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Average Marine Engineer Salary in Mexico for 2026

A marine engineer in Mexico earns about 369,900 MXN a year. That's 7% 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 175,900 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 580,600 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 marine engineer make in Mexico?

Average salary
369,900 MXN
30,825 MXN per month
Lowest reported
175,900 MXN
14,658 MXN per month
Highest reported
580,600 MXN
48,383 MXN per month

A typical marine engineer working in Mexico brings home around 30,825 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 175,900 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 580,600 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 marine 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 marine 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 marine engineers in Mexico earn less than 384,500 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 252,300 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 502,200 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of marine engineers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 175,900 MXN. The highest stretch to 580,600 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.

175,900
Low
384,500
Median
580,600
High
252,300
25th
502,200
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Marine engineer pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    207,700 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +42% from previous
    294,300 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +31% from previous
    386,400 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +24% from previous
    478,100 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +6% from previous
    504,500 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +10% from previous
    553,400 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 42%. That is the point at which a marine 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.

Marine engineer pay by education in Mexico

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    325,900 MXN
  • Master's Degree
    +43% from previous
    467,100 MXN

Marine 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 marine engineers in Mexico earn an average of 389,200 MXN a year, while female marine engineers earn around 361,600 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.

Marine Engineer gender pay gap

7%

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

Men 389,200 MXN
Women 361,600 MXN

Pay raises for a marine 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

Marine 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.

31%

31% of marine engineers in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a marine 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 0% to 4% of base salary. The remaining 69% of marine 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

