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Average Human Resources Executive Salary in Mexico for 2026

A human resources executive in Mexico earns about 453,200 MXN a year. That's 14% 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 233,900 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 693,100 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 a human resources executive make in Mexico?

Average salary
453,200 MXN
37,766 MXN per month
Lowest reported
233,900 MXN
19,491 MXN per month
Highest reported
693,100 MXN
57,758 MXN per month

A typical human resources executive working in Mexico brings home around 37,766 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 233,900 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 693,100 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 human resources executive 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 human resources executive 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 human resources executives in Mexico earn less than 433,400 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 301,300 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 539,700 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of human resources executives sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 233,900 MXN. The highest stretch to 693,100 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.

233,900
Low
433,400
Median
693,100
High
301,300
25th
539,700
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Human resources executive pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    267,100 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +35% from previous
    359,900 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +29% from previous
    464,900 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +21% from previous
    562,600 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    615,300 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +6% from previous
    650,800 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 35%. That is the point at which a human resources executive 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.

Human resources executive pay by education in Mexico

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    377,200 MXN
  • Master's Degree
    +39% from previous
    524,400 MXN

Human resources executive gender pay gap in Mexico

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Mexico is no exception. Male human resources executives in Mexico earn an average of 478,000 MXN a year, while female human resources executives earn around 433,800 MXN. That works out to a 10% 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.

Human Resources Executive gender pay gap

9%

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

Men 478,000 MXN
Women 433,800 MXN

Pay raises for a human resources executive 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 19 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

Human resources executive 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.

78%

78% of human resources executives in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a human resources executive a high-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 6% to 8% of base salary. The remaining 22% of human resources executives 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

