN190,500-558,300 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity363,000 MXN341,400 MXN191,600-553,800 MXN
ColimaCity361,600 MXN330,900 MXN194,600-544,800 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity361,500 MXN390,000 MXN168,100-574,200 MXN
ManzanilloCity357,700 MXN335,800 MXN190,500-541,700 MXN
OrizabaCity357,300 MXN378,300 MXN167,100-563,000 MXN
FresnilloCity351,200 MXN367,900 MXN169,000-553,800 MXN
NavojoaCity351,200 MXN383,300 MXN161,300-559,000 MXN
GuaymasCity351,200 MXN344,600 MXN180,500-544,800 MXN
IgualaCity345,100 MXN352,000 MXN169,000-537,300 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity345,100 MXN363,000 MXN161,300-543,200 MXN
ZacatecasCity341,900 MXN341,900 MXN172,200-533,100 MXN
DeliciasCity340,400 MXN340,400 MXN172,200-525,700 MXN
MinatitlanCity330,900 MXN305,600 MXN180,300-500,100 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity330,700 MXN357,300 MXN152,000-524,700 MXN

Education Planning Specialist in Mexico: FAQs

  • How much does an education planning specialist make per month in Mexico?

    An education planning specialist in Mexico earns about 35,925 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 431,100 MXN.

  • What's the salary range for an education planning specialist in Mexico?

    Entry-level education planning specialists in Mexico start near 207,800 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 675,200 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 294,300 and 582,700 MXN.

  • Is the median education planning specialist salary in Mexico higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 448,500 MXN, higher than the average of 431,100 MXN. Half of education planning specialists in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for education planning specialists in Mexico?

    Men working as an education planning specialist in Mexico earn around 8% less than women on average (417,100 vs 453,200 MXN a year).

  • Do education planning specialists in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 56% of education planning specialists in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 6% of base salary.

  • Do education planning specialists earn more in the public or private sector in Mexico?

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

  • How often do education planning specialists in Mexico get a pay raise?

    An education planning specialist in Mexico sees a raise of around 10% every 20 months, equivalent to roughly 6% a year.