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Average Elementary School Teacher Salary in Mexico for 2026

An elementary school teacher in Mexico earns about 279,400 MXN a year. That's 30% 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 130,400 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 442,300 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 an elementary school teacher make in Mexico?

Average salary
279,400 MXN
23,283 MXN per month
Lowest reported
130,400 MXN
10,866 MXN per month
Highest reported
442,300 MXN
36,858 MXN per month

A typical elementary school teacher working in Mexico brings home around 23,283 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 130,400 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 442,300 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 elementary school teacher 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 elementary school teacher 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 elementary school teachers in Mexico earn less than 296,000 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 191,600 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 390,000 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of elementary school teachers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 130,400 MXN. The highest stretch to 442,300 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.

130,400
Low
296,000
Median
442,300
High
191,600
25th
390,000
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Elementary school teacher pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    152,100 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +37% from previous
    208,600 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +44% from previous
    299,500 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +22% from previous
    365,400 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +5% from previous
    384,200 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    419,400 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 44%. That is the point at which a elementary school teacher 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.

Elementary school teacher pay by education in Mexico

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    208,600 MXN
  • Master's Degree
    +84% from previous
    384,200 MXN

Elementary school teacher gender pay gap in Mexico

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Mexico is no exception. Male elementary school teachers in Mexico earn an average of 265,000 MXN a year, while female elementary school teachers earn around 299,500 MXN. That works out to a 12% 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.

Elementary School Teacher gender pay gap

12%

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

Women 299,500 MXN
Men 265,000 MXN

Pay raises for an elementary school teacher 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

Elementary school teacher 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.

32%

32% of elementary school teachers in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an elementary school teacher 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 0% to 4% of base salary. The remaining 68% of elementary school teachers 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

