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Average Geospatial Information Scientist and Technologist Salary in Mexico for 2026

A geospatial information scientist and technologist in Mexico earns about 639,900 MXN a year. That's 61% 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 340,400 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 974,600 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 a geospatial information scientist and technologist make in Mexico?

Average salary
639,900 MXN
53,325 MXN per month
Lowest reported
340,400 MXN
28,366 MXN per month
Highest reported
974,600 MXN
81,216 MXN per month

A typical geospatial information scientist and technologist working in Mexico brings home around 53,325 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 340,400 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 974,600 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 geospatial information scientist and technologist 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 geospatial information scientist and technologist 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 geospatial information scientist and technologists in Mexico earn less than 600,000 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 424,300 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 741,500 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of geospatial information scientist and technologists sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 340,400 MXN. The highest stretch to 974,600 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.

340,400
Low
600,000
Median
974,600
High
424,300
25th
741,500
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Geospatial information scientist and technologist pay by experience in Mexico

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for a geospatial information scientist and technologist 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 geospatial information scientist and technologist salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    388,100 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +23% from previous
    478,000 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +42% from previous
    679,200 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +16% from previous
    790,600 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +10% from previous
    870,700 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +6% from previous
    922,300 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 42%. That is the point at which a geospatial information scientist and technologist 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.

Geospatial information scientist and technologist pay by education in Mexico

Education sits alongside experience as one of the biggest factors driving geospatial information scientist and technologist 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 geospatial information scientist and technologist salary in Mexico broken down by the highest level of education a worker has completed.

  • Bachelor's Degree
    442,200 MXN
  • Master's Degree
    +93% from previous
    852,600 MXN

Geospatial information scientist and technologist gender pay gap in Mexico

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Mexico is no exception. Male geospatial information scientist and technologists in Mexico earn an average of 669,100 MXN a year, while female geospatial information scientist and technologists earn around 596,100 MXN. That works out to a 12% 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.

Geospatial Information Scientist and Technologist gender pay gap

11%

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

Men 669,100 MXN
Women 596,100 MXN

Pay raises for a geospatial information scientist and technologist 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 12% every 18 months, which works out to roughly 8% 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

Geospatial information scientist and technologist 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.

53%

53% of geospatial information scientist and technologists in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a geospatial information scientist and technologist 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 5% of base salary. The remaining 47% of geospatial information scientist and technologists 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

Geospatial information scientist and technologist: 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

