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Average Interior Designer Salary in Mexico for 2026

An interior designer in Mexico earns about 403,100 MXN a year. That's 1% roughly in line with 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 216,800 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 607,400 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 interior designer make in Mexico?

Average salary
403,100 MXN
33,591 MXN per month
Lowest reported
216,800 MXN
18,066 MXN per month
Highest reported
607,400 MXN
50,616 MXN per month

A typical interior designer working in Mexico brings home around 33,591 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 216,800 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 607,400 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 interior designer 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 interior designer 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 interior designers in Mexico earn less than 369,300 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 265,000 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 451,000 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of interior designers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 216,800 MXN. The highest stretch to 607,400 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.

216,800
Low
369,300
Median
607,400
High
265,000
25th
451,000
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Interior designer pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    252,300 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +26% from previous
    317,700 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +32% from previous
    420,100 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +18% from previous
    496,100 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +11% from previous
    548,800 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +6% from previous
    582,700 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 32%. That is the point at which a interior designer 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.

Interior designer pay by education in Mexico

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

  • High School
    308,900 MXN
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +12% from previous
    345,700 MXN
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +32% from previous
    454,900 MXN
  • Master's Degree
    +24% from previous
    563,300 MXN

Interior designer gender pay gap in Mexico

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Mexico is no exception. Male interior designers in Mexico earn an average of 417,200 MXN a year, while female interior designers earn around 384,500 MXN. That works out to a 9% 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.

Interior Designer gender pay gap

8%

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

Men 417,200 MXN
Women 384,500 MXN

Pay raises for an interior designer 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

Interior designer 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 interior designers in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an interior designer 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 interior designers 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

