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Average Electrical Designer Salary in Mexico for 2026

An electrical designer in Mexico earns about 340,000 MXN a year. That's 15% below 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 183,600 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 510,200 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 electrical designer make in Mexico?

Average salary
340,000 MXN
28,333 MXN per month
Lowest reported
183,600 MXN
15,300 MXN per month
Highest reported
510,200 MXN
42,516 MXN per month

A typical electrical designer working in Mexico brings home around 28,333 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 183,600 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 510,200 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 electrical designer 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 electrical designer 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 electrical designers in Mexico earn less than 311,700 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 222,300 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 378,800 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of electrical designers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 183,600 MXN. The highest stretch to 510,200 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.

183,600
Low
311,700
Median
510,200
High
222,300
25th
378,800
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Electrical designer pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    210,500 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +28% from previous
    268,900 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +31% from previous
    353,600 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +18% from previous
    417,200 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +10% from previous
    460,500 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +7% from previous
    491,000 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 electrical designer 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.

Electrical designer pay by education in Mexico

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

  • Certificate or Diploma
    268,900 MXN
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +31% from previous
    353,600 MXN
  • Master's Degree
    +37% from previous
    485,300 MXN

Electrical designer gender pay gap in Mexico

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Mexico is no exception. Male electrical designers in Mexico earn an average of 348,300 MXN a year, while female electrical designers earn around 325,800 MXN. That works out to a 7% 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.

Electrical Designer gender pay gap

6%

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

Men 348,300 MXN
Women 325,800 MXN

Pay raises for an electrical designer 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 9% every 21 months, which works out to roughly 5% 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

Electrical designer 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.

25%

25% of electrical designers in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an electrical designer a low-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 1% to 2% of base salary. The remaining 75% of electrical designers 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

