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Average Product Safety Engineer Salary in Mexico for 2026

A product safety engineer in Mexico earns about 327,300 MXN a year. That's 18% 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 154,700 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 518,900 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 product safety engineer make in Mexico?

Average salary
327,300 MXN
27,275 MXN per month
Lowest reported
154,700 MXN
12,891 MXN per month
Highest reported
518,900 MXN
43,241 MXN per month

A typical product safety engineer working in Mexico brings home around 27,275 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 154,700 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 518,900 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 product safety 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 product safety 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 product safety engineers in Mexico earn less than 348,300 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 228,500 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 460,500 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of product safety engineers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 154,700 MXN. The highest stretch to 518,900 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.

154,700
Low
348,300
Median
518,900
High
228,500
25th
460,500
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Product safety engineer pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    180,300 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +37% from previous
    246,200 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +43% from previous
    352,000 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +22% from previous
    428,400 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +5% from previous
    451,000 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    491,000 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 43%. That is the point at which a product safety 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.

Product safety engineer pay by education in Mexico

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    246,200 MXN
  • Master's Degree
    +83% from previous
    451,000 MXN

Product safety 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 product safety engineers in Mexico earn an average of 348,300 MXN a year, while female product safety engineers earn around 311,700 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.

Product Safety Engineer gender pay gap

11%

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

Men 348,300 MXN
Women 311,700 MXN

Pay raises for a product safety 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 10% 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

Product safety 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.

32%

32% of product safety engineers in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a product safety 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 68% of product safety 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