Interior designer: 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

Interior designer salary by city in Mexico

Interior designer 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
  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Culiacan
  • San Luis Potosi
  • Hermosillo
  • Saltillo
  • Guadalajara
  • Guadalupe
  • Puebla
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
AguascalientesCity502,200 MXN502,200 MXN249,600-778,500 MXN
Mexico CityCity500,100 MXN459,300 MXN271,300-754,900 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity499,300 MXN528,500 MXN233,600-788,000 MXN
CuliacanCity498,500 MXN467,100 MXN263,900-757,300 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity498,500 MXN537,300 MXN227,600-790,300 MXN
HermosilloCity496,100 MXN454,900 MXN267,100-746,600 MXN
SaltilloCity493,000 MXN524,400 MXN232,900-780,700 MXN
GuadalajaraCity493,000 MXN501,400 MXN239,300-768,900 MXN
GuadalupeCity492,700 MXN466,300 MXN263,200-751,100 MXN
PueblaCity492,400 MXN480,300 MXN249,600-757,600 MXN
MexicaliCity492,400 MXN472,000 MXN254,800-752,600 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity487,600 MXN504,500 MXN233,600-765,100 MXN
TijuanaCity485,200 MXN457,300 MXN257,700-739,500 MXN
AcapulcoCity483,800 MXN492,700 MXN239,000-754,900 MXN
MonterreyCity480,600 MXN498,000 MXN231,000-751,700 MXN
LeonCity480,300 MXN480,300 MXN239,300-745,000 MXN
ZapopanCity475,700 MXN437,300 MXN258,400-717,900 MXN
QueretaroCity472,100 MXN510,300 MXN216,800-748,600 MXN
CancunCity472,100 MXN453,200 MXN245,300-721,600 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity472,000 MXN454,300 MXN246,200-724,300 MXN
MoreliaCity471,700 MXN460,500 MXN239,000-724,000 MXN
ChihuahuaCity467,100 MXN476,600 MXN228,000-732,400 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity466,900 MXN431,100 MXN253,400-705,500 MXN
TorreonCity466,900 MXN485,300 MXN225,700-733,300 MXN
NaucalpanCity464,900 MXN492,700 MXN221,500-735,200 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity460,500 MXN460,500 MXN231,000-713,900 MXN
MeridaCity459,300 MXN451,000 MXN233,600-707,700 MXN
ReynosaCity457,300 MXN485,300 MXN214,000-722,100 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity453,200 MXN460,500 MXN222,300-706,200 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity447,300 MXN436,200 MXN227,600-688,900 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity445,100 MXN480,600 MXN205,700-706,200 MXN
DurangoCity444,300 MXN444,300 MXN222,300-691,200 MXN
General EscobedoCity440,200 MXN415,900 MXN233,600-672,600 MXN
CelayaCity440,200 MXN467,100 MXN207,700-696,700 MXN
TolucaCity437,900 MXN454,900 MXN209,500-689,900 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity436,200 MXN412,000 MXN232,900-664,500 MXN
TepicCity433,400 MXN425,100 MXN222,300-670,600 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity431,300 MXN459,300 MXN205,700-683,800 MXN
MatamorosCity430,000 MXN394,500 MXN232,400-649,700 MXN
IxtapalucaCity426,700 MXN462,300 MXN195,200-681,900 MXN
TampicoCity426,700 MXN437,300 MXN209,700-665,300 MXN
VeracruzCity426,700 MXN412,000 MXN221,500-656,800 MXN
XalapaCity424,900 MXN431,300 MXN207,700-663,200 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity424,900 MXN407,300 MXN218,900-650,800 MXN
TonalaCity421,400 MXN412,000 MXN212,500-645,800 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity420,100 MXN420,100 MXN209,500-653,200 MXN
CoacalcoCity417,100 MXN433,800 MXN201,100-659,400 MXN
IrapuatoCity415,900 MXN430,500 MXN197,600-652,200 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity414,000 MXN447,300 MXN190,500-658,300 MXN
MazatlanCity413,900 MXN388,100 MXN221,500-629,800 MXN
EnsenadaCity413,900 MXN437,900 MXN194,600-653,200 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity409,000 MXN419,400 MXN200,000-639,100 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity407,100 MXN383,300 MXN215,100-618,800 MXN
VillahermosaCity407,100 MXN407,100 MXN205,700-629,800 MXN
XicoCity399,900 MXN367,200 MXN215,100-605,700 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity399,900 MXN431,300 MXN185,100-639,100 MXN
CuernavacaCity398,300 MXN383,300 MXN207,700-608,500 MXN
PachucaCity397,900 MXN367,900 MXN215,100-603,400 MXN
OaxacaCity394,500 MXN386,400 MXN201,100-608,500 MXN
UruapanCity394,500 MXN412,000 MXN192,000-619,800 MXN
Los MochisCity394,500 MXN417,100 MXN187,500-625,000 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity392,300 MXN362,200 MXN210,500-592,200 MXN
TehuacanCity386,400 MXN386,400 MXN191,600-598,600 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity384,200 MXN367,900 MXN197,600-583,000 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity384,200 MXN388,100 MXN187,300-595,300 MXN
AcunaCity378,300 MXN384,500 MXN185,100-590,200 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity376,800 MXN361,600 MXN196,800-575,100 MXN
CampecheCity372,600 MXN366,200 MXN192,000-574,200 MXN
La PazCity367,900 MXN339,100 MXN197,600-553,400 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity367,200 MXN367,200 MXN183,700-572,200 MXN
MonclovaCity367,200 MXN345,700 MXN196,800-559,000 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity366,200 MXN345,100 MXN194,600-555,800 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity365,400 MXN378,300 MXN174,000-572,200 MXN
BuenavistaCity365,400 MXN392,300 MXN168,100-578,500 MXN
ChalcoCity361,600 MXN367,900 MXN176,800-562,200 MXN
JiutepecCity361,500 MXN332,100 MXN196,800-548,800 MXN
NogalesCity357,300 MXN341,400 MXN187,500-545,300 MXN
SalamancaCity354,000 MXN349,300 MXN181,600-545,300 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity353,600 MXN376,800 MXN168,100-559,000 MXN
MetepecCity353,600 MXN383,300 MXN161,600-563,000 MXN
TapachulaCity353,600 MXN353,600 MXN175,900-548,500 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity351,900 MXN363,000 MXN169,000-552,400 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity351,900 MXN366,200 MXN169,000-552,400 MXN
ChilpancingoCity349,300 MXN325,900 MXN183,700-528,500 MXN
CuautlaCity348,300 MXN369,900 MXN163,800-551,200 MXN
ChetumalCity345,700 MXN345,700 MXN172,400-535,900 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity345,100 MXN371,100 MXN159,100-548,500 MXN
Poza RicaCity341,400 MXN348,300 MXN167,100-533,000 MXN
Boca del RioCity339,100 MXN308,300 MXN183,600-510,000 MXN
ChicoloapanCity339,100 MXN330,700 MXN172,200-518,900 MXN
CordobaCity332,100 MXN319,600 MXN172,200-510,200 MXN
ColimaCity330,700 MXN322,600 MXN167,100-507,300 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity330,700 MXN357,300 MXN152,100-524,700 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity327,800 MXN349,300 MXN152,300-519,300 MXN
San Juan del RioCity322,600 MXN335,800 MXN154,700-507,300 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity319,600 MXN308,900 MXN168,100-489,500 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity315,900 MXN305,600 MXN163,800-485,300 MXN
ZacatecasCity315,900 MXN299,500 MXN167,100-483,400 MXN
ManzanilloCity313,700 MXN335,100 MXN150,000-499,300 MXN
FresnilloCity309,800 MXN282,500 MXN168,100-464,900 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity309,800 MXN332,100 MXN142,300-491,000 MXN
DeliciasCity309,800 MXN288,700 MXN161,600-467,700 MXN
IgualaCity308,900 MXN314,500 MXN151,800-478,000 MXN
OrizabaCity307,400 MXN307,400 MXN152,300-475,700 MXN
MinatitlanCity299,500 MXN292,000 MXN152,000-459,300 MXN
NavojoaCity294,700 MXN313,700 MXN136,100-464,900 MXN
GuaymasCity294,700 MXN308,900 MXN142,300-464,400 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity288,700 MXN288,700 MXN146,200-451,000 MXN

Interior Designer in Mexico: FAQs

  • How much does an interior designer make per month in Mexico?

    An interior designer in Mexico earns about 33,591 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 403,100 MXN.

  • What's the salary range for an interior designer in Mexico?

    Entry-level interior designers in Mexico start near 216,800 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 607,400 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 265,000 and 451,000 MXN.

  • Is the median interior designer salary in Mexico higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 369,300 MXN, lower than the average of 403,100 MXN. Half of interior designers in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for interior designers in Mexico?

    Men working as an interior designer in Mexico earn around 9% more than women on average (417,200 vs 384,500 MXN a year).

  • Do interior designers in Mexico get bonuses?

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

  • Do interior designers earn more in the public or private sector in Mexico?

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

  • How often do interior designers in Mexico get a pay raise?

    An interior designer in Mexico sees a raise of around 11% every 19 months, equivalent to roughly 7% a year.