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Average Oil Trader Salary in Mexico for 2026

An oil trader in Mexico earns about 493,000 MXN a year. That's 24% 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 263,200 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 748,600 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 an oil trader make in Mexico?

Average salary
493,000 MXN
41,083 MXN per month
Lowest reported
263,200 MXN
21,933 MXN per month
Highest reported
748,600 MXN
62,383 MXN per month

A typical oil trader working in Mexico brings home around 41,083 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 263,200 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 748,600 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 oil trader 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 oil trader 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 oil traders in Mexico earn less than 466,300 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 325,900 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 572,200 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of oil traders sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 263,200 MXN. The highest stretch to 748,600 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.

263,200
Low
466,300
Median
748,600
High
325,900
25th
572,200
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Oil trader pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    301,300 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +23% from previous
    369,900 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +42% from previous
    524,400 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +17% from previous
    612,500 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +10% from previous
    671,000 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +6% from previous
    712,100 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 oil trader 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.

Oil trader pay by education in Mexico

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

  • High School
    369,900 MXN
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +39% from previous
    514,800 MXN
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +42% from previous
    732,400 MXN

Oil trader gender pay gap in Mexico

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Mexico is no exception. Male oil traders in Mexico earn an average of 514,800 MXN a year, while female oil traders earn around 459,300 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.

Oil Trader gender pay gap

11%

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

Men 514,800 MXN
Women 459,300 MXN

Pay raises for an oil trader 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 12% every 17 months, which works out to roughly 8% 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

Oil trader 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.

27%

27% of oil traders in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an oil trader 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 73% of oil traders 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

