Average Greenhouse Manager Salary in Mexico for 2026
A greenhouse manager in Mexico earns about 273,300 MXN a year. That's 31% 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 137,400 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 424,300 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 a greenhouse manager make in Mexico?
A typical greenhouse manager working in Mexico brings home around 22,775 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 137,400 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 424,300 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 greenhouse manager 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 greenhouse manager 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 greenhouse managers in Mexico earn less than 273,300 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 185,100 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 349,300 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of greenhouse managers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.
The very lowest reported salaries sit around 137,400 MXN. The highest stretch to 424,300 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.
Greenhouse manager pay by experience in Mexico
Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for a greenhouse manager 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 greenhouse manager salary changes as you move through the career ladder.
- 0-2 Years161,600 MXN
- 2-5 Years+34% from previous216,800 MXN
- 5-10 Years+33% from previous288,700 MXN
- 10-15 Years+19% from previous344,600 MXN
- 15-20 Years+8% from previous372,600 MXN
- 20+ Years+7% from previous397,900 MXN
The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 34%. That is the point at which a greenhouse manager 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.
Greenhouse manager pay by education in Mexico
Education sits alongside experience as one of the biggest factors driving greenhouse manager 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 greenhouse manager salary in Mexico broken down by the highest level of education a worker has completed.
- High School216,800 MXN
- Certificate or Diploma+39% from previous301,600 MXN
- Bachelor's Degree+25% from previous377,200 MXN
Greenhouse manager gender pay gap in Mexico
The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Mexico is no exception. Male greenhouse managers in Mexico earn an average of 279,400 MXN a year, while female greenhouse managers earn around 263,900 MXN. That works out to a 6% 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.
Greenhouse Manager gender pay gap
6%
Men earn this much more than women on average in Mexico.
Pay raises for a greenhouse manager 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 8% 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
- Travel2%
- Construction
- Education1%
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 Level3% - 5%
- Mid-Career
- Senior Level
- Top Management
Greenhouse manager 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.
54% of greenhouse managers in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a greenhouse manager 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 46% of greenhouse managers 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
Greenhouse manager: 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.
Greenhouse manager salary by city in Mexico
Greenhouse manager pay is not even across Mexico. The chart below shows the highest-paying cities in the dataset, followed by the full location table.
- Ecatepec de Morelos
- Mexico City
- Leon
- Puebla
- Guadalajara
- Zapopan
- Tijuana
- Monterrey
- Nezahualcoyotl
- Chihuahua
| Location | Type | Average | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecatepec de Morelos | City | 372,600 MXN | 363,000 MXN | 190,500-573,500 MXN |
| Mexico City | City | 371,100 MXN | 371,100 MXN | 187,500-576,500 MXN |
| Leon | City | 369,900 MXN | 382,600 MXN | 175,900-581,300 MXN |
| Puebla | City | 369,300 MXN | 349,300 MXN | 195,200-563,000 MXN |
| Guadalajara | City | 369,300 MXN | 354,000 MXN | 192,600-565,100 MXN |
| Zapopan | City | 367,900 MXN | 367,900 MXN | 183,700-566,900 MXN |
| Tijuana | City | 367,200 MXN | 340,000 MXN | 197,600-555,800 MXN |
| Monterrey | City | 366,200 MXN | 386,400 MXN | 172,200-578,500 MXN |
| Nezahualcoyotl | City | 365,400 MXN | 369,300 MXN | 180,300-566,900 MXN |
| Chihuahua | City | 363,000 MXN | 352,000 MXN | 190,500-559,000 MXN |
