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Average Executive Personal Assistant Salary in Mexico for 2026

An executive personal assistant in Mexico earns about 258,400 MXN a year. That's 35% 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 125,100 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 403,100 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 executive personal assistant make in Mexico?

Average salary
258,400 MXN
21,533 MXN per month
Lowest reported
125,100 MXN
10,425 MXN per month
Highest reported
403,100 MXN
33,591 MXN per month

A typical executive personal assistant working in Mexico brings home around 21,533 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 125,100 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 403,100 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 executive personal assistant 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 executive personal assistant 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 executive personal assistants in Mexico earn less than 266,000 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 174,000 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 349,300 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of executive personal assistants sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 125,100 MXN. The highest stretch to 403,100 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.

125,100
Low
266,000
Median
403,100
High
174,000
25th
349,300
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Executive personal assistant pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    142,300 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +45% from previous
    205,700 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +31% from previous
    268,900 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +23% from previous
    330,700 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +6% from previous
    352,000 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    382,600 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 45%. That is the point at which a executive personal assistant 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.

Executive personal assistant pay by education in Mexico

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

  • High School
    180,300 MXN
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +46% from previous
    263,100 MXN
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +33% from previous
    351,200 MXN

Executive personal assistant gender pay gap in Mexico

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Mexico is no exception. Male executive personal assistants in Mexico earn an average of 251,500 MXN a year, while female executive personal assistants earn around 271,300 MXN. That works out to a 7% 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.

Executive Personal Assistant gender pay gap

7%

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

Women 271,300 MXN
Men 251,500 MXN

Pay raises for an executive personal assistant 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 20 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

Executive personal assistant 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.

30%

30% of executive personal assistants in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an executive personal assistant 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 70% of executive personal assistants 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

Executive personal assistant: 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

