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Average Immigration Executive Salary in Mexico for 2026

An immigration executive in Mexico earns about 562,600 MXN a year. That's 41% 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 265,000 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 890,100 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 immigration executive make in Mexico?

Average salary
562,600 MXN
46,883 MXN per month
Lowest reported
265,000 MXN
22,083 MXN per month
Highest reported
890,100 MXN
74,175 MXN per month

A typical immigration executive working in Mexico brings home around 46,883 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 265,000 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 890,100 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 immigration 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 immigration 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 immigration executives in Mexico earn less than 596,800 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 389,200 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 790,300 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of immigration executives sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 265,000 MXN. The highest stretch to 890,100 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.

265,000
Low
596,800
Median
890,100
High
389,200
25th
790,300
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Immigration executive pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    307,400 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +37% from previous
    420,800 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +42% from previous
    598,600 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +22% from previous
    731,700 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +6% from previous
    774,200 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    840,100 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 immigration 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.


Immigration executive pay by education in Mexico

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

  • Certificate or Diploma
    366,200 MXN
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +58% from previous
    578,500 MXN
  • Master's Degree
    +39% from previous
    805,900 MXN

Immigration 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 immigration executives in Mexico earn an average of 598,600 MXN a year, while female immigration executives earn around 535,800 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.

Immigration Executive gender pay gap

10%

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

Men 598,600 MXN
Women 535,800 MXN

Pay raises for an immigration 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 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

Immigration 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.

33%

33% of immigration executives in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an immigration executive 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 67% of immigration 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

