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Average Irrigation Engineer Salary in Mexico for 2026

An irrigation engineer in Mexico earns about 351,900 MXN a year. That's 12% 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 180,300 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 539,700 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 irrigation engineer make in Mexico?

Average salary
351,900 MXN
29,325 MXN per month
Lowest reported
180,300 MXN
15,025 MXN per month
Highest reported
539,700 MXN
44,975 MXN per month

A typical irrigation engineer working in Mexico brings home around 29,325 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 180,300 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 539,700 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 irrigation 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 irrigation 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 irrigation engineers in Mexico earn less than 345,100 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 233,900 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 433,400 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of irrigation engineers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 180,300 MXN. The highest stretch to 539,700 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.

180,300
Low
345,100
Median
539,700
High
233,900
25th
433,400
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Irrigation engineer pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    201,100 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +31% from previous
    263,100 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +40% from previous
    367,900 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +20% from previous
    440,200 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    480,600 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +8% from previous
    519,300 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 40%. That is the point at which a irrigation 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.

Irrigation engineer pay by education in Mexico

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    247,800 MXN
  • Master's Degree
    +78% from previous
    442,200 MXN

Irrigation 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 irrigation engineers in Mexico earn an average of 376,800 MXN a year, while female irrigation engineers earn around 327,300 MXN. That works out to a 15% 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.

Irrigation Engineer gender pay gap

13%

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

Men 376,800 MXN
Women 327,300 MXN

Pay raises for an irrigation 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

Irrigation 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.

28%

28% of irrigation engineers in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an irrigation engineer 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 1% to 3% of base salary. The remaining 72% of irrigation 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