Product safety 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

Product safety engineer salary by city in Mexico

Product safety 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
  • Mexico City
  • Chihuahua
  • Zapopan
  • Naucalpan
  • Leon
  • Nezahualcoyotl
  • Saltillo
  • Monterrey
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Ecatepec de MorelosCity451,000 MXN413,900 MXN240,500-680,100 MXN
GuadalajaraCity450,300 MXN431,300 MXN233,600-691,200 MXN
Mexico CityCity444,300 MXN472,100 MXN208,600-702,800 MXN
ChihuahuaCity442,200 MXN420,800 MXN228,000-674,100 MXN
ZapopanCity433,400 MXN459,300 MXN205,700-683,800 MXN
NaucalpanCity430,500 MXN396,300 MXN232,400-650,700 MXN
LeonCity426,700 MXN417,100 MXN217,900-658,300 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity425,100 MXN433,400 MXN208,600-664,500 MXN
SaltilloCity424,900 MXN388,100 MXN228,000-641,900 MXN
MonterreyCity421,400 MXN394,300 MXN222,300-639,100 MXN
HermosilloCity421,400 MXN444,300 MXN195,200-663,100 MXN
AcapulcoCity420,800 MXN404,600 MXN221,500-645,800 MXN
MoreliaCity417,200 MXN417,200 MXN207,700-643,800 MXN
PueblaCity414,000 MXN414,000 MXN207,800-639,100 MXN
TijuanaCity413,900 MXN430,000 MXN197,600-650,800 MXN
AguascalientesCity413,900 MXN404,600 MXN209,500-638,700 MXN
MexicaliCity412,000 MXN421,400 MXN201,100-642,800 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity406,300 MXN386,400 MXN209,700-618,800 MXN
CancunCity406,300 MXN414,000 MXN197,600-633,100 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity406,300 MXN406,300 MXN204,700-628,000 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity404,600 MXN431,100 MXN192,000-641,900 MXN
ReynosaCity403,100 MXN369,300 MXN217,900-608,500 MXN
CuliacanCity403,100 MXN417,100 MXN191,600-632,400 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity398,300 MXN430,000 MXN183,700-632,400 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity394,500 MXN371,100 MXN209,700-602,700 MXN
MeridaCity394,500 MXN394,500 MXN197,600-615,000 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity392,300 MXN362,200 MXN210,500-592,200 MXN
GuadalupeCity390,000 MXN407,100 MXN187,300-615,000 MXN
TorreonCity389,200 MXN366,200 MXN207,800-592,600 MXN
QueretaroCity389,200 MXN417,100 MXN180,300-615,300 MXN
XalapaCity388,100 MXN375,200 MXN204,700-595,300 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity388,100 MXN384,200 MXN197,600-600,000 MXN
TonalaCity388,100 MXN388,100 MXN196,800-605,700 MXN
DurangoCity385,300 MXN378,800 MXN195,200-596,100 MXN
MatamorosCity384,500 MXN407,300 MXN181,600-607,400 MXN
VeracruzCity378,300 MXN384,500 MXN185,100-589,400 MXN
TepicCity376,800 MXN376,800 MXN189,300-582,700 MXN
TolucaCity376,800 MXN351,200 MXN197,600-572,200 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity375,200 MXN406,300 MXN172,400-595,300 MXN
CelayaCity371,100 MXN341,400 MXN200,000-562,200 MXN
XicoCity367,900 MXN388,100 MXN172,400-580,600 MXN
IrapuatoCity366,200 MXN341,900 MXN191,600-555,800 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity365,400 MXN378,800 MXN174,000-572,200 MXN
TampicoCity363,000 MXN352,000 MXN190,500-558,300 MXN
CuernavacaCity361,600 MXN367,900 MXN176,800-562,200 MXN
VillahermosaCity361,500 MXN354,000 MXN185,100-558,300 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity357,700 MXN385,300 MXN163,800-568,500 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity357,700 MXN341,900 MXN187,500-548,800 MXN
EnsenadaCity357,700 MXN327,300 MXN191,600-538,600 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity357,300 MXN365,400 MXN174,000-555,800 MXN
MazatlanCity353,600 MXN367,200 MXN172,200-555,800 MXN
Los MochisCity352,000 MXN322,600 MXN190,500-528,600 MXN
General EscobedoCity352,000 MXN363,000 MXN167,100-551,200 MXN
OaxacaCity351,900 MXN351,900 MXN174,000-543,200 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity348,300 MXN341,400 MXN175,900-535,900 MXN
IxtapalucaCity345,100 MXN371,100 MXN159,100-548,500 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity341,900 MXN365,400 MXN159,500-541,700 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity341,900 MXN330,700 MXN180,300-524,300 MXN
CoacalcoCity341,400 MXN320,500 MXN181,600-518,900 MXN
CampecheCity340,400 MXN340,400 MXN172,200-528,500 MXN
PachucaCity340,400 MXN361,600 MXN159,400-535,900 MXN
UruapanCity332,500 MXN311,700 MXN176,800-504,400 MXN
AcunaCity332,500 MXN317,700 MXN172,400-510,000 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity330,900 MXN357,700 MXN152,000-525,700 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity330,900 MXN345,100 MXN159,100-518,900 MXN
TehuacanCity327,300 MXN322,600 MXN167,100-504,500 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity327,300 MXN335,800 MXN159,500-514,300 MXN
La PazCity327,300 MXN348,300 MXN154,700-518,900 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity322,600 MXN296,000 MXN172,200-487,600 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity320,500 MXN301,600 MXN172,200-489,600 MXN
ChicoloapanCity313,700 MXN313,700 MXN158,700-489,600 MXN
Poza RicaCity313,700 MXN301,600 MXN163,800-483,400 MXN
NogalesCity313,700 MXN320,500 MXN154,700-492,400 MXN
TapachulaCity309,800 MXN301,600 MXN158,700-475,700 MXN
SalamancaCity309,800 MXN309,800 MXN152,300-476,600 MXN
MetepecCity309,800 MXN332,500 MXN142,300-489,500 MXN
ChalcoCity309,800 MXN296,000 MXN159,500-472,100 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity309,800 MXN315,700 MXN152,100-480,300 MXN
MonclovaCity309,800 MXN319,600 MXN148,300-483,800 MXN
BuenavistaCity309,800 MXN332,100 MXN142,300-491,000 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity301,600 MXN282,500 MXN159,400-459,300 MXN
JiutepecCity301,300 MXN319,600 MXN142,300-478,100 MXN
ChilpancingoCity299,500 MXN308,300 MXN143,200-467,100 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity297,000 MXN294,700 MXN152,000-459,300 MXN
CuautlaCity294,700 MXN272,800 MXN159,400-444,300 MXN
ColimaCity294,300 MXN294,300 MXN148,300-454,900 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity292,000 MXN301,700 MXN138,800-457,300 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity286,400 MXN272,800 MXN152,000-436,200 MXN
ChetumalCity286,400 MXN283,400 MXN148,300-445,100 MXN
Boca del RioCity286,400 MXN305,600 MXN136,200-455,400 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity282,500 MXN308,900 MXN128,900-453,200 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity282,500 MXN263,200 MXN152,300-431,100 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity282,500 MXN288,700 MXN138,200-442,300 MXN
CordobaCity281,500 MXN288,100 MXN139,100-437,900 MXN
ManzanilloCity281,500 MXN257,700 MXN152,100-424,300 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity277,400 MXN301,300 MXN129,000-442,300 MXN
IgualaCity275,800 MXN265,000 MXN142,300-424,300 MXN
MinatitlanCity273,300 MXN273,300 MXN137,400-420,800 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity273,000 MXN279,400 MXN136,100-426,700 MXN
San Juan del RioCity272,800 MXN254,800 MXN142,300-414,000 MXN
FresnilloCity272,800 MXN288,100 MXN125,700-428,400 MXN
OrizabaCity263,200 MXN258,400 MXN134,600-403,100 MXN
DeliciasCity259,100 MXN268,900 MXN124,400-407,100 MXN
ZacatecasCity259,100 MXN271,300 MXN124,400-407,100 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity254,800 MXN275,800 MXN119,500-407,100 MXN
GuaymasCity254,800 MXN239,000 MXN136,200-386,400 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity254,700 MXN251,500 MXN128,500-392,300 MXN
NavojoaCity247,800 MXN268,900 MXN115,080-394,500 MXN

Product Safety Engineer in Mexico: FAQs

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

    A product safety engineer in Mexico earns about 27,275 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 327,300 MXN.

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

    Entry-level product safety engineers in Mexico start near 154,700 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 518,900 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 228,500 and 460,500 MXN.

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

    The median is 348,300 MXN, higher than the average of 327,300 MXN. Half of product safety engineers in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a product safety engineer in Mexico earn around 12% more than women on average (348,300 vs 311,700 MXN a year).

  • Do product safety engineers in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 32% of product safety engineers in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.

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

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

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

    A product safety engineer in Mexico sees a raise of around 10% every 18 months, equivalent to roughly 7% a year.