| Naucalpan | City | 362,200 MXN | 353,600 MXN | 185,100-556,000 MXN |
| Culiacan | City | 330,900 MXN | 305,600 MXN | 180,300-500,100 MXN |
| Aguascalientes | City | 325,900 MXN | 340,400 MXN | 158,700-513,300 MXN |
| Hermosillo | City | 325,800 MXN | 325,800 MXN | 161,300-501,400 MXN |
| Merida | City | 325,600 MXN | 307,400 MXN | 172,400-492,700 MXN |
| Saltillo | City | 325,600 MXN | 318,800 MXN | 164,200-500,100 MXN |
| Mexicali | City | 320,500 MXN | 327,800 MXN | 158,700-502,200 MXN |
| San Luis Potosi | City | 319,600 MXN | 345,700 MXN | 148,300-510,300 MXN |
| Acapulco | City | 319,600 MXN | 308,900 MXN | 168,100-489,500 MXN |
| Guadalupe | City | 318,800 MXN | 292,000 MXN | 172,200-480,600 MXN |
| Cancun | City | 317,700 MXN | 325,600 MXN | 157,600-499,300 MXN |
| Chimalhuacan | City | 315,900 MXN | 315,900 MXN | 159,100-491,000 MXN |
| Torreon | City | 314,500 MXN | 332,500 MXN | 148,300-496,100 MXN |
| Queretaro | City | 313,700 MXN | 340,400 MXN | 146,200-502,200 MXN |
| Tlalnepantla de Baz | City | 313,700 MXN | 335,100 MXN | 150,000-498,000 MXN |
| Tlaquepaque | City | 312,400 MXN | 325,800 MXN | 150,000-489,600 MXN |
| Durango | City | 312,400 MXN | 325,800 MXN | 150,000-489,600 MXN |
| Reynosa | City | 311,700 MXN | 307,400 MXN | 159,400-480,600 MXN |
| Morelia | City | 311,700 MXN | 294,300 MXN | 164,200-475,700 MXN |
| Ciudad Lopez Mateos | City | 309,800 MXN | 332,500 MXN | 142,300-489,500 MXN |
| Cuautitlan Izcalli | City | 308,900 MXN | 290,800 MXN | 161,600-466,900 MXN |
| Ciudad Apodaca | City | 308,900 MXN | 301,300 MXN | 157,600-472,000 MXN |
| Tuxtla Gutierrez | City | 308,300 MXN | 299,500 MXN | 159,500-472,100 MXN |
| Toluca | City | 307,400 MXN | 325,800 MXN | 142,300-483,400 MXN |
| Irapuato | City | 301,800 MXN | 318,800 MXN | 142,300-472,100 MXN |
| Matamoros | City | 301,700 MXN | 301,700 MXN | 152,000-471,700 MXN |
| San Nicolas de los Garza | City | 301,600 MXN | 277,400 MXN | 161,600-454,900 MXN |
| Veracruz | City | 301,300 MXN | 308,900 MXN | 148,300-467,700 MXN |
| Xalapa | City | 301,300 MXN | 290,800 MXN | 158,700-462,300 MXN |
| Nuevo Laredo | City | 299,500 MXN | 320,500 MXN | 137,400-472,000 MXN |
| Tonala | City | 297,000 MXN | 281,500 MXN | 159,100-455,400 MXN |
| Mazatlan | City | 296,000 MXN | 275,200 MXN | 159,500-447,700 MXN |
| General Escobedo | City | 296,000 MXN | 275,200 MXN | 159,500-447,700 MXN |
| Villahermosa | City | 294,700 MXN | 308,900 MXN | 142,300-464,400 MXN |
| Xico | City | 294,700 MXN | 294,700 MXN | 148,300-454,300 MXN |
| Celaya | City | 294,700 MXN | 286,400 MXN | 151,800-450,300 MXN |
| Tepic | City | 292,000 MXN | 275,200 MXN | 154,700-442,300 MXN |
| Ixtapaluca | City | 290,800 MXN | 311,700 MXN | 134,600-459,300 MXN |
| Cuernavaca | City | 288,700 MXN | 296,000 MXN | 142,300-453,200 MXN |
| Ciudad Obregon | City | 288,700 MXN | 294,700 MXN | 142,300-453,200 MXN |
| Ciudad Victoria | City | 288,100 MXN | 297,000 MXN | 139,100-451,000 MXN |
| Tampico | City | 283,700 MXN | 275,200 MXN | 150,000-437,300 MXN |
| Ensenada | City | 283,700 MXN | 279,400 MXN | 146,200-437,900 MXN |
| Ciudad Santa Catarina | City | 283,400 MXN | 272,800 MXN | 148,300-430,500 MXN |
| Los Mochis | City | 283,400 MXN | 275,800 MXN | 142,300-433,400 MXN |
| Coacalco | City | 282,500 MXN | 301,300 MXN | 134,600-447,700 MXN |
| Villa Nicolas Romero | City | 282,300 MXN | 261,300 MXN | 152,000-428,400 MXN |
| Gomez Palacio | City | 281,500 MXN | 301,700 MXN | 128,500-447,300 MXN |
| Los Reyes la Paz | City | 279,400 MXN | 279,400 MXN | 138,200-430,500 MXN |
| Uruapan | City | 277,400 MXN | 294,700 MXN | 128,900-437,900 MXN |
| Pachuca | City | 275,200 MXN | 275,200 MXN | 137,400-424,900 MXN |
| Soledad de Graciano Sanchez | City | 275,200 MXN | 263,100 MXN | 143,200-417,100 MXN |
| Tehuacan | City | 273,300 MXN | 282,500 MXN | 128,900-426,700 MXN |
| Acuna | City | 273,300 MXN | 263,200 MXN | 142,300-419,400 MXN |
| Ojo de Agua | City | 273,000 MXN | 292,000 MXN | 128,500-433,400 MXN |
| Oaxaca | City | 273,000 MXN | 257,700 MXN | 146,200-419,400 MXN |
| La Paz | City | 271,300 MXN | 271,300 MXN | 136,200-417,100 MXN |
| Coatzacoalcos | City | 271,300 MXN | 275,800 MXN | 130,400-420,800 MXN |
| Campeche | City | 268,900 MXN | 252,300 MXN | 143,200-407,300 MXN |
| Metepec | City | 266,000 MXN | 286,400 MXN | 123,400-424,300 MXN |
| Monclova | City | 266,000 MXN | 245,300 MXN | 142,300-401,300 MXN |
| Buenavista | City | 263,900 MXN | 282,500 MXN | 119,900-421,400 MXN |