Irrigation 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

Irrigation engineer salary by city in Mexico

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

  • Guadalajara
  • Zapopan
  • Puebla
  • Mexico City
  • Monterrey
  • Saltillo
  • Aguascalientes
  • Leon
  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Naucalpan
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
GuadalajaraCity464,400 MXN472,100 MXN228,500-722,100 MXN
ZapopanCity455,400 MXN444,300 MXN232,900-698,200 MXN
PueblaCity451,000 MXN467,100 MXN215,100-707,600 MXN
Mexico CityCity448,500 MXN437,900 MXN227,600-689,900 MXN
MonterreyCity447,700 MXN414,000 MXN240,500-679,200 MXN
SaltilloCity445,100 MXN445,100 MXN222,300-689,900 MXN
AguascalientesCity442,300 MXN417,200 MXN233,600-671,000 MXN
LeonCity437,900 MXN414,000 MXN232,400-669,100 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity433,400 MXN433,400 MXN216,800-674,100 MXN
NaucalpanCity433,400 MXN433,400 MXN216,800-674,100 MXN
TijuanaCity431,300 MXN459,300 MXN205,700-683,800 MXN
CancunCity430,500 MXN415,900 MXN225,700-660,500 MXN
GuadalupeCity425,100 MXN450,300 MXN200,000-674,100 MXN
ChihuahuaCity425,100 MXN433,400 MXN208,600-663,100 MXN
AcapulcoCity424,900 MXN431,300 MXN208,600-663,200 MXN
QueretaroCity424,300 MXN457,300 MXN194,600-674,100 MXN
MexicaliCity424,300 MXN404,600 MXN221,500-648,200 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity421,400 MXN403,100 MXN217,900-643,400 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity419,400 MXN450,300 MXN192,600-663,100 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity417,200 MXN407,300 MXN210,500-643,400 MXN
HermosilloCity413,900 MXN404,600 MXN209,500-639,100 MXN
CuliacanCity413,900 MXN437,900 MXN194,600-653,200 MXN
TolucaCity409,000 MXN377,200 MXN218,900-618,800 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity407,300 MXN424,300 MXN196,800-641,900 MXN
TorreonCity407,300 MXN376,800 MXN218,900-615,700 MXN
MeridaCity407,100 MXN420,800 MXN196,800-639,100 MXN
DurangoCity404,600 MXN381,800 MXN214,000-615,700 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity403,100 MXN403,100 MXN201,100-625,000 MXN
MoreliaCity403,100 MXN417,100 MXN191,600-631,200 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity398,300 MXN367,900 MXN214,000-602,700 MXN
ReynosaCity398,300 MXN398,300 MXN197,600-615,300 MXN
MazatlanCity394,800 MXN419,400 MXN185,100-623,200 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity392,300 MXN369,900 MXN207,700-595,300 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity388,100 MXN414,000 MXN183,700-615,700 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity384,500 MXN415,900 MXN175,900-610,100 MXN
XalapaCity384,500 MXN392,300 MXN189,300-598,600 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity384,200 MXN390,000 MXN187,300-596,800 MXN
IxtapalucaCity384,200 MXN413,900 MXN176,800-608,500 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity384,200 MXN413,900 MXN176,800-607,400 MXN
VeracruzCity381,800 MXN363,000 MXN197,600-580,600 MXN
CuernavacaCity377,200 MXN361,500 MXN196,800-576,500 MXN
IrapuatoCity376,800 MXN344,600 MXN204,700-565,100 MXN
TampicoCity375,200 MXN384,200 MXN183,700-583,000 MXN
MatamorosCity371,100 MXN363,000 MXN190,500-571,300 MXN
XicoCity369,900 MXN361,500 MXN189,300-568,500 MXN
TepicCity369,300 MXN385,300 MXN180,300-582,700 MXN
TonalaCity369,300 MXN384,500 MXN175,900-580,600 MXN
General EscobedoCity367,900 MXN388,100 MXN172,400-580,600 MXN
Los MochisCity367,900 MXN367,900 MXN183,700-566,900 MXN
CoacalcoCity366,200 MXN335,800 MXN197,600-552,400 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity362,200 MXN384,200 MXN169,000-568,500 MXN
EnsenadaCity361,600 MXN361,600 MXN180,500-559,000 MXN
OaxacaCity361,600 MXN375,200 MXN172,400-565,100 MXN
CelayaCity359,900 MXN359,900 MXN180,500-556,000 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity359,900 MXN339,100 MXN190,500-543,200 MXN
VillahermosaCity357,700 MXN335,800 MXN190,500-544,800 MXN
PachucaCity357,300 MXN348,300 MXN181,600-548,500 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity352,000 MXN322,600 MXN190,500-528,600 MXN
TehuacanCity351,900 MXN330,700 MXN187,500-533,000 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity351,900 MXN339,100 MXN183,600-535,900 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity345,700 MXN376,800 MXN159,400-552,400 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity344,600 MXN351,200 MXN169,000-538,600 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity344,600 MXN351,200 MXN169,000-538,600 MXN
AcunaCity340,400 MXN349,300 MXN168,100-533,100 MXN
La PazCity340,000 MXN330,900 MXN172,400-522,700 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity340,000 MXN330,900 MXN172,400-522,700 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity340,000 MXN325,800 MXN176,800-518,300 MXN
NogalesCity339,100 MXN325,800 MXN174,000-514,800 MXN
BuenavistaCity335,800 MXN365,400 MXN154,700-535,800 MXN
UruapanCity332,100 MXN308,900 MXN180,500-504,400 MXN
CampecheCity327,300 MXN341,400 MXN159,100-518,300 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity325,800 MXN341,900 MXN152,000-513,300 MXN
JiutepecCity320,500 MXN313,700 MXN163,800-496,100 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity318,800 MXN318,800 MXN159,400-493,000 MXN
ChicoloapanCity318,800 MXN330,700 MXN152,000-498,000 MXN
ChilpancingoCity317,700 MXN340,000 MXN151,800-504,400 MXN
MetepecCity315,900 MXN341,400 MXN146,200-501,400 MXN
MonclovaCity315,900 MXN335,100 MXN150,000-498,000 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity315,900 MXN292,000 MXN172,200-476,600 MXN
ChetumalCity315,700 MXN294,700 MXN168,100-476,600 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity314,500 MXN294,300 MXN164,200-475,700 MXN
TapachulaCity312,400 MXN292,000 MXN163,800-472,100 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity312,400 MXN299,500 MXN161,300-475,700 MXN
ChalcoCity305,600 MXN312,400 MXN150,000-475,700 MXN
CuautlaCity301,600 MXN301,600 MXN152,100-467,700 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity299,500 MXN320,500 MXN137,400-472,100 MXN
Poza RicaCity297,000 MXN305,600 MXN148,300-466,900 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity296,000 MXN273,300 MXN159,400-447,300 MXN
CordobaCity294,700 MXN282,300 MXN152,300-450,300 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity292,000 MXN279,400 MXN152,100-447,300 MXN
SalamancaCity292,000 MXN301,700 MXN138,800-459,700 MXN
Boca del RioCity290,800 MXN282,500 MXN148,300-447,300 MXN
ColimaCity288,700 MXN301,300 MXN138,200-454,900 MXN
San Juan del RioCity288,700 MXN267,100 MXN158,700-436,200 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity283,700 MXN309,800 MXN130,400-455,400 MXN
DeliciasCity283,400 MXN301,800 MXN134,600-447,300 MXN
ManzanilloCity283,400 MXN283,400 MXN142,300-436,200 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity282,500 MXN308,900 MXN128,900-453,200 MXN
FresnilloCity282,300 MXN275,500 MXN142,300-437,300 MXN
MinatitlanCity279,400 MXN292,000 MXN136,100-437,900 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity273,300 MXN254,800 MXN142,300-413,900 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity273,000 MXN273,000 MXN137,400-425,100 MXN
ZacatecasCity272,800 MXN286,400 MXN125,700-431,100 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity271,300 MXN259,100 MXN138,800-413,900 MXN
OrizabaCity268,900 MXN253,400 MXN143,200-407,300 MXN
IgualaCity267,100 MXN273,300 MXN128,900-419,400 MXN
NavojoaCity261,300 MXN283,400 MXN119,700-415,900 MXN
GuaymasCity258,400 MXN237,400 MXN139,100-386,400 MXN

Irrigation Engineer in Mexico: FAQs

  • How much does an irrigation engineer make per month in Mexico?

    An irrigation engineer in Mexico earns about 29,325 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 351,900 MXN.

  • What's the salary range for an irrigation engineer in Mexico?

    Entry-level irrigation engineers in Mexico start near 180,300 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 539,700 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 233,900 and 433,400 MXN.

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

    The median is 345,100 MXN, lower than the average of 351,900 MXN. Half of irrigation engineers in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as an irrigation engineer in Mexico earn around 15% more than women on average (376,800 vs 327,300 MXN a year).

  • Do irrigation engineers in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 28% of irrigation engineers in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 1% to 3% of base salary.

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

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

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

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