Elementary school teacher: 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

Elementary school teacher salary by city in Mexico

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

  • Puebla
  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Guadalajara
  • Chihuahua
  • Mexico City
  • Zapopan
  • Naucalpan
  • Leon
  • Acapulco
  • Saltillo
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
PueblaCity369,900 MXN369,900 MXN185,100-571,300 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity365,400 MXN335,100 MXN195,200-547,800 MXN
GuadalajaraCity363,000 MXN352,000 MXN190,500-558,300 MXN
ChihuahuaCity361,600 MXN344,600 MXN187,300-551,200 MXN
Mexico CityCity361,600 MXN383,300 MXN169,000-566,900 MXN
ZapopanCity353,600 MXN376,800 MXN168,100-558,300 MXN
NaucalpanCity351,200 MXN325,800 MXN192,000-531,700 MXN
LeonCity349,300 MXN341,400 MXN175,900-537,300 MXN
AcapulcoCity349,300 MXN332,100 MXN181,600-531,700 MXN
SaltilloCity348,300 MXN320,500 MXN189,300-528,500 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity345,700 MXN353,600 MXN172,200-539,700 MXN
HermosilloCity344,600 MXN366,200 MXN161,300-545,300 MXN
MonterreyCity341,400 MXN320,500 MXN181,600-518,900 MXN
AguascalientesCity340,400 MXN332,100 MXN172,200-524,700 MXN
MexicaliCity340,000 MXN344,600 MXN164,200-528,500 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity339,100 MXN357,700 MXN159,100-531,700 MXN
TijuanaCity335,800 MXN348,300 MXN159,500-525,700 MXN
CancunCity335,800 MXN341,900 MXN163,800-524,700 MXN
ReynosaCity335,100 MXN309,800 MXN181,600-504,500 MXN
CuliacanCity332,100 MXN345,700 MXN159,400-524,400 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity325,900 MXN351,200 MXN151,800-518,900 MXN
MeridaCity325,800 MXN325,800 MXN161,300-502,200 MXN
DurangoCity325,800 MXN315,900 MXN163,800-499,300 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity325,800 MXN315,900 MXN164,200-499,300 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity325,600 MXN307,400 MXN172,400-492,700 MXN
MatamorosCity322,600 MXN341,400 MXN152,100-510,300 MXN
TorreonCity322,600 MXN301,700 MXN172,200-491,000 MXN
QueretaroCity320,500 MXN345,700 MXN148,300-510,200 MXN
GuadalupeCity319,600 MXN332,500 MXN152,300-501,400 MXN
TolucaCity315,700 MXN294,700 MXN168,100-476,600 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity314,500 MXN340,000 MXN142,300-499,300 MXN
VeracruzCity313,700 MXN322,600 MXN154,700-493,000 MXN
XicoCity312,400 MXN327,300 MXN148,300-491,000 MXN
MoreliaCity312,400 MXN312,400 MXN157,600-483,400 MXN
IrapuatoCity309,800 MXN290,800 MXN161,600-467,100 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity307,400 MXN307,400 MXN152,000-472,100 MXN
VillahermosaCity307,400 MXN301,800 MXN157,600-472,100 MXN
CuernavacaCity305,600 MXN312,400 MXN150,000-475,700 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity305,600 MXN292,000 MXN159,100-464,900 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity301,700 MXN308,300 MXN150,000-472,100 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity301,700 MXN313,700 MXN148,300-476,600 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity301,600 MXN325,900 MXN138,200-480,600 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity299,500 MXN292,000 MXN152,100-459,700 MXN
General EscobedoCity299,500 MXN308,300 MXN143,200-467,100 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity299,500 MXN275,200 MXN159,500-451,000 MXN
TonalaCity299,500 MXN299,500 MXN150,000-460,500 MXN
MazatlanCity297,000 MXN308,300 MXN143,200-467,100 MXN
XalapaCity296,000 MXN282,500 MXN152,300-454,300 MXN
IxtapalucaCity294,700 MXN315,900 MXN136,100-466,900 MXN
CoacalcoCity292,000 MXN275,200 MXN154,700-442,300 MXN
TepicCity290,800 MXN290,800 MXN142,300-448,500 MXN
TehuacanCity283,400 MXN275,500 MXN142,300-433,800 MXN
CelayaCity282,500 MXN263,200 MXN152,300-431,100 MXN
UruapanCity282,500 MXN267,100 MXN152,100-431,300 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity282,500 MXN308,900 MXN128,900-453,200 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity282,300 MXN294,700 MXN137,400-444,300 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity281,500 MXN263,900 MXN150,000-428,400 MXN
TampicoCity279,400 MXN268,900 MXN146,200-426,700 MXN
EnsenadaCity275,800 MXN254,700 MXN150,000-419,400 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity275,500 MXN266,000 MXN142,300-424,300 MXN
Los MochisCity275,200 MXN249,600 MXN148,300-414,000 MXN
OaxacaCity273,300 MXN273,300 MXN136,200-420,800 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity268,900 MXN257,700 MXN138,200-411,400 MXN
MetepecCity268,900 MXN288,700 MXN125,100-426,700 MXN
TapachulaCity267,100 MXN263,200 MXN137,400-412,000 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity267,100 MXN282,300 MXN127,700-420,800 MXN
CampecheCity266,000 MXN266,000 MXN134,600-414,000 MXN
MonclovaCity266,000 MXN275,500 MXN129,000-417,100 MXN
BuenavistaCity266,000 MXN286,400 MXN123,400-424,900 MXN
AcunaCity266,000 MXN254,800 MXN138,200-407,300 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity263,200 MXN246,200 MXN138,200-396,300 MXN
PachucaCity263,100 MXN277,400 MXN125,100-413,900 MXN
ChilpancingoCity261,300 MXN272,800 MXN124,400-409,000 MXN
La PazCity259,100 MXN273,000 MXN119,900-409,000 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity258,400 MXN267,100 MXN125,100-403,100 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity254,800 MXN263,200 MXN127,700-397,900 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity254,700 MXN233,600 MXN137,400-384,200 MXN
Poza RicaCity247,800 MXN238,900 MXN128,500-381,800 MXN
ChicoloapanCity247,800 MXN247,800 MXN124,400-385,300 MXN
NogalesCity246,500 MXN253,400 MXN119,900-385,300 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity246,200 MXN265,000 MXN113,220-388,100 MXN
ChalcoCity245,300 MXN233,900 MXN125,700-376,800 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity245,300 MXN251,500 MXN119,860-383,300 MXN
SalamancaCity245,300 MXN245,300 MXN123,400-381,800 MXN
JiutepecCity238,900 MXN252,300 MXN111,240-378,300 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity237,400 MXN232,900 MXN119,700-365,400 MXN
ColimaCity237,400 MXN237,400 MXN118,380-366,200 MXN
CuautlaCity233,600 MXN214,000 MXN127,700-353,600 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity232,900 MXN237,400 MXN112,600-362,200 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity232,900 MXN251,500 MXN108,120-367,900 MXN
DeliciasCity232,900 MXN239,300 MXN112,460-363,000 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity231,000 MXN215,100 MXN123,400-348,300 MXN
ChetumalCity231,000 MXN225,300 MXN118,260-353,600 MXN
Boca del RioCity231,000 MXN245,300 MXN107,960-365,400 MXN
ZacatecasCity231,000 MXN239,000 MXN109,720-362,200 MXN
ManzanilloCity228,500 MXN208,600 MXN123,400-341,400 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity228,500 MXN246,200 MXN104,620-362,200 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity227,600 MXN209,700 MXN125,100-345,100 MXN
IgualaCity225,700 MXN214,000 MXN115,400-341,900 MXN
CordobaCity225,700 MXN228,000 MXN110,380-352,000 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity222,300 MXN225,300 MXN106,980-344,600 MXN
MinatitlanCity218,900 MXN218,900 MXN109,720-341,400 MXN
FresnilloCity217,900 MXN232,900 MXN101,120-344,600 MXN
San Juan del RioCity217,900 MXN204,000 MXN117,520-332,500 MXN
OrizabaCity209,500 MXN207,800 MXN107,320-325,800 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity207,700 MXN204,700 MXN105,300-317,700 MXN
GuaymasCity207,700 MXN194,600 MXN107,900-315,700 MXN
NavojoaCity201,100 MXN217,900 MXN93,280-320,500 MXN

Elementary School Teacher in Mexico: FAQs

  • How much does an elementary school teacher make per month in Mexico?

    An elementary school teacher in Mexico earns about 23,283 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 279,400 MXN.

  • What's the salary range for an elementary school teacher in Mexico?

    Entry-level elementary school teachers in Mexico start near 130,400 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 442,300 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 191,600 and 390,000 MXN.

  • Is the median elementary school teacher salary in Mexico higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 296,000 MXN, higher than the average of 279,400 MXN. Half of elementary school teachers in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for elementary school teachers in Mexico?

    Men working as an elementary school teacher in Mexico earn around 12% less than women on average (265,000 vs 299,500 MXN a year).

  • Do elementary school teachers in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 32% of elementary school teachers in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.

  • Do elementary school teachers earn more in the public or private sector in Mexico?

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

  • How often do elementary school teachers in Mexico get a pay raise?

    An elementary school teacher in Mexico sees a raise of around 10% every 19 months, equivalent to roughly 6% a year.