| Nogales | City | 263,200 MXN | 267,100 MXN | 129,000-407,300 MXN |
| Puerto Vallarta | City | 263,100 MXN | 258,400 MXN | 134,600-406,300 MXN |
| Chilpancingo | City | 261,300 MXN | 239,000 MXN | 138,800-394,800 MXN |
| Tapachula | City | 259,100 MXN | 268,900 MXN | 125,100-407,100 MXN |
| San Cristobal de las Casas | City | 258,400 MXN | 237,400 MXN | 138,200-386,400 MXN |
| San Pablo de las Salinas | City | 257,700 MXN | 263,900 MXN | 125,700-403,100 MXN |
| Cholula de Rivadabia | City | 254,800 MXN | 272,800 MXN | 119,700-406,300 MXN |
| Poza Rica | City | 254,700 MXN | 243,000 MXN | 130,400-389,200 MXN |
| Chicoloapan | City | 253,400 MXN | 237,400 MXN | 134,600-384,200 MXN |
| Ciudad del Carmen | City | 252,300 MXN | 263,100 MXN | 119,900-396,300 MXN |
| Jiutepec | City | 249,600 MXN | 249,600 MXN | 124,400-386,400 MXN |
| Chalco | City | 249,600 MXN | 239,300 MXN | 128,900-382,600 MXN |
| Ciudad Juarez | City | 249,600 MXN | 271,300 MXN | 117,100-398,300 MXN |
| Salamanca | City | 247,800 MXN | 232,400 MXN | 130,400-377,200 MXN |
| San Luis Rio Colorado | City | 247,800 MXN | 263,900 MXN | 115,600-394,800 MXN |
| Chetumal | City | 246,200 MXN | 258,400 MXN | 117,520-385,300 MXN |
| Playa del Carmen | City | 245,300 MXN | 251,500 MXN | 119,700-384,200 MXN |
| Piedras Negras | City | 243,000 MXN | 263,100 MXN | 110,340-385,300 MXN |
| Cuautla | City | 240,500 MXN | 239,000 MXN | 125,100-372,600 MXN |
| Boca del Rio | City | 239,300 MXN | 239,300 MXN | 119,700-375,200 MXN |
| Cordoba | City | 239,000 MXN | 240,500 MXN | 115,740-371,100 MXN |
| Colima | City | 238,900 MXN | 225,700 MXN | 125,700-365,400 MXN |
| San Juan del Rio | City | 237,400 MXN | 249,600 MXN | 112,460-375,200 MXN |
| Manzanillo | City | 233,900 MXN | 231,000 MXN | 119,860-362,200 MXN |
| Zamora de Hidalgo | City | 233,900 MXN | 232,900 MXN | 119,700-365,400 MXN |
| Ciudad Valles | City | 233,600 MXN | 238,900 MXN | 113,740-366,200 MXN |
| Delicias | City | 232,400 MXN | 212,500 MXN | 127,700-351,900 MXN |
| Zacatecas | City | 231,000 MXN | 210,500 MXN | 124,400-349,300 MXN |
| Fresnillo | City | 228,000 MXN | 228,000 MXN | 115,080-354,000 MXN |
| Iguala | City | 228,000 MXN | 218,900 MXN | 119,080-351,900 MXN |
| Minatitlan | City | 225,700 MXN | 209,700 MXN | 116,780-340,400 MXN |
| Guaymas | City | 225,700 MXN | 239,000 MXN | 103,580-354,000 MXN |
| Orizaba | City | 225,300 MXN | 233,900 MXN | 107,960-353,600 MXN |
| San Pedro Garza Garcia | City | 225,300 MXN | 243,000 MXN | 101,960-357,700 MXN |
| Hidalgo del Parral | City | 222,300 MXN | 231,000 MXN | 106,760-349,300 MXN |
| Navojoa | City | 222,300 MXN | 238,900 MXN | 102,380-351,900 MXN |
Greenhouse Manager in Mexico: FAQs
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How much does a greenhouse manager make per month in Mexico?
A greenhouse manager in Mexico earns about 22,775 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 273,300 MXN.
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What's the salary range for a greenhouse manager in Mexico?
Entry-level greenhouse managers in Mexico start near 137,400 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 424,300 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 185,100 and 349,300 MXN.
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Is the median greenhouse manager salary in Mexico higher or lower than the average?
The median is 273,300 MXN, higher than the average of 273,300 MXN. Half of greenhouse managers in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.
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What's the gender pay gap for greenhouse managers in Mexico?
Men working as a greenhouse manager in Mexico earn around 6% more than women on average (279,400 vs 263,900 MXN a year).
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Do greenhouse managers in Mexico get bonuses?
About 54% of greenhouse managers in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 6% of base salary.
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Do greenhouse managers earn more in the public or private sector in Mexico?
In Mexico, the public sector pays a greenhouse manager about 8% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.
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How often do greenhouse managers in Mexico get a pay raise?
A greenhouse manager in Mexico sees a raise of around 8% every 21 months, equivalent to roughly 5% a year.