Oil trader: 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

Oil trader salary by city in Mexico

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

  • Mexico City
  • Guadalajara
  • Tijuana
  • Monterrey
  • Nezahualcoyotl
  • Naucalpan
  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Puebla
  • Leon
  • Zapopan
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Mexico CityCity641,900 MXN602,700 MXN340,400-973,800 MXN
GuadalajaraCity638,700 MXN610,100 MXN330,900-975,700 MXN
TijuanaCity632,400 MXN620,300 MXN322,600-975,700 MXN
MonterreyCity629,800 MXN629,800 MXN315,700-976,300 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity626,800 MXN639,100 MXN308,900-976,300 MXN
NaucalpanCity623,200 MXN648,200 MXN297,000-976,300 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity612,500 MXN633,300 MXN294,700-958,700 MXN
PueblaCity606,400 MXN642,800 MXN283,700-960,900 MXN
LeonCity605,700 MXN556,000 MXN325,900-915,100 MXN
ZapopanCity600,000 MXN563,300 MXN317,700-913,400 MXN
ChihuahuaCity596,800 MXN573,500 MXN312,400-913,400 MXN
SaltilloCity587,800 MXN610,100 MXN283,400-923,000 MXN
MexicaliCity581,000 MXN592,600 MXN283,700-907,100 MXN
GuadalupeCity575,100 MXN562,600 MXN294,300-887,100 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity573,500 MXN539,800 MXN301,700-874,300 MXN
QueretaroCity572,200 MXN615,300 MXN263,100-907,100 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity572,200 MXN572,200 MXN283,700-887,100 MXN
CuliacanCity568,500 MXN558,300 MXN288,700-878,900 MXN
MoreliaCity563,300 MXN598,600 MXN266,000-895,900 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity563,000 MXN519,300 MXN301,700-851,200 MXN
AguascalientesCity562,200 MXN518,300 MXN301,700-847,000 MXN
HermosilloCity559,000 MXN524,300 MXN296,000-851,200 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity559,000 MXN535,900 MXN292,000-858,400 MXN
MeridaCity558,300 MXN592,200 MXN263,100-884,700 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity555,800 MXN576,500 MXN266,000-870,700 MXN
TolucaCity553,800 MXN553,800 MXN275,800-858,100 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity552,400 MXN595,300 MXN252,300-877,300 MXN
AcapulcoCity551,200 MXN528,600 MXN288,100-843,600 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity548,800 MXN537,300 MXN277,400-843,600 MXN
CancunCity547,800 MXN559,000 MXN268,900-858,100 MXN
VeracruzCity543,200 MXN555,800 MXN266,000-851,200 MXN
TorreonCity539,800 MXN539,800 MXN271,300-836,500 MXN
TonalaCity539,700 MXN573,500 MXN254,700-854,300 MXN
ReynosaCity537,300 MXN559,000 MXN257,700-843,600 MXN
General EscobedoCity537,300 MXN524,300 MXN275,200-825,900 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity535,900 MXN580,600 MXN246,500-855,200 MXN
DurangoCity535,800 MXN493,000 MXN290,800-810,400 MXN
VillahermosaCity533,000 MXN491,000 MXN286,400-807,900 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity529,600 MXN571,300 MXN243,000-843,600 MXN
XicoCity529,600 MXN499,300 MXN281,500-803,400 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity528,600 MXN559,000 MXN247,800-836,800 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity524,700 MXN535,800 MXN258,400-816,000 MXN
MatamorosCity524,400 MXN492,400 MXN275,500-792,900 MXN
XalapaCity518,900 MXN499,300 MXN271,300-792,900 MXN
IrapuatoCity518,300 MXN518,300 MXN257,700-799,300 MXN
EnsenadaCity516,100 MXN537,300 MXN246,500-810,400 MXN
TampicoCity514,800 MXN496,100 MXN268,900-790,300 MXN
CoacalcoCity514,300 MXN514,300 MXN258,400-794,900 MXN
MazatlanCity510,200 MXN500,100 MXN261,300-788,000 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity507,300 MXN548,500 MXN232,400-807,900 MXN
CelayaCity504,300 MXN524,300 MXN240,500-790,600 MXN
TepicCity502,200 MXN533,100 MXN233,900-790,600 MXN
IxtapalucaCity499,300 MXN535,900 MXN228,000-791,200 MXN
OaxacaCity498,500 MXN524,300 MXN232,400-783,800 MXN
CuernavacaCity498,000 MXN510,000 MXN245,300-778,900 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity493,000 MXN455,400 MXN266,000-744,600 MXN
TehuacanCity493,000 MXN454,300 MXN266,000-744,600 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity487,600 MXN476,600 MXN247,800-748,600 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity485,200 MXN466,900 MXN252,300-744,700 MXN
Los MochisCity485,200 MXN504,300 MXN232,400-761,400 MXN
UruapanCity478,000 MXN478,000 MXN239,000-743,300 MXN
PachucaCity472,100 MXN442,300 MXN251,500-718,000 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity472,000 MXN472,000 MXN237,400-733,300 MXN
AcunaCity467,700 MXN450,300 MXN245,300-719,100 MXN
La PazCity464,900 MXN436,200 MXN246,500-707,600 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity464,900 MXN475,700 MXN227,600-727,400 MXN
CampecheCity464,400 MXN491,000 MXN216,800-732,400 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity454,900 MXN426,700 MXN240,500-695,200 MXN
BuenavistaCity454,300 MXN491,000 MXN208,600-722,100 MXN
ChilpancingoCity448,500 MXN437,900 MXN227,600-691,200 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity448,500 MXN430,000 MXN232,400-683,800 MXN
TapachulaCity444,300 MXN409,000 MXN239,000-671,000 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity444,300 MXN454,300 MXN217,900-695,200 MXN
Poza RicaCity436,200 MXN421,400 MXN227,600-670,600 MXN
MonclovaCity433,800 MXN428,400 MXN222,300-672,600 MXN
MetepecCity433,800 MXN471,700 MXN200,000-693,100 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity431,100 MXN447,300 MXN207,800-674,100 MXN
SalamancaCity428,400 MXN453,200 MXN200,000-675,200 MXN
NogalesCity426,700 MXN437,300 MXN209,700-669,100 MXN
ChetumalCity424,300 MXN388,100 MXN228,000-641,900 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity421,400 MXN412,000 MXN214,000-646,600 MXN
CuautlaCity417,200 MXN431,300 MXN200,000-653,200 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity417,100 MXN417,100 MXN208,600-646,600 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity417,100 MXN450,300 MXN192,600-664,500 MXN
Boca del RioCity415,900 MXN388,100 MXN221,500-633,100 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity413,900 MXN381,800 MXN221,500-623,700 MXN
ChicoloapanCity412,000 MXN437,300 MXN191,600-649,700 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity411,400 MXN442,300 MXN189,300-652,200 MXN
ChalcoCity411,400 MXN394,800 MXN212,500-628,000 MXN
JiutepecCity409,000 MXN384,500 MXN216,800-623,200 MXN
San Juan del RioCity407,300 MXN407,300 MXN205,700-631,200 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity407,300 MXN407,300 MXN205,700-633,100 MXN
ManzanilloCity406,300 MXN421,400 MXN194,600-633,300 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity403,100 MXN412,000 MXN197,600-629,800 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity401,300 MXN409,000 MXN195,200-626,800 MXN
ZacatecasCity396,300 MXN389,200 MXN204,700-610,100 MXN
ColimaCity390,000 MXN415,900 MXN183,700-618,800 MXN
CordobaCity388,100 MXN396,300 MXN192,000-607,400 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity385,300 MXN401,300 MXN185,100-605,700 MXN
MinatitlanCity384,500 MXN407,300 MXN181,600-607,400 MXN
DeliciasCity383,300 MXN372,600 MXN194,600-588,500 MXN
NavojoaCity383,300 MXN412,000 MXN174,000-605,700 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity383,300 MXN351,900 MXN207,800-576,500 MXN
FresnilloCity376,800 MXN351,200 MXN197,600-568,500 MXN
IgualaCity376,800 MXN362,200 MXN196,800-575,100 MXN
OrizabaCity369,900 MXN340,400 MXN197,600-559,000 MXN
GuaymasCity367,200 MXN367,200 MXN183,700-568,500 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity367,200 MXN398,300 MXN169,000-588,500 MXN

Oil Trader in Mexico: FAQs

  • How much does an oil trader make per month in Mexico?

    An oil trader in Mexico earns about 41,083 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 493,000 MXN.

  • What's the salary range for an oil trader in Mexico?

    Entry-level oil traders in Mexico start near 263,200 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 748,600 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 325,900 and 572,200 MXN.

  • Is the median oil trader salary in Mexico higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 466,300 MXN, lower than the average of 493,000 MXN. Half of oil traders in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for oil traders in Mexico?

    Men working as an oil trader in Mexico earn around 12% more than women on average (514,800 vs 459,300 MXN a year).

  • Do oil traders in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 27% of oil traders in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 1% to 3% of base salary.

  • Do oil traders earn more in the public or private sector in Mexico?

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

  • How often do oil traders in Mexico get a pay raise?

    An oil trader in Mexico sees a raise of around 12% every 17 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.