Geospatial information scientist and technologist salary by city in Mexico

Geospatial information scientist and technologist 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
  • Culiacan
  • Monterrey
  • Leon
  • Mexico City
  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Guadalupe
  • San Luis Potosi
  • Nezahualcoyotl
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
PueblaCity847,000 MXN899,200 MXN398,300-1,345,400 MXN
TijuanaCity832,000 MXN817,800 MXN424,900-1,283,600 MXN
CuliacanCity814,500 MXN800,500 MXN415,900-1,259,300 MXN
MonterreyCity810,400 MXN810,400 MXN406,300-1,259,300 MXN
LeonCity807,900 MXN743,300 MXN433,800-1,212,800 MXN
Mexico CityCity799,300 MXN751,700 MXN424,900-1,212,800 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity790,600 MXN821,500 MXN381,800-1,249,900 MXN
GuadalupeCity786,600 MXN774,200 MXN401,300-1,212,800 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity785,400 MXN851,200 MXN362,200-1,249,900 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity783,800 MXN799,300 MXN384,500-1,224,800 MXN
AguascalientesCity781,200 MXN721,600 MXN420,800-1,180,700 MXN
ZapopanCity781,200 MXN736,700 MXN415,900-1,189,900 MXN
GuadalajaraCity778,200 MXN744,600 MXN403,100-1,187,900 MXN
QueretaroCity767,500 MXN829,000 MXN351,200-1,224,800 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity767,000 MXN767,000 MXN384,200-1,184,200 MXN
NaucalpanCity761,400 MXN790,600 MXN366,200-1,196,900 MXN
MexicaliCity759,300 MXN778,200 MXN372,600-1,185,300 MXN
ChihuahuaCity758,700 MXN727,100 MXN394,300-1,162,900 MXN
HermosilloCity756,700 MXN714,600 MXN401,300-1,154,300 MXN
TorreonCity752,600 MXN752,600 MXN377,200-1,166,500 MXN
SaltilloCity748,600 MXN780,700 MXN361,600-1,179,800 MXN
CancunCity747,400 MXN765,100 MXN367,900-1,168,700 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity743,100 MXN800,200 MXN341,400-1,180,700 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity739,500 MXN680,100 MXN398,300-1,114,700 MXN
MeridaCity739,500 MXN781,200 MXN345,700-1,166,500 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity737,000 MXN722,100 MXN376,800-1,134,800 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity735,500 MXN692,500 MXN388,100-1,116,700 MXN
DurangoCity733,300 MXN675,100 MXN394,500-1,108,500 MXN
AcapulcoCity728,500 MXN701,400 MXN378,800-1,116,700 MXN
TolucaCity727,100 MXN727,100 MXN365,400-1,130,800 MXN
MazatlanCity719,100 MXN705,500 MXN366,200-1,105,600 MXN
General EscobedoCity714,600 MXN699,700 MXN365,400-1,098,200 MXN
ReynosaCity714,300 MXN743,100 MXN341,900-1,122,900 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity712,100 MXN767,500 MXN327,800-1,130,200 MXN
IrapuatoCity710,500 MXN710,500 MXN354,000-1,099,200 MXN
MoreliaCity704,300 MXN745,000 MXN330,900-1,110,500 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity701,400 MXN671,000 MXN363,000-1,069,800 MXN
MatamorosCity699,700 MXN658,300 MXN369,300-1,062,500 MXN
VeracruzCity698,200 MXN714,300 MXN341,900-1,091,600 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity696,700 MXN724,000 MXN335,100-1,094,000 MXN
VillahermosaCity691,200 MXN633,300 MXN371,100-1,041,900 MXN
IxtapalucaCity687,100 MXN741,500 MXN313,700-1,089,400 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity687,100 MXN725,700 MXN322,600-1,085,600 MXN
XalapaCity677,100 MXN649,700 MXN351,900-1,037,000 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity675,100 MXN660,500 MXN345,100-1,038,700 MXN
CuernavacaCity670,600 MXN683,400 MXN327,800-1,043,700 MXN
XicoCity669,100 MXN627,900 MXN353,600-1,014,700 MXN
CoacalcoCity667,400 MXN667,400 MXN332,500-1,031,200 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity664,500 MXN610,100 MXN359,900-1,004,600 MXN
TonalaCity663,100 MXN704,300 MXN311,700-1,047,900 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity663,100 MXN677,100 MXN325,600-1,037,000 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity660,500 MXN714,300 MXN301,700-1,048,100 MXN
CelayaCity660,500 MXN688,900 MXN315,900-1,038,700 MXN
UruapanCity648,200 MXN648,200 MXN325,800-1,004,400 MXN
TepicCity639,900 MXN679,200 MXN301,300-1,011,500 MXN
EnsenadaCity638,700 MXN663,200 MXN307,400-1,000,700 MXN
TampicoCity633,300 MXN608,500 MXN330,700-971,200 MXN
TehuacanCity628,000 MXN576,500 MXN340,000-948,900 MXN
MonclovaCity627,900 MXN615,300 MXN319,600-970,200 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity627,900 MXN627,900 MXN315,700-975,700 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity626,800 MXN589,400 MXN332,500-953,300 MXN
Los MochisCity625,000 MXN649,700 MXN301,800-983,100 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity623,700 MXN597,800 MXN325,800-954,900 MXN
PachucaCity619,000 MXN581,000 MXN327,300-943,800 MXN
BuenavistaCity615,700 MXN664,500 MXN282,300-979,300 MXN