Electrical designer: 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

Electrical designer salary by city in Mexico

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

  • Puebla
  • Tijuana
  • Guadalajara
  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Chihuahua
  • Mexico City
  • Zapopan
  • Saltillo
  • Naucalpan
  • Hermosillo
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
PueblaCity472,100 MXN462,300 MXN239,000-727,400 MXN
TijuanaCity472,100 MXN444,300 MXN249,600-721,600 MXN
GuadalajaraCity464,900 MXN475,700 MXN227,600-725,700 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity464,400 MXN491,000 MXN217,900-731,700 MXN
ChihuahuaCity462,300 MXN472,100 MXN228,500-721,600 MXN
Mexico CityCity457,300 MXN420,100 MXN246,500-692,500 MXN
ZapopanCity455,400 MXN419,400 MXN246,200-687,100 MXN
SaltilloCity454,300 MXN480,600 MXN212,500-718,000 MXN
NaucalpanCity454,300 MXN480,600 MXN210,500-718,000 MXN
HermosilloCity448,500 MXN412,000 MXN239,300-675,200 MXN
LeonCity447,300 MXN447,300 MXN221,500-693,100 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity444,300 MXN428,400 MXN232,900-681,500 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity442,200 MXN404,600 MXN239,000-664,500 MXN
AguascalientesCity442,200 MXN442,200 MXN221,500-681,500 MXN
MonterreyCity437,300 MXN455,400 MXN209,700-687,100 MXN
CancunCity436,200 MXN420,100 MXN227,600-672,600 MXN
MexicaliCity436,200 MXN420,100 MXN227,600-672,600 MXN
CuliacanCity431,300 MXN407,300 MXN231,000-658,300 MXN
DurangoCity425,100 MXN425,100 MXN210,500-659,200 MXN
TorreonCity421,400 MXN437,300 MXN201,100-659,200 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity421,400 MXN437,300 MXN201,100-659,200 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity420,800 MXN420,800 MXN209,500-653,200 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity420,100 MXN455,400 MXN194,600-672,600 MXN
MeridaCity419,400 MXN409,000 MXN210,500-643,400 MXN
VeracruzCity417,200 MXN397,900 MXN215,100-637,500 MXN
QueretaroCity417,100 MXN450,300 MXN192,600-664,500 MXN
TolucaCity414,000 MXN431,100 MXN197,600-646,600 MXN
GuadalupeCity414,000 MXN386,400 MXN217,900-626,800 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity412,000 MXN445,100 MXN190,500-653,200 MXN
IrapuatoCity409,000 MXN424,900 MXN196,800-643,400 MXN
AcapulcoCity409,000 MXN417,200 MXN200,000-638,700 MXN
MoreliaCity406,300 MXN394,500 MXN207,800-619,800 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity399,900 MXN392,300 MXN205,700-615,300 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity398,300 MXN375,200 MXN209,500-605,700 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity398,300 MXN407,100 MXN196,800-619,800 MXN
General EscobedoCity398,300 MXN375,200 MXN209,500-605,700 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity397,900 MXN430,500 MXN183,700-637,500 MXN
ReynosaCity396,300 MXN421,400 MXN187,500-626,800 MXN
TonalaCity394,800 MXN384,500 MXN200,000-605,700 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity394,800 MXN419,400 MXN185,100-619,800 MXN
MazatlanCity394,300 MXN369,300 MXN208,600-598,600 MXN
IxtapalucaCity390,000 MXN424,300 MXN180,500-623,200 MXN
XalapaCity390,000 MXN397,900 MXN192,600-612,500 MXN
MatamorosCity384,500 MXN353,600 MXN207,700-580,600 MXN
TepicCity384,500 MXN378,300 MXN195,200-592,600 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity383,300 MXN359,900 MXN204,700-580,600 MXN
CelayaCity378,800 MXN401,300 MXN180,300-597,800 MXN
XicoCity375,200 MXN345,100 MXN201,100-563,300 MXN
TampicoCity372,600 MXN383,300 MXN183,700-582,700 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity372,600 MXN381,800 MXN183,600-580,600 MXN
EnsenadaCity371,100 MXN394,800 MXN172,200-588,500 MXN
Los MochisCity369,300 MXN392,300 MXN172,200-585,900 MXN
VillahermosaCity367,900 MXN367,900 MXN183,700-568,500 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity367,200 MXN353,600 MXN192,600-562,600 MXN
CuernavacaCity366,200 MXN351,900 MXN192,000-559,000 MXN
OaxacaCity366,200 MXN359,900 MXN187,300-562,600 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity365,400 MXN371,100 MXN180,300-566,900 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity361,600 MXN361,600 MXN180,500-558,300 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity361,500 MXN332,100 MXN196,800-548,800 MXN
La PazCity353,600 MXN325,600 MXN192,000-533,000 MXN
PachucaCity351,200 MXN325,800 MXN192,000-531,700 MXN
CoacalcoCity351,200 MXN366,200 MXN169,000-553,800 MXN
UruapanCity349,300 MXN361,500 MXN168,100-548,800 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity348,300 MXN365,400 MXN167,100-547,800 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity345,700 MXN367,200 MXN161,600-548,500 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity345,700 MXN332,100 MXN180,500-529,600 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity345,700 MXN375,200 MXN159,400-552,400 MXN
TehuacanCity344,600 MXN344,600 MXN172,400-537,300 MXN
NogalesCity340,000 MXN325,600 MXN176,800-518,300 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity339,100 MXN322,600 MXN174,000-516,100 MXN
AcunaCity335,800 MXN341,900 MXN163,800-524,700 MXN
MetepecCity335,100 MXN362,200 MXN152,300-533,100 MXN
TapachulaCity330,700 MXN330,700 MXN164,200-513,300 MXN
JiutepecCity330,700 MXN301,700 MXN175,900-499,300 MXN
MonclovaCity327,800 MXN309,800 MXN172,200-499,300 MXN
BuenavistaCity327,300 MXN354,000 MXN152,100-524,400 MXN
CampecheCity325,900 MXN319,600 MXN168,100-504,400 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity325,600 MXN325,600 MXN161,600-504,400 MXN
ChilpancingoCity322,600 MXN301,700 MXN172,200-492,400 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity322,600 MXN335,800 MXN154,700-504,500 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity320,500 MXN301,600 MXN172,200-489,500 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity317,700 MXN332,500 MXN152,300-502,200 MXN
ChetumalCity317,700 MXN317,700 MXN159,400-496,100 MXN
Poza RicaCity309,800 MXN315,700 MXN152,100-480,600 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity309,800 MXN332,500 MXN142,300-489,500 MXN
ChicoloapanCity309,800 MXN301,600 MXN158,700-475,700 MXN
SalamancaCity308,900 MXN301,300 MXN158,700-472,000 MXN
San Juan del RioCity307,400 MXN318,800 MXN148,300-480,300 MXN
ChalcoCity307,400 MXN314,500 MXN151,800-478,000 MXN
ColimaCity297,000 MXN294,700 MXN152,000-459,300 MXN
DeliciasCity296,000 MXN277,400 MXN158,700-451,000 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity296,000 MXN282,500 MXN152,300-454,300 MXN
CuautlaCity294,700 MXN308,300 MXN137,400-462,300 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity294,700 MXN317,700 MXN136,200-467,700 MXN
ZacatecasCity292,000 MXN275,200 MXN154,700-442,300 MXN
Boca del RioCity288,700 MXN266,000 MXN158,700-436,200 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity288,100 MXN305,600 MXN136,100-454,300 MXN
ManzanilloCity286,400 MXN307,400 MXN136,200-454,900 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity286,400 MXN312,400 MXN130,400-457,300 MXN
IgualaCity283,700 MXN288,700 MXN138,200-444,300 MXN
NavojoaCity283,700 MXN309,800 MXN128,900-454,300 MXN
MinatitlanCity283,400 MXN275,800 MXN142,300-431,300 MXN
CordobaCity282,300 MXN272,800 MXN148,300-431,300 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity281,500 MXN271,300 MXN148,300-431,100 MXN
FresnilloCity277,400 MXN254,800 MXN151,800-421,400 MXN
OrizabaCity267,100 MXN267,100 MXN134,600-413,900 MXN
GuaymasCity265,000 MXN273,000 MXN125,700-415,900 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity265,000 MXN265,000 MXN130,400-411,400 MXN

Electrical Designer in Mexico: FAQs

  • How much does an electrical designer make per month in Mexico?

    An electrical designer in Mexico earns about 28,333 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 340,000 MXN.

  • What's the salary range for an electrical designer in Mexico?

    Entry-level electrical designers in Mexico start near 183,600 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 510,200 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 222,300 and 378,800 MXN.

  • Is the median electrical designer salary in Mexico higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 311,700 MXN, lower than the average of 340,000 MXN. Half of electrical designers in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for electrical designers in Mexico?

    Men working as an electrical designer in Mexico earn around 7% more than women on average (348,300 vs 325,800 MXN a year).

  • Do electrical designers in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 25% of electrical designers in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 1% to 2% of base salary.

  • Do electrical designers earn more in the public or private sector in Mexico?

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

  • How often do electrical designers in Mexico get a pay raise?

    An electrical designer in Mexico sees a raise of around 9% every 21 months, equivalent to roughly 5% a year.