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Average Post Doctoral Researcher Salary in Mexico for 2026

A post doctoral researcher in Mexico earns about 541,700 MXN a year. That's 36% 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 254,700 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 854,300 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 post doctoral researcher make in Mexico?

Average salary
541,700 MXN
45,141 MXN per month
Lowest reported
254,700 MXN
21,225 MXN per month
Highest reported
854,300 MXN
71,191 MXN per month

A typical post doctoral researcher working in Mexico brings home around 45,141 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 254,700 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 854,300 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 post doctoral researcher 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 post doctoral researcher 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 post doctoral researchers in Mexico earn less than 575,100 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 372,600 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 756,700 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of post doctoral researchers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 254,700 MXN. The highest stretch to 854,300 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.

254,700
Low
575,100
Median
854,300
High
372,600
25th
756,700
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Post doctoral researcher pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    294,300 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +37% from previous
    404,600 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +42% from previous
    574,200 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +23% from previous
    704,300 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +6% from previous
    743,300 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    808,000 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 post doctoral researcher 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.

Post doctoral researcher pay by education in Mexico

Education lifts pay across almost every role, but the size of the lift varies enormously. The biggest premiums show up in licensed professions like medicine, law and accounting, where extra years of formal study open up seniority that isn't available without the qualification. The smallest premiums show up in skilled trades and creative work, where practical experience often beats academic credentials.

As a rough cross-industry guide for Mexico: a post-secondary certificate or diploma adds around 17% over a high-school-only baseline. A bachelor's degree typically adds another 25% on top of that. A master's lifts pay a further 30%, and a PhD adds about 22% more in fields that value research-level qualifications. These are averages across many different professions, so the real number for your specific job could easily be twice as high or close to zero. The per-job pages below have the real numbers for individual roles.

Post doctoral researcher gender pay gap in Mexico

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Mexico is no exception. Male post doctoral researchers in Mexico earn an average of 574,200 MXN a year, while female post doctoral researchers earn around 516,100 MXN. That works out to a 11% 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.

Post Doctoral Researcher gender pay gap

10%

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

Men 574,200 MXN
Women 516,100 MXN

Pay raises for a post doctoral researcher 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 20 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

Post doctoral researcher 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.

58%

58% of post doctoral researchers in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a post doctoral researcher 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 2% to 7% of base salary. The remaining 42% of post doctoral researchers 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

