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Average Highway Engineer Salary in Mexico for 2026

A highway engineer in Mexico earns about 354,000 MXN a year. That's 11% 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 192,600 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 535,800 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 highway engineer make in Mexico?

Average salary
354,000 MXN
29,500 MXN per month
Lowest reported
192,600 MXN
16,050 MXN per month
Highest reported
535,800 MXN
44,650 MXN per month

A typical highway engineer working in Mexico brings home around 29,500 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 192,600 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 535,800 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 highway engineer 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 highway engineer 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 highway engineers in Mexico earn less than 325,900 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 232,400 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 394,500 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of highway engineers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 192,600 MXN. The highest stretch to 535,800 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.

192,600
Low
325,900
Median
535,800
High
232,400
25th
394,500
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Highway engineer pay by experience in Mexico

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for a highway engineer 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 highway engineer salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    222,300 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +27% from previous
    281,500 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +31% from previous
    369,300 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +17% from previous
    433,800 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +11% from previous
    483,400 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +6% from previous
    514,300 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 highway engineer 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.

Highway engineer pay by education in Mexico

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    286,400 MXN
  • Master's Degree
    +53% from previous
    437,900 MXN

Highway engineer gender pay gap in Mexico

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Mexico is no exception. Male highway engineers in Mexico earn an average of 366,200 MXN a year, while female highway engineers earn around 340,000 MXN. That works out to a 8% 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.

Highway Engineer gender pay gap

7%

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

Men 366,200 MXN
Women 340,000 MXN

Pay raises for a highway engineer 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 11% every 18 months, which works out to roughly 7% 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

Highway engineer 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.

50%

50% of highway engineers in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a highway engineer 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 4% to 5% of base salary. The remaining 50% of highway engineers 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