Executive personal assistant salary by city in Mexico

Executive personal assistant 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
  • Aguascalientes
  • Guadalajara
  • Puebla
  • San Luis Potosi
  • Guadalupe
  • Mexicali
  • Saltillo
  • Tijuana
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Mexico CityCity335,100 MXN349,300 MXN159,500-524,300 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity332,100 MXN314,500 MXN176,800-504,500 MXN
AguascalientesCity330,900 MXN352,000 MXN157,600-524,400 MXN
GuadalajaraCity330,700 MXN335,800 MXN161,300-514,300 MXN
PueblaCity327,800 MXN301,600 MXN175,900-496,100 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity327,800 MXN353,600 MXN152,100-520,900 MXN
GuadalupeCity325,900 MXN325,900 MXN161,600-504,500 MXN
MexicaliCity325,800 MXN312,400 MXN167,100-496,100 MXN
SaltilloCity325,800 MXN305,600 MXN172,200-493,000 MXN
TijuanaCity325,800 MXN325,800 MXN161,300-501,400 MXN
HermosilloCity325,600 MXN340,000 MXN157,600-510,200 MXN
CuliacanCity325,600 MXN325,600 MXN161,600-504,300 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity320,500 MXN315,700 MXN163,800-492,700 MXN
LeonCity319,600 MXN340,400 MXN151,800-504,500 MXN
AcapulcoCity318,800 MXN325,800 MXN157,600-496,100 MXN
MonterreyCity317,700 MXN314,500 MXN161,600-492,400 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity315,700 MXN301,300 MXN161,600-480,600 MXN
ZapopanCity313,700 MXN327,800 MXN152,100-492,700 MXN
QueretaroCity309,800 MXN332,100 MXN142,300-491,000 MXN
NaucalpanCity309,800 MXN288,700 MXN161,600-467,700 MXN
MoreliaCity309,800 MXN282,500 MXN168,100-464,900 MXN
CancunCity308,900 MXN294,700 MXN159,400-471,700 MXN
ChihuahuaCity308,300 MXN315,900 MXN152,000-483,800 MXN
TorreonCity305,600 MXN297,000 MXN157,600-467,700 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity301,700 MXN313,700 MXN148,300-476,600 MXN
MeridaCity301,700 MXN279,400 MXN163,800-459,700 MXN
XalapaCity301,600 MXN309,800 MXN148,300-472,100 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity301,300 MXN317,700 MXN142,300-478,100 MXN
ReynosaCity299,500 MXN279,400 MXN158,700-453,200 MXN
TonalaCity297,000 MXN273,000 MXN159,500-450,300 MXN
IrapuatoCity294,700 MXN290,800 MXN151,800-455,400 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity294,300 MXN301,800 MXN142,300-459,700 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity294,300 MXN315,900 MXN136,100-466,900 MXN
MazatlanCity294,300 MXN294,300 MXN148,300-457,300 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity288,700 MXN266,000 MXN158,700-436,200 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity286,400 MXN312,400 MXN130,400-457,300 MXN
DurangoCity286,400 MXN305,600 MXN136,200-455,400 MXN
VillahermosaCity286,400 MXN307,400 MXN136,200-454,900 MXN
CelayaCity283,400 MXN265,000 MXN151,800-431,100 MXN
CuernavacaCity283,400 MXN272,800 MXN148,300-430,500 MXN
General EscobedoCity283,400 MXN283,400 MXN138,800-437,300 MXN
TolucaCity282,500 MXN277,400 MXN146,200-436,200 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity282,500 MXN282,500 MXN142,300-442,200 MXN
XicoCity282,300 MXN294,700 MXN136,200-444,300 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity279,400 MXN263,100 MXN148,300-424,900 MXN
MatamorosCity277,400 MXN290,800 MXN134,600-437,300 MXN
TepicCity275,500 MXN254,800 MXN151,800-417,100 MXN
VeracruzCity275,500 MXN265,000 MXN142,300-424,300 MXN
TampicoCity275,200 MXN279,400 MXN136,100-428,400 MXN
IxtapalucaCity273,300 MXN294,700 MXN127,700-433,400 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity273,300 MXN282,300 MXN128,900-426,700 MXN
Los MochisCity273,000 MXN257,700 MXN146,200-417,200 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity271,300 MXN259,100 MXN138,800-414,000 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity267,100 MXN282,500 MXN127,700-424,300 MXN
CoacalcoCity266,000 MXN263,200 MXN136,200-411,400 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity265,000 MXN271,300 MXN128,500-413,900 MXN
EnsenadaCity263,100 MXN246,500 MXN138,200-398,300 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity259,100 MXN263,900 MXN125,700-403,100 MXN
CampecheCity259,100 MXN239,000 MXN138,200-390,000 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity258,400 MXN258,400 MXN129,000-398,300 MXN
AcunaCity254,800 MXN261,300 MXN124,400-398,300 MXN
MonclovaCity254,800 MXN254,800 MXN125,700-394,500 MXN
BuenavistaCity253,400 MXN272,800 MXN116,180-397,900 MXN
PachucaCity252,300 MXN263,900 MXN119,900-396,300 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity252,300 MXN275,200 MXN115,400-401,300 MXN
La PazCity252,300 MXN263,100 MXN119,900-396,300 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity251,500 MXN245,300 MXN125,700-382,600 MXN
UruapanCity251,500 MXN245,300 MXN125,700-382,600 MXN
OaxacaCity249,600 MXN231,000 MXN136,200-378,300 MXN
NogalesCity246,200 MXN237,400 MXN129,000-377,200 MXN
TapachulaCity245,300 MXN259,100 MXN113,740-385,300 MXN
TehuacanCity243,000 MXN257,700 MXN115,080-384,500 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity243,000 MXN228,000 MXN128,500-369,300 MXN
MetepecCity240,500 MXN263,200 MXN110,500-385,300 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity240,500 MXN239,000 MXN125,100-372,600 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity239,000 MXN231,000 MXN124,400-367,900 MXN
ChilpancingoCity238,900 MXN238,900 MXN119,080-369,900 MXN
ChetumalCity233,900 MXN247,800 MXN111,900-369,300 MXN
Poza RicaCity233,900 MXN239,000 MXN116,420-367,900 MXN
ChicoloapanCity232,900 MXN212,500 MXN124,400-352,000 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity232,900 MXN221,500 MXN119,900-354,000 MXN
Boca del RioCity227,600 MXN237,400 MXN110,120-357,700 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity227,600 MXN239,300 MXN106,360-361,600 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity225,700 MXN225,700 MXN111,240-348,300 MXN
CordobaCity225,300 MXN216,800 MXN117,380-344,600 MXN
ChalcoCity222,300 MXN228,500 MXN106,820-344,600 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity222,300 MXN207,700 MXN118,260-335,800 MXN
ColimaCity222,300 MXN205,700 MXN119,700-335,800 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity221,500 MXN239,000 MXN100,140-348,300 MXN
JiutepecCity221,500 MXN232,400 MXN109,000-351,900 MXN
SalamancaCity217,900 MXN200,000 MXN119,560-330,700 MXN
San Juan del RioCity216,800 MXN210,500 MXN111,860-335,100 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity215,100 MXN209,500 MXN108,340-332,500 MXN
CuautlaCity214,000 MXN204,700 MXN113,420-327,800 MXN
ZacatecasCity212,500 MXN212,500 MXN106,600-330,900 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity210,500 MXN205,700 MXN111,240-325,600 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity210,500 MXN205,700 MXN111,240-325,600 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity209,500 MXN228,000 MXN96,520-335,800 MXN
ManzanilloCity209,500 MXN197,600 MXN112,560-319,600 MXN
FresnilloCity207,800 MXN214,000 MXN98,540-325,600 MXN
DeliciasCity207,800 MXN207,800 MXN101,980-317,700 MXN
OrizabaCity207,800 MXN217,900 MXN95,720-325,600 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity207,700 MXN225,700 MXN94,400-330,700 MXN
IgualaCity204,000 MXN208,600 MXN98,960-319,600 MXN
MinatitlanCity197,600 MXN183,700 MXN106,440-301,300 MXN
NavojoaCity196,800 MXN209,500 MXN91,560-308,300 MXN
GuaymasCity195,200 MXN191,600 MXN101,840-301,700 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity191,600 MXN204,000 MXN90,660-307,400 MXN

Executive Personal Assistant in Mexico: FAQs

  • How much does an executive personal assistant make per month in Mexico?

    An executive personal assistant in Mexico earns about 21,533 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 258,400 MXN.

  • What's the salary range for an executive personal assistant in Mexico?

    Entry-level executive personal assistants in Mexico start near 125,100 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 403,100 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 174,000 and 349,300 MXN.

  • Is the median executive personal assistant salary in Mexico higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 266,000 MXN, higher than the average of 258,400 MXN. Half of executive personal assistants in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for executive personal assistants in Mexico?

    Men working as an executive personal assistant in Mexico earn around 7% less than women on average (251,500 vs 271,300 MXN a year).

  • Do executive personal assistants in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 30% of executive personal assistants in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.

  • Do executive personal assistants earn more in the public or private sector in Mexico?

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

  • How often do executive personal assistants in Mexico get a pay raise?

    An executive personal assistant in Mexico sees a raise of around 9% every 20 months, equivalent to roughly 5% a year.