Immigration 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

Immigration executive salary by city in Mexico

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

  • Chihuahua
  • Zapopan
  • Leon
  • Naucalpan
  • Nezahualcoyotl
  • Tijuana
  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Monterrey
  • Puebla
  • Guadalajara
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
ChihuahuaCity712,100 MXN683,400 MXN369,900-1,088,800 MXN
ZapopanCity710,500 MXN751,700 MXN332,100-1,122,900 MXN
LeonCity707,700 MXN695,400 MXN362,200-1,089,400 MXN
NaucalpanCity702,800 MXN645,800 MXN378,800-1,057,700 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity701,400 MXN713,900 MXN341,900-1,092,200 MXN
TijuanaCity699,700 MXN727,400 MXN335,100-1,097,500 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity699,700 MXN642,800 MXN377,200-1,054,900 MXN
MonterreyCity698,200 MXN659,400 MXN369,300-1,064,100 MXN
PueblaCity698,200 MXN698,200 MXN352,000-1,085,600 MXN
GuadalajaraCity696,700 MXN669,100 MXN361,500-1,067,300 MXN
Mexico CityCity695,400 MXN735,200 MXN325,900-1,098,200 MXN
CuliacanCity675,200 MXN702,800 MXN325,800-1,057,700 MXN
CancunCity660,500 MXN675,100 MXN325,800-1,032,400 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity658,300 MXN699,700 MXN308,300-1,042,000 MXN
SaltilloCity653,200 MXN602,700 MXN351,200-988,600 MXN
AguascalientesCity650,800 MXN637,500 MXN330,900-1,000,700 MXN
HermosilloCity649,700 MXN691,200 MXN307,400-1,028,300 MXN
ReynosaCity649,700 MXN597,800 MXN351,900-983,700 MXN
AcapulcoCity648,200 MXN620,300 MXN335,800-990,700 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity646,600 MXN623,200 MXN339,100-991,100 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity645,800 MXN645,800 MXN322,600-1,000,700 MXN
QueretaroCity645,800 MXN696,700 MXN299,500-1,027,600 MXN
MexicaliCity643,400 MXN656,800 MXN315,700-1,003,800 MXN
TorreonCity642,800 MXN605,700 MXN340,400-979,600 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity641,900 MXN627,900 MXN327,800-988,600 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity638,700 MXN663,100 MXN307,400-1,000,700 MXN
MeridaCity637,500 MXN637,500 MXN318,800-986,700 MXN
MoreliaCity632,400 MXN632,400 MXN315,900-983,700 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity631,200 MXN683,400 MXN288,700-1,004,500 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity625,000 MXN587,800 MXN330,900-949,600 MXN
GuadalupeCity623,700 MXN650,800 MXN301,800-979,300 MXN
General EscobedoCity608,500 MXN632,400 MXN294,700-957,800 MXN
DurangoCity600,000 MXN589,400 MXN308,900-926,000 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity598,600 MXN552,400 MXN325,800-906,500 MXN
IrapuatoCity598,600 MXN562,600 MXN318,800-909,300 MXN
TepicCity596,100 MXN596,100 MXN299,500-922,300 MXN
CelayaCity596,100 MXN548,800 MXN320,500-899,200 MXN
IxtapalucaCity596,100 MXN642,800 MXN275,200-946,000 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity592,600 MXN639,100 MXN273,300-939,000 MXN
VillahermosaCity592,600 MXN581,300 MXN301,300-909,300 MXN
MatamorosCity592,600 MXN628,000 MXN277,400-934,900 MXN
XicoCity592,600 MXN628,000 MXN277,400-934,900 MXN
XalapaCity592,200 MXN566,900 MXN309,800-906,000 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity590,200 MXN638,700 MXN272,800-938,700 MXN
TonalaCity590,200 MXN590,200 MXN294,700-917,200 MXN
CoacalcoCity588,500 MXN552,400 MXN312,400-890,100 MXN
TolucaCity587,800 MXN553,800 MXN311,700-895,900 MXN
MazatlanCity587,800 MXN610,100 MXN283,400-922,300 MXN
CuernavacaCity582,700 MXN596,100 MXN283,700-909,300 MXN
VeracruzCity582,700 MXN596,100 MXN283,700-909,300 MXN
TampicoCity580,600 MXN559,000 MXN301,600-890,700 MXN
Los MochisCity556,000 MXN513,300 MXN301,800-840,800 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity548,800 MXN559,000 MXN267,100-852,600 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity548,500 MXN580,600 MXN257,700-864,700 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity543,200 MXN565,100 MXN263,200-854,300 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity541,700 MXN522,700 MXN283,400-832,100 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity541,700 MXN585,900 MXN251,500-862,200 MXN
EnsenadaCity541,700 MXN499,300 MXN294,700-816,900 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity539,800 MXN528,500 MXN273,000-829,000 MXN
UruapanCity538,600 MXN507,300 MXN283,700-819,000 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity538,600 MXN519,300 MXN281,500-824,800 MXN
MonclovaCity533,100 MXN553,800 MXN254,800-832,300 MXN
TehuacanCity533,100 MXN522,700 MXN272,800-818,100 MXN
CampecheCity533,000 MXN533,000 MXN267,100-828,400 MXN
NogalesCity529,600 MXN539,700 MXN261,300-828,400 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity528,600 MXN538,600 MXN259,100-824,800 MXN
BuenavistaCity528,500 MXN572,200 MXN243,000-840,800 MXN
OaxacaCity525,700 MXN525,700 MXN263,100-817,800 MXN
TapachulaCity520,900 MXN513,300 MXN266,000-805,900 MXN
PachucaCity519,300 MXN547,800 MXN243,000-818,100 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity519,300 MXN487,600 MXN273,000-786,600 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity514,300 MXN483,800 MXN273,300-780,600 MXN
MetepecCity500,100 MXN538,600 MXN231,000-794,900 MXN
La PazCity499,300 MXN528,500 MXN233,600-785,400 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity498,000 MXN519,300 MXN239,000-782,500 MXN
AcunaCity492,400 MXN472,000 MXN254,800-752,600 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity492,400 MXN502,200 MXN239,300-767,400 MXN
ChilpancingoCity487,600 MXN504,500 MXN233,600-765,100 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity487,600 MXN459,700 MXN257,700-741,500 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity485,300 MXN447,300 MXN263,200-731,700 MXN
ChetumalCity483,800 MXN472,100 MXN246,500-744,600 MXN
ChalcoCity483,800 MXN464,400 MXN249,600-739,500 MXN
SalamancaCity480,600 MXN480,600 MXN239,000-744,700 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity478,100 MXN516,100 MXN221,500-756,700 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity478,000 MXN467,700 MXN243,000-735,200 MXN
JiutepecCity476,600 MXN504,500 MXN225,700-757,300 MXN
Boca del RioCity476,600 MXN504,500 MXN225,700-754,900 MXN
Poza RicaCity472,100 MXN453,200 MXN245,300-721,600 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity472,100 MXN510,200 MXN217,900-752,600 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity471,700 MXN480,600 MXN231,000-735,500 MXN
CordobaCity467,700 MXN478,000 MXN231,000-731,700 MXN
ChicoloapanCity467,700 MXN467,700 MXN233,600-725,700 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity467,100 MXN430,000 MXN252,300-707,600 MXN
CuautlaCity466,300 MXN428,400 MXN249,600-701,400 MXN
DeliciasCity437,900 MXN457,300 MXN209,500-691,200 MXN
ManzanilloCity436,200 MXN403,100 MXN237,400-663,200 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity433,400 MXN442,300 MXN210,500-677,100 MXN
San Juan del RioCity433,400 MXN409,000 MXN231,000-660,500 MXN
ColimaCity431,300 MXN431,300 MXN216,800-671,000 MXN
IgualaCity431,100 MXN414,000 MXN221,500-659,400 MXN
GuaymasCity428,400 MXN401,300 MXN228,500-649,700 MXN
FresnilloCity425,100 MXN450,300 MXN200,000-671,000 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity424,300 MXN415,900 MXN215,100-652,200 MXN
ZacatecasCity421,400 MXN437,300 MXN201,100-658,300 MXN
NavojoaCity421,400 MXN454,300 MXN191,600-665,300 MXN
MinatitlanCity420,100 MXN420,100 MXN209,500-652,200 MXN
OrizabaCity417,200 MXN407,300 MXN210,500-641,900 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity412,000 MXN444,300 MXN190,500-653,200 MXN


Immigration Executive in Mexico: FAQs

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

    An immigration executive in Mexico earns about 46,883 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 562,600 MXN.

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

    Entry-level immigration executives in Mexico start near 265,000 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 890,100 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 389,200 and 790,300 MXN.

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

    The median is 596,800 MXN, higher than the average of 562,600 MXN. Half of immigration executives in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as an immigration executive in Mexico earn around 12% more than women on average (598,600 vs 535,800 MXN a year).

  • Do immigration executives in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 33% of immigration executives in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.

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

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

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

    An immigration executive in Mexico sees a raise of around 11% every 18 months, equivalent to roughly 7% a year.