Post doctoral researcher: 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

Post doctoral researcher salary by city in Mexico

Post doctoral researcher 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
  • Tijuana
  • Zapopan
  • Puebla
  • Monterrey
  • Mexico City
  • Culiacan
  • Chihuahua
  • Mexicali
  • San Luis Potosi
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Ecatepec de MorelosCity705,500 MXN646,600 MXN381,800-1,064,100 MXN
TijuanaCity704,300 MXN732,400 MXN339,100-1,102,100 MXN
ZapopanCity692,500 MXN731,700 MXN325,600-1,089,400 MXN
PueblaCity683,400 MXN683,400 MXN340,400-1,058,300 MXN
MonterreyCity681,500 MXN641,900 MXN362,200-1,037,000 MXN
Mexico CityCity679,200 MXN719,100 MXN317,700-1,069,800 MXN
CuliacanCity675,200 MXN704,300 MXN325,800-1,059,800 MXN
ChihuahuaCity670,600 MXN642,800 MXN349,300-1,023,400 MXN
MexicaliCity667,400 MXN680,100 MXN325,900-1,037,600 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity659,400 MXN709,600 MXN301,600-1,043,600 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity659,200 MXN674,100 MXN325,800-1,030,200 MXN
GuadalajaraCity658,300 MXN633,100 MXN341,400-1,004,500 MXN
SaltilloCity658,300 MXN603,400 MXN353,600-991,000 MXN
AguascalientesCity652,200 MXN639,900 MXN332,500-1,004,600 MXN
LeonCity645,800 MXN631,200 MXN327,300-995,000 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity641,900 MXN627,900 MXN327,800-988,600 MXN
NaucalpanCity639,900 MXN587,800 MXN344,600-964,000 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity638,700 MXN675,200 MXN301,800-1,007,400 MXN
HermosilloCity633,100 MXN670,600 MXN296,000-999,500 MXN
TolucaCity628,000 MXN589,400 MXN332,500-953,200 MXN
GuadalupeCity628,000 MXN652,200 MXN301,300-986,700 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity623,700 MXN623,700 MXN311,700-966,100 MXN
TorreonCity623,200 MXN585,900 MXN330,700-946,000 MXN
CancunCity619,000 MXN633,100 MXN301,700-964,000 MXN
MeridaCity618,800 MXN618,800 MXN308,300-958,700 MXN
MoreliaCity614,600 MXN614,600 MXN308,900-953,200 MXN
XalapaCity612,500 MXN585,900 MXN315,900-932,000 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity608,500 MXN658,300 MXN281,500-970,600 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity606,400 MXN572,200 MXN320,500-922,300 MXN
AcapulcoCity605,700 MXN581,000 MXN313,700-927,000 MXN
QueretaroCity605,700 MXN652,200 MXN277,400-962,300 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity605,700 MXN581,000 MXN313,700-927,000 MXN
VeracruzCity602,700 MXN614,600 MXN294,700-939,000 MXN
DurangoCity598,600 MXN587,800 MXN307,400-925,900 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity597,800 MXN551,200 MXN322,600-903,500 MXN
CelayaCity590,200 MXN544,800 MXN317,700-890,100 MXN
ReynosaCity587,800 MXN539,700 MXN318,800-888,400 MXN
VillahermosaCity587,800 MXN574,200 MXN301,800-906,500 MXN
MazatlanCity585,900 MXN608,500 MXN281,500-918,500 MXN
IrapuatoCity576,500 MXN541,700 MXN307,400-877,300 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity576,500 MXN598,600 MXN275,500-904,700 MXN
MatamorosCity572,200 MXN605,700 MXN268,900-902,100 MXN
TepicCity571,300 MXN571,300 MXN283,700-885,000 MXN
TonalaCity566,900 MXN566,900 MXN282,500-883,500 MXN
XicoCity566,900 MXN603,400 MXN267,100-899,900 MXN
CoacalcoCity562,600 MXN528,600 MXN297,000-858,100 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity559,000 MXN571,300 MXN273,000-874,500 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity553,800 MXN529,600 MXN288,100-846,500 MXN
IxtapalucaCity553,800 MXN596,800 MXN254,700-879,700 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity553,400 MXN597,800 MXN254,800-883,500 MXN
General EscobedoCity548,800 MXN566,900 MXN263,100-860,300 MXN
PachucaCity547,800 MXN581,000 MXN257,700-866,900 MXN
Los MochisCity547,800 MXN504,300 MXN296,000-829,000 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity547,800 MXN592,600 MXN252,300-875,000 MXN
CuernavacaCity541,700 MXN553,800 MXN266,000-846,500 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity538,600 MXN562,200 MXN259,100-848,200 MXN
TampicoCity538,600 MXN519,300 MXN281,500-825,900 MXN
EnsenadaCity535,900 MXN492,700 MXN288,700-810,500 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity535,800 MXN524,700 MXN273,300-821,500 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity524,700 MXN555,800 MXN246,200-828,400 MXN
MonclovaCity524,700 MXN543,200 MXN253,400-821,500 MXN
La PazCity524,700 MXN555,800 MXN246,200-829,000 MXN
TehuacanCity524,300 MXN514,800 MXN268,900-810,200 MXN
UruapanCity514,800 MXN485,200 MXN275,200-783,800 MXN