MetepecCity615,300 MXN667,400 MXN282,300-978,900 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity614,600 MXN626,800 MXN301,300-958,700 MXN
ChilpancingoCity608,500 MXN596,800 MXN312,400-939,000 MXN
La PazCity602,700 MXN565,100 MXN317,700-917,200 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity598,600 MXN574,200 MXN311,700-919,700 MXN
OaxacaCity597,800 MXN633,300 MXN283,400-946,800 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity596,800 MXN585,900 MXN305,600-918,600 MXN
TapachulaCity590,200 MXN541,700 MXN317,700-890,100 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity590,200 MXN590,200 MXN294,700-913,400 MXN
NogalesCity590,200 MXN600,000 MXN290,800-918,600 MXN
AcunaCity583,000 MXN559,000 MXN301,700-894,500 MXN
CampecheCity581,000 MXN615,300 MXN275,200-918,500 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity578,500 MXN589,400 MXN282,300-902,100 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity576,500 MXN598,600 MXN275,500-906,500 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity572,200 MXN524,300 MXN309,800-862,200 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity563,300 MXN563,300 MXN282,300-877,300 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity559,000 MXN605,700 MXN257,700-889,400 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity558,300 MXN603,400 MXN258,400-888,400 MXN
JiutepecCity553,800 MXN518,900 MXN294,700-840,800 MXN
ChetumalCity553,800 MXN510,000 MXN297,000-836,800 MXN
Poza RicaCity552,400 MXN529,600 MXN288,100-844,600 MXN
ChalcoCity539,700 MXN518,900 MXN281,500-825,900 MXN
ChicoloapanCity538,600 MXN571,300 MXN254,700-852,600 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity535,800 MXN545,300 MXN263,100-836,800 MXN
San Juan del RioCity533,000 MXN533,000 MXN266,000-828,400 MXN
DeliciasCity531,700 MXN520,900 MXN272,800-819,000 MXN
ZacatecasCity531,700 MXN520,900 MXN272,800-818,100 MXN
Boca del RioCity528,600 MXN498,500 MXN281,500-805,900 MXN
CordobaCity528,500 MXN539,800 MXN259,100-823,400 MXN
CuautlaCity528,500 MXN547,800 MXN252,300-829,000 MXN
SalamancaCity528,500 MXN559,000 MXN247,800-836,800 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity514,800 MXN525,700 MXN252,300-803,400 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity514,300 MXN553,400 MXN237,400-816,000 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity510,300 MXN529,600 MXN245,300-800,200 MXN
ColimaCity504,300 MXN535,800 MXN239,000-798,900 MXN
ManzanilloCity504,300 MXN524,300 MXN240,500-791,600 MXN
NavojoaCity502,200 MXN539,700 MXN231,000-795,700 MXN
GuaymasCity501,400 MXN501,400 MXN249,600-778,900 MXN
OrizabaCity501,400 MXN462,300 MXN272,800-758,700 MXN
FresnilloCity499,300 MXN467,100 MXN263,900-757,600 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity491,000 MXN450,300 MXN265,000-741,500 MXN
IgualaCity487,600 MXN467,100 MXN252,300-744,600 MXN
MinatitlanCity467,700 MXN499,300 MXN218,900-743,300 MXN

Geospatial Information Scientist and Technologist in Mexico: FAQs

  • How much does a geospatial information scientist and technologist make per month in Mexico?

    A geospatial information scientist and technologist in Mexico earns about 53,325 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 639,900 MXN.

  • What's the salary range for a geospatial information scientist and technologist in Mexico?

    Entry-level geospatial information scientist and technologists in Mexico start near 340,400 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 974,600 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 424,300 and 741,500 MXN.

  • Is the median geospatial information scientist and technologist salary in Mexico higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 600,000 MXN, lower than the average of 639,900 MXN. Half of geospatial information scientist and technologists in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for geospatial information scientist and technologists in Mexico?

    Men working as a geospatial information scientist and technologist in Mexico earn around 12% more than women on average (669,100 vs 596,100 MXN a year).

  • Do geospatial information scientist and technologists in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 53% of geospatial information scientist and technologists in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 5% of base salary.

  • Do geospatial information scientist and technologists earn more in the public or private sector in Mexico?

    In Mexico, the public sector pays a geospatial information scientist and technologist about 8% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.

  • How often do geospatial information scientist and technologists in Mexico get a pay raise?

    A geospatial information scientist and technologist in Mexico sees a raise of around 12% every 18 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.