Human resources executive: 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

Human resources executive salary by city in Mexico

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

  • Aguascalientes
  • Mexico City
  • San Luis Potosi
  • Culiacan
  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Hermosillo
  • Guadalajara
  • Mexicali
  • Saltillo
  • Guadalupe
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
AguascalientesCity562,600 MXN575,100 MXN275,800-879,700 MXN
Mexico CityCity562,200 MXN539,800 MXN292,000-860,300 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity559,000 MXN602,700 MXN258,400-885,000 MXN
CuliacanCity559,000 MXN568,500 MXN275,200-870,700 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity558,300 MXN572,200 MXN273,000-875,000 MXN
HermosilloCity555,800 MXN533,000 MXN290,800-849,200 MXN
GuadalajaraCity553,800 MXN596,800 MXN254,700-879,800 MXN
MexicaliCity553,800 MXN596,800 MXN254,700-879,700 MXN
SaltilloCity553,400 MXN563,300 MXN272,800-864,900 MXN
GuadalupeCity553,400 MXN565,100 MXN273,300-864,900 MXN
PueblaCity552,400 MXN529,600 MXN288,100-844,600 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity548,800 MXN524,300 MXN282,500-839,500 MXN
TijuanaCity545,300 MXN556,000 MXN267,100-852,900 MXN
AcapulcoCity544,800 MXN588,500 MXN251,500-862,400 MXN
MonterreyCity539,800 MXN518,300 MXN279,400-823,400 MXN
LeonCity539,700 MXN552,400 MXN265,000-844,100 MXN
ZapopanCity533,000 MXN513,300 MXN275,500-817,800 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity529,600 MXN573,500 MXN245,300-844,100 MXN
QueretaroCity529,600 MXN571,300 MXN243,000-843,600 MXN
CancunCity529,600 MXN571,300 MXN243,000-843,600 MXN
MoreliaCity528,600 MXN507,300 MXN273,000-810,400 MXN
TorreonCity524,700 MXN501,400 MXN273,300-800,200 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity524,700 MXN501,400 MXN273,300-800,200 MXN
NaucalpanCity524,400 MXN533,000 MXN258,400-817,800 MXN
ChihuahuaCity524,300 MXN566,900 MXN240,500-836,500 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity519,300 MXN528,500 MXN254,700-810,400 MXN
MeridaCity514,800 MXN496,100 MXN268,900-790,300 MXN
ReynosaCity514,300 MXN524,400 MXN253,400-800,200 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity507,300 MXN548,500 MXN233,600-808,000 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity502,200 MXN480,300 MXN261,300-767,500 MXN
DurangoCity500,100 MXN510,300 MXN245,300-780,700 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity498,000 MXN539,800 MXN228,000-791,600 MXN
CelayaCity496,100 MXN504,300 MXN240,500-774,200 MXN
General EscobedoCity496,100 MXN504,500 MXN243,000-772,900 MXN
TolucaCity493,000 MXN472,000 MXN258,400-752,600 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity492,400 MXN502,200 MXN239,300-767,400 MXN
TepicCity489,600 MXN467,700 MXN254,700-746,600 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity487,600 MXN498,500 MXN238,900-758,700 MXN
MatamorosCity483,800 MXN466,300 MXN253,400-741,500 MXN
TampicoCity480,600 MXN518,900 MXN218,900-765,100 MXN
VeracruzCity480,300 MXN518,900 MXN218,900-767,000 MXN
IxtapalucaCity480,300 MXN518,900 MXN218,900-765,100 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity478,100 MXN516,100 MXN221,500-756,700 MXN
XalapaCity478,100 MXN516,100 MXN221,500-756,700 MXN
TonalaCity472,100 MXN453,200 MXN245,300-721,600 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity472,100 MXN483,800 MXN232,900-739,500 MXN
CoacalcoCity471,700 MXN450,300 MXN245,300-721,600 MXN
IrapuatoCity466,900 MXN448,500 MXN240,500-714,300 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity466,300 MXN502,200 MXN212,500-737,000 MXN
MazatlanCity464,900 MXN475,700 MXN227,600-727,400 MXN
EnsenadaCity464,900 MXN472,100 MXN227,600-727,400 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity459,300 MXN496,100 MXN209,500-732,400 MXN
VillahermosaCity457,300 MXN464,900 MXN225,700-714,600 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity454,900 MXN464,900 MXN221,500-714,600 MXN
XicoCity451,000 MXN430,500 MXN233,600-689,900 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity450,300 MXN487,600 MXN207,700-718,000 MXN
CuernavacaCity448,500 MXN483,400 MXN204,000-710,500 MXN
PachucaCity447,700 MXN430,000 MXN232,400-687,100 MXN
OaxacaCity445,100 MXN428,400 MXN232,900-681,900 MXN
Los MochisCity445,100 MXN453,200 MXN216,800-693,100 MXN
UruapanCity444,300 MXN428,400 MXN232,900-681,900 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity440,200 MXN424,300 MXN228,000-675,100 MXN
TehuacanCity433,400 MXN445,100 MXN212,500-679,200 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity431,100 MXN466,300 MXN197,600-683,400 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity431,100 MXN464,400 MXN197,600-683,400 MXN
AcunaCity424,900 MXN459,700 MXN196,800-675,200 MXN
CampecheCity421,400 MXN403,100 MXN217,900-643,400 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity420,100 MXN455,400 MXN194,600-670,600 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity413,900 MXN420,100 MXN204,700-645,800 MXN
MonclovaCity413,900 MXN420,800 MXN204,700-645,800 MXN
La PazCity412,000 MXN394,500 MXN214,000-629,800 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity411,400 MXN417,100 MXN201,100-641,900 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity409,000 MXN392,300 MXN210,500-625,000 MXN
BuenavistaCity409,000 MXN440,200 MXN189,300-650,800 MXN
JiutepecCity407,100 MXN388,100 MXN209,500-619,800 MXN
ChalcoCity406,300 MXN437,300 MXN187,500-642,800 MXN
NogalesCity399,900 MXN431,300 MXN185,100-638,700 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity398,300 MXN404,600 MXN196,800-619,800 MXN
SalamancaCity398,300 MXN384,200 MXN207,700-608,500 MXN
MetepecCity396,300 MXN431,100 MXN183,600-631,200 MXN
TapachulaCity396,300 MXN404,600 MXN194,600-620,300 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity394,300 MXN378,800 MXN204,000-605,700 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity394,300 MXN378,800 MXN204,000-603,400 MXN
CuautlaCity390,000 MXN397,900 MXN192,600-612,500 MXN
ChetumalCity388,100 MXN396,300 MXN192,000-606,400 MXN
ChilpancingoCity388,100 MXN398,300 MXN192,000-607,400 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity386,400 MXN417,100 MXN175,900-615,700 MXN
Poza RicaCity382,600 MXN415,900 MXN176,800-612,500 MXN
ChicoloapanCity378,800 MXN365,400 MXN195,200-581,300 MXN
Boca del RioCity378,300 MXN365,400 MXN195,200-578,500 MXN
CordobaCity375,200 MXN406,300 MXN172,400-595,300 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity369,900 MXN397,900 MXN172,200-587,800 MXN
ColimaCity369,300 MXN354,000 MXN191,600-565,100 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity367,200 MXN376,800 MXN180,500-575,100 MXN
San Juan del RioCity361,500 MXN349,300 MXN189,300-555,800 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity359,900 MXN386,400 MXN164,200-572,200 MXN
ZacatecasCity357,300 MXN365,400 MXN172,200-555,800 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity357,300 MXN384,500 MXN163,800-565,100 MXN
ManzanilloCity353,600 MXN362,200 MXN172,200-552,400 MXN
FresnilloCity345,700 MXN332,500 MXN180,500-529,600 MXN
DeliciasCity345,700 MXN353,600 MXN172,200-539,700 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity345,700 MXN375,200 MXN159,400-551,200 MXN
OrizabaCity345,100 MXN351,900 MXN169,000-535,900 MXN
IgualaCity345,100 MXN371,100 MXN159,100-548,800 MXN
MinatitlanCity335,100 MXN320,500 MXN172,200-513,300 MXN
GuaymasCity330,900 MXN318,800 MXN172,400-507,300 MXN
NavojoaCity327,300 MXN354,000 MXN152,100-520,900 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity325,900 MXN332,100 MXN159,400-510,000 MXN

Human Resources Executive in Mexico: FAQs

  • How much does a human resources executive make per month in Mexico?

    A human resources executive in Mexico earns about 37,766 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 453,200 MXN.

  • What's the salary range for a human resources executive in Mexico?

    Entry-level human resources executives in Mexico start near 233,900 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 693,100 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 301,300 and 539,700 MXN.

  • Is the median human resources executive salary in Mexico higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 433,400 MXN, lower than the average of 453,200 MXN. Half of human resources executives in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for human resources executives in Mexico?

    Men working as a human resources executive in Mexico earn around 10% more than women on average (478,000 vs 433,800 MXN a year).

  • Do human resources executives in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 78% of human resources executives in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 6% to 8% of base salary.

  • Do human resources executives earn more in the public or private sector in Mexico?

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

  • How often do human resources executives in Mexico get a pay raise?

    A human resources executive in Mexico sees a raise of around 11% every 19 months, equivalent to roughly 7% a year.