CampecheCity510,300 MXN510,300 MXN254,800-791,200 MXN
MetepecCity510,000 MXN547,800 MXN233,600-810,400 MXN
OaxacaCity504,400 MXN504,400 MXN253,400-780,600 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity502,200 MXN480,300 MXN261,300-767,400 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity498,000 MXN510,300 MXN245,300-778,900 MXN
AcunaCity498,000 MXN478,000 MXN259,100-762,400 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity493,000 MXN464,400 MXN263,200-747,400 MXN
ChicoloapanCity493,000 MXN493,000 MXN246,500-765,100 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity491,000 MXN460,500 MXN261,300-745,000 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity489,600 MXN499,300 MXN239,000-761,400 MXN
ChalcoCity489,500 MXN471,700 MXN254,700-747,400 MXN
NogalesCity489,500 MXN498,000 MXN239,000-762,400 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity489,500 MXN510,000 MXN233,900-767,500 MXN
BuenavistaCity487,600 MXN525,700 MXN225,700-773,400 MXN
ChilpancingoCity480,600 MXN498,000 MXN231,000-751,700 MXN
Poza RicaCity480,300 MXN460,500 MXN251,500-736,700 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity476,600 MXN437,900 MXN257,700-721,600 MXN
ChetumalCity472,100 MXN466,300 MXN240,500-728,500 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity471,700 MXN460,500 MXN239,000-724,000 MXN
TapachulaCity464,900 MXN454,900 MXN239,000-717,900 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity462,300 MXN433,400 MXN245,300-702,800 MXN
SalamancaCity454,900 MXN454,900 MXN227,600-706,200 MXN
CuautlaCity454,900 MXN421,400 MXN246,200-689,900 MXN
JiutepecCity454,300 MXN480,300 MXN212,500-717,900 MXN
San Juan del RioCity454,300 MXN428,400 MXN239,300-691,200 MXN
ColimaCity454,300 MXN454,300 MXN228,500-704,300 MXN
Boca del RioCity453,200 MXN480,600 MXN210,500-713,900 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity451,000 MXN485,200 MXN207,800-713,900 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity436,200 MXN448,500 MXN214,000-684,900 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity433,400 MXN467,700 MXN200,000-692,500 MXN
IgualaCity431,300 MXN417,200 MXN225,300-663,100 MXN
CordobaCity430,000 MXN437,900 MXN209,500-671,000 MXN
ManzanilloCity426,700 MXN394,800 MXN232,900-645,800 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity426,700 MXN437,300 MXN209,700-669,100 MXN
DeliciasCity426,700 MXN447,300 MXN204,000-674,100 MXN
NavojoaCity420,800 MXN457,300 MXN194,600-671,000 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity417,200 MXN451,000 MXN192,600-663,200 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity415,900 MXN383,300 MXN225,700-626,800 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity414,000 MXN406,300 MXN209,500-637,500 MXN
ZacatecasCity411,400 MXN428,400 MXN195,200-643,800 MXN
OrizabaCity407,100 MXN398,300 MXN207,700-626,800 MXN
GuaymasCity403,100 MXN378,800 MXN212,500-610,100 MXN
FresnilloCity401,300 MXN425,100 MXN189,300-633,300 MXN
MinatitlanCity396,300 MXN396,300 MXN197,600-615,700 MXN

Post Doctoral Researcher in Mexico: FAQs

  • How much does a post doctoral researcher make per month in Mexico?

    A post doctoral researcher in Mexico earns about 45,141 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 541,700 MXN.

  • What's the salary range for a post doctoral researcher in Mexico?

    Entry-level post doctoral researchers in Mexico start near 254,700 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 854,300 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 372,600 and 756,700 MXN.

  • Is the median post doctoral researcher salary in Mexico higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 575,100 MXN, higher than the average of 541,700 MXN. Half of post doctoral researchers in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for post doctoral researchers in Mexico?

    Men working as a post doctoral researcher in Mexico earn around 11% more than women on average (574,200 vs 516,100 MXN a year).

  • Do post doctoral researchers in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 58% of post doctoral researchers in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 2% to 7% of base salary.

  • Do post doctoral researchers earn more in the public or private sector in Mexico?

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

  • How often do post doctoral researchers in Mexico get a pay raise?

    A post doctoral researcher in Mexico sees a raise of around 11% every 20 months, equivalent to roughly 7% a year.