Highway engineer: 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

Highway engineer salary by city in Mexico

Highway engineer 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
  • Puebla
  • Zapopan
  • Monterrey
  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Leon
  • Culiacan
  • Tijuana
  • Aguascalientes
  • Naucalpan
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Mexico CityCity478,100 MXN436,200 MXN258,400-719,100 MXN
PueblaCity472,100 MXN466,300 MXN239,300-728,500 MXN
ZapopanCity471,700 MXN431,300 MXN254,700-710,500 MXN
MonterreyCity467,100 MXN487,600 MXN225,700-736,700 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity460,500 MXN489,600 MXN216,800-727,100 MXN
LeonCity457,300 MXN457,300 MXN228,000-709,600 MXN
CuliacanCity454,900 MXN426,700 MXN239,300-693,100 MXN
TijuanaCity454,900 MXN426,700 MXN239,300-693,100 MXN
AguascalientesCity447,700 MXN447,700 MXN225,700-695,400 MXN
NaucalpanCity447,700 MXN475,700 MXN209,500-709,600 MXN
SaltilloCity447,300 MXN472,100 MXN209,700-706,200 MXN
GuadalajaraCity442,300 MXN453,200 MXN216,800-692,500 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity437,300 MXN417,100 MXN228,500-665,300 MXN
ChihuahuaCity436,200 MXN447,300 MXN214,000-683,400 MXN
GuadalupeCity433,800 MXN411,400 MXN232,900-663,200 MXN
ReynosaCity431,100 MXN454,900 MXN201,100-680,100 MXN
DurangoCity431,100 MXN431,100 MXN214,000-667,400 MXN
MexicaliCity428,400 MXN411,400 MXN222,300-653,200 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity426,700 MXN426,700 MXN212,500-663,100 MXN
CancunCity425,100 MXN409,000 MXN218,900-650,700 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity425,100 MXN459,300 MXN196,800-677,100 MXN
AcapulcoCity425,100 MXN433,400 MXN208,600-664,500 MXN
QueretaroCity421,400 MXN454,300 MXN191,600-669,100 MXN
MeridaCity419,400 MXN409,000 MXN210,500-643,400 MXN
HermosilloCity419,400 MXN382,600 MXN225,300-629,800 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity417,200 MXN392,300 MXN218,900-632,400 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity414,000 MXN420,100 MXN204,700-643,800 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity412,000 MXN445,100 MXN190,500-653,200 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity409,000 MXN376,800 MXN218,900-615,300 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity404,600 MXN420,100 MXN194,600-637,500 MXN
XalapaCity403,100 MXN412,000 MXN197,600-629,800 MXN
TorreonCity403,100 MXN421,400 MXN191,600-632,400 MXN
MoreliaCity401,300 MXN394,800 MXN204,000-619,000 MXN
VeracruzCity401,300 MXN385,300 MXN208,600-615,700 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity398,300 MXN431,100 MXN183,700-631,200 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity394,500 MXN389,200 MXN204,700-612,500 MXN
TolucaCity394,300 MXN411,400 MXN190,500-619,000 MXN
MatamorosCity392,300 MXN362,200 MXN210,500-592,200 MXN
CuernavacaCity389,200 MXN372,600 MXN201,100-596,100 MXN
IrapuatoCity389,200 MXN406,300 MXN187,300-612,500 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity388,100 MXN375,200 MXN204,700-595,300 MXN
IxtapalucaCity386,400 MXN417,100 MXN180,300-615,300 MXN
TonalaCity386,400 MXN378,800 MXN197,600-595,300 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity384,200 MXN407,100 MXN180,500-605,700 MXN
TampicoCity384,200 MXN388,100 MXN187,300-596,800 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity381,800 MXN386,400 MXN187,500-592,200 MXN
XicoCity381,800 MXN348,300 MXN204,000-573,500 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity378,300 MXN407,300 MXN172,200-598,600 MXN
TepicCity378,300 MXN369,300 MXN191,600-581,000 MXN
General EscobedoCity372,600 MXN352,000 MXN197,600-565,100 MXN
MazatlanCity371,100 MXN348,300 MXN195,200-563,300 MXN
VillahermosaCity369,900 MXN369,900 MXN185,100-571,300 MXN
CelayaCity367,900 MXN388,100 MXN172,400-580,600 MXN
CoacalcoCity367,200 MXN382,600 MXN175,900-581,300 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity365,400 MXN335,100 MXN195,200-547,800 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity361,600 MXN375,200 MXN172,400-563,300 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity361,600 MXN361,600 MXN180,500-558,300 MXN
UruapanCity361,500 MXN377,200 MXN172,200-566,900 MXN
EnsenadaCity359,900 MXN381,800 MXN167,100-565,100 MXN
OaxacaCity357,700 MXN352,000 MXN183,600-551,200 MXN
Los MochisCity357,300 MXN377,200 MXN168,100-563,000 MXN
PachucaCity357,300 MXN327,800 MXN192,600-535,900 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity357,300 MXN335,100 MXN190,500-541,700 MXN
La PazCity353,600 MXN325,600 MXN192,000-533,000 MXN
CampecheCity352,000 MXN345,100 MXN180,300-538,600 MXN
TehuacanCity345,100 MXN345,100 MXN172,200-533,000 MXN
AcunaCity335,800 MXN341,900 MXN163,800-524,700 MXN
MonclovaCity335,800 MXN315,900 MXN180,300-510,200 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity335,100 MXN340,400 MXN163,800-520,900 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity332,500 MXN351,900 MXN157,600-524,700 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity332,100 MXN349,300 MXN159,500-524,700 MXN
ChilpancingoCity330,700 MXN308,300 MXN174,000-502,200 MXN
ChicoloapanCity330,700 MXN322,600 MXN167,100-507,300 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity330,700 MXN315,900 MXN172,200-504,400 MXN
TapachulaCity327,800 MXN327,800 MXN161,600-507,300 MXN
JiutepecCity327,300 MXN301,600 MXN175,900-496,100 MXN
SalamancaCity325,900 MXN317,700 MXN164,200-502,200 MXN
MetepecCity325,900 MXN351,200 MXN151,800-519,300 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity325,900 MXN308,900 MXN172,400-498,500 MXN
BuenavistaCity320,500 MXN349,300 MXN150,000-513,300 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity319,600 MXN319,600 MXN159,500-498,500 MXN
NogalesCity319,600 MXN308,900 MXN168,100-489,500 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity315,900 MXN305,600 MXN163,800-485,300 MXN
ChetumalCity314,500 MXN314,500 MXN158,700-485,200 MXN
Poza RicaCity312,400 MXN318,800 MXN152,000-485,200 MXN
ChalcoCity309,800 MXN315,700 MXN152,100-480,300 MXN
CuautlaCity308,900 MXN325,900 MXN142,300-485,200 MXN
ManzanilloCity301,800 MXN318,800 MXN142,300-472,100 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity301,800 MXN325,800 MXN139,100-478,100 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity301,800 MXN318,800 MXN142,300-472,100 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity301,700 MXN292,000 MXN159,100-466,300 MXN
DeliciasCity299,500 MXN279,400 MXN158,700-453,200 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity297,000 MXN322,600 MXN139,100-475,700 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity296,000 MXN308,900 MXN142,300-466,300 MXN
CordobaCity294,700 MXN283,400 MXN152,000-447,700 MXN
ZacatecasCity294,300 MXN275,800 MXN157,600-448,500 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity290,800 MXN277,400 MXN152,100-442,300 MXN
Boca del RioCity288,100 MXN263,900 MXN154,700-431,300 MXN
OrizabaCity286,400 MXN286,400 MXN142,300-447,300 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity282,500 MXN282,500 MXN142,300-442,200 MXN
ColimaCity282,500 MXN279,400 MXN146,200-437,900 MXN
IgualaCity282,300 MXN290,800 MXN138,200-442,300 MXN
San Juan del RioCity282,300 MXN294,300 MXN136,200-445,100 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity277,400 MXN301,800 MXN129,000-440,200 MXN
FresnilloCity275,200 MXN253,400 MXN148,300-414,000 MXN
NavojoaCity273,000 MXN296,000 MXN127,700-433,800 MXN
GuaymasCity268,900 MXN279,400 MXN128,500-420,800 MXN
MinatitlanCity267,100 MXN263,100 MXN137,400-414,000 MXN

Highway Engineer in Mexico: FAQs

  • How much does a highway engineer make per month in Mexico?

    A highway engineer in Mexico earns about 29,500 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 354,000 MXN.

  • What's the salary range for a highway engineer in Mexico?

    Entry-level highway engineers in Mexico start near 192,600 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 535,800 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 232,400 and 394,500 MXN.

  • Is the median highway engineer salary in Mexico higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 325,900 MXN, lower than the average of 354,000 MXN. Half of highway engineers in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for highway engineers in Mexico?

    Men working as a highway engineer in Mexico earn around 8% more than women on average (366,200 vs 340,000 MXN a year).

  • Do highway engineers in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 50% of highway engineers in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 4% to 5% of base salary.

  • Do highway engineers earn more in the public or private sector in Mexico?

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

  • How often do highway engineers in Mexico get a pay raise?

    A highway engineer in Mexico sees a raise of around 11% every 18 months, equivalent to roughly 7% a year.