Marine 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

Marine engineer salary by city in Mexico

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

  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Guadalajara
  • Zapopan
  • Aguascalientes
  • Monterrey
  • Puebla
  • Acapulco
  • Naucalpan
  • Leon
  • Mexico City
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Ecatepec de MorelosCity480,300 MXN453,200 MXN254,700-732,400 MXN
GuadalajaraCity464,900 MXN472,100 MXN227,600-727,400 MXN
ZapopanCity464,900 MXN485,300 MXN221,500-731,700 MXN
AguascalientesCity464,400 MXN491,000 MXN216,800-731,700 MXN
MonterreyCity454,900 MXN447,300 MXN232,400-702,800 MXN
PueblaCity454,300 MXN417,200 MXN245,300-684,900 MXN
AcapulcoCity451,000 MXN459,300 MXN218,900-702,800 MXN
NaucalpanCity448,500 MXN421,400 MXN237,400-680,100 MXN
LeonCity448,500 MXN475,700 MXN209,700-707,700 MXN
Mexico CityCity447,300 MXN466,300 MXN214,000-701,400 MXN
MexicaliCity445,100 MXN425,100 MXN232,900-680,100 MXN
GuadalupeCity442,300 MXN442,300 MXN218,900-683,800 MXN
CuliacanCity440,200 MXN440,200 MXN218,900-683,800 MXN
ChihuahuaCity437,900 MXN448,500 MXN214,000-683,800 MXN
HermosilloCity437,300 MXN454,300 MXN209,700-683,800 MXN
TorreonCity437,300 MXN426,700 MXN221,500-674,100 MXN
TijuanaCity436,200 MXN436,200 MXN217,900-679,200 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity433,400 MXN467,700 MXN200,000-692,500 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity431,100 MXN412,000 MXN221,500-658,300 MXN
ReynosaCity430,500 MXN404,600 MXN228,000-658,300 MXN
MoreliaCity426,700 MXN394,800 MXN232,900-648,200 MXN
SaltilloCity424,900 MXN397,900 MXN225,300-645,800 MXN
MeridaCity421,400 MXN385,300 MXN228,500-633,300 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity420,800 MXN457,300 MXN194,600-671,000 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity420,800 MXN448,500 MXN197,600-669,100 MXN
CancunCity420,800 MXN404,600 MXN221,500-648,200 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity419,400 MXN425,100 MXN205,700-650,700 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity417,200 MXN407,300 MXN210,500-641,900 MXN
TonalaCity415,900 MXN383,300 MXN225,700-628,000 MXN
MatamorosCity413,900 MXN430,000 MXN197,600-649,700 MXN
QueretaroCity409,000 MXN442,300 MXN189,300-650,700 MXN
TolucaCity409,000 MXN399,900 MXN208,600-627,900 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity407,300 MXN424,300 MXN196,800-641,900 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity407,100 MXN384,200 MXN215,100-619,000 MXN
VillahermosaCity407,100 MXN430,000 MXN192,000-643,400 MXN
DurangoCity404,600 MXN431,100 MXN192,000-639,900 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity403,100 MXN369,300 MXN216,800-607,400 MXN
MazatlanCity399,900 MXN399,900 MXN200,000-619,800 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity390,000 MXN420,800 MXN180,500-619,800 MXN
CuernavacaCity389,200 MXN372,600 MXN204,700-596,100 MXN
XalapaCity388,100 MXN396,300 MXN192,000-606,400 MXN
TampicoCity388,100 MXN396,300 MXN192,000-607,400 MXN
TepicCity386,400 MXN357,300 MXN208,600-583,000 MXN
CoacalcoCity384,500 MXN377,200 MXN196,800-592,200 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity384,500 MXN384,500 MXN191,600-596,800 MXN
XicoCity384,200 MXN396,300 MXN183,700-598,600 MXN
EnsenadaCity384,200 MXN361,600 MXN204,700-581,000 MXN
General EscobedoCity382,600 MXN382,600 MXN192,600-595,300 MXN
IrapuatoCity382,600 MXN377,200 MXN196,800-592,600 MXN
VeracruzCity381,800 MXN366,200 MXN197,600-581,000 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity378,300 MXN399,900 MXN175,900-596,800 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity375,200 MXN406,300 MXN172,400-596,100 MXN
CelayaCity371,100 MXN352,000 MXN197,600-565,100 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity371,100 MXN357,700 MXN191,600-568,500 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity369,900 MXN377,200 MXN181,600-576,500 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity369,900 MXN382,600 MXN175,900-581,300 MXN
Los MochisCity365,400 MXN341,400 MXN191,600-552,400 MXN
IxtapalucaCity365,400 MXN394,800 MXN167,100-578,500 MXN
UruapanCity362,200 MXN353,600 MXN185,100-556,000 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity362,200 MXN353,600 MXN185,100-556,000 MXN
CampecheCity361,500 MXN332,100 MXN196,800-548,800 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity352,000 MXN352,000 MXN174,000-544,800 MXN
OaxacaCity352,000 MXN320,500 MXN189,300-528,500 MXN
MonclovaCity348,300 MXN348,300 MXN174,000-541,700 MXN
TehuacanCity345,100 MXN366,200 MXN161,300-543,200 MXN
TapachulaCity344,600 MXN367,900 MXN161,600-548,800 MXN
La PazCity341,900 MXN357,300 MXN163,800-539,800 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity341,900 MXN352,000 MXN167,100-537,300 MXN
PachucaCity341,400 MXN354,000 MXN163,800-537,300 MXN
NogalesCity340,400 MXN327,800 MXN175,900-520,900 MXN
Poza RicaCity339,100 MXN345,100 MXN164,200-524,300 MXN
BuenavistaCity339,100 MXN365,400 MXN154,700-537,300 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity332,500 MXN317,700 MXN172,400-510,000 MXN
AcunaCity332,500 MXN340,400 MXN161,600-519,300 MXN
ChilpancingoCity327,800 MXN327,800 MXN161,600-507,300 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity325,800 MXN301,700 MXN172,200-492,400 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity325,800 MXN341,900 MXN152,000-510,200 MXN
MetepecCity325,600 MXN351,900 MXN151,800-518,300 MXN
ChicoloapanCity325,600 MXN297,000 MXN174,000-491,000 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity322,600 MXN308,300 MXN167,100-493,000 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity319,600 MXN344,600 MXN148,300-510,300 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity318,800 MXN311,700 MXN161,300-489,500 MXN
ChalcoCity317,700 MXN325,600 MXN157,600-499,300 MXN
CuautlaCity315,900 MXN299,500 MXN167,100-480,300 MXN
CordobaCity315,700 MXN301,300 MXN161,600-480,300 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity315,700 MXN309,800 MXN159,500-483,800 MXN
ColimaCity314,500 MXN286,400 MXN169,000-472,000 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity313,700 MXN340,400 MXN146,200-500,100 MXN
SalamancaCity308,900 MXN282,300 MXN164,200-466,300 MXN
Boca del RioCity308,300 MXN322,600 MXN150,000-487,600 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity308,300 MXN308,300 MXN154,700-478,000 MXN
JiutepecCity301,700 MXN313,700 MXN148,300-478,100 MXN
ChetumalCity301,600 MXN319,600 MXN142,300-476,600 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity299,500 MXN283,700 MXN154,700-455,400 MXN
IgualaCity296,000 MXN301,600 MXN146,200-462,300 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity296,000 MXN282,500 MXN154,700-454,300 MXN
OrizabaCity294,700 MXN312,400 MXN139,100-464,400 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity294,700 MXN275,500 MXN157,600-447,700 MXN
ZacatecasCity294,300 MXN294,300 MXN148,300-454,900 MXN
GuaymasCity288,100 MXN283,400 MXN148,300-442,300 MXN
San Juan del RioCity288,100 MXN281,500 MXN148,300-442,200 MXN
FresnilloCity283,400 MXN294,300 MXN136,200-442,300 MXN
ManzanilloCity283,400 MXN265,000 MXN150,000-426,700 MXN
DeliciasCity282,500 MXN282,500 MXN143,200-440,200 MXN
MinatitlanCity281,500 MXN259,100 MXN152,000-424,900 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity279,400 MXN301,600 MXN129,000-444,300 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity275,800 MXN294,700 MXN128,500-437,300 MXN
NavojoaCity263,100 MXN282,500 MXN119,900-417,100 MXN

Marine Engineer in Mexico: FAQs

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

    A marine engineer in Mexico earns about 30,825 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 369,900 MXN.

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

    Entry-level marine engineers in Mexico start near 175,900 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 580,600 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 252,300 and 502,200 MXN.

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

    The median is 384,500 MXN, higher than the average of 369,900 MXN. Half of marine engineers in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a marine engineer in Mexico earn around 8% more than women on average (389,200 vs 361,600 MXN a year).

  • Do marine engineers in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 31% of marine engineers in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.

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

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

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

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