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Average Quality Control Manager Salary in Mexico for 2026

A quality control manager in Mexico earns about 628,000 MXN a year. That's 58% 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 294,700 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 991,100 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 quality control manager make in Mexico?

Average salary
628,000 MXN
52,333 MXN per month
Lowest reported
294,700 MXN
24,558 MXN per month
Highest reported
991,100 MXN
82,591 MXN per month

A typical quality control manager working in Mexico brings home around 52,333 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 294,700 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 991,100 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 quality control manager 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 quality control manager 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 quality control managers in Mexico earn less than 667,400 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 430,500 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 878,900 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of quality control managers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 294,700 MXN. The highest stretch to 991,100 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.

294,700
Low
667,400
Median
991,100
High
430,500
25th
878,900
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Quality control manager pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    340,400 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +37% from previous
    467,700 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +43% from previous
    669,100 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +22% from previous
    814,500 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +6% from previous
    861,300 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    938,100 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 quality control manager 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.

Quality control manager pay by education in Mexico

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    467,700 MXN
  • Master's Degree
    +84% from previous
    861,300 MXN

Quality control manager gender pay gap in Mexico

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Mexico is no exception. Male quality control managers in Mexico earn an average of 669,100 MXN a year, while female quality control managers earn around 595,300 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.

Quality Control Manager gender pay gap

11%

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

Men 669,100 MXN
Women 595,300 MXN

Pay raises for a quality control manager 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

Quality control manager 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.

84%

84% of quality control managers in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a quality control manager a high-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 5% to 9% of base salary. The remaining 16% of quality control managers 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

Quality control manager: 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

Quality control manager salary by city in Mexico

Quality control manager 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
  • Mexico City
  • Leon
  • Naucalpan
  • Acapulco
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Ecatepec de MorelosCity858,400 MXN786,600 MXN464,400-1,296,900 MXN
GuadalajaraCity829,000 MXN794,900 MXN430,000-1,273,300 MXN
ZapopanCity823,400 MXN874,500 MXN386,400-1,306,100 MXN
AguascalientesCity812,900 MXN798,900 MXN415,900-1,249,900 MXN
MonterreyCity810,200 MXN759,300 MXN431,100-1,235,600 MXN
PueblaCity808,000 MXN808,000 MXN403,100-1,249,900 MXN
Mexico CityCity798,900 MXN846,500 MXN375,200-1,259,300 MXN
LeonCity792,900 MXN778,900 MXN404,600-1,224,800 MXN
NaucalpanCity791,200 MXN725,700 MXN428,400-1,195,600 MXN
AcapulcoCity786,600 MXN757,600 MXN411,400-1,198,300 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity782,500 MXN832,100 MXN367,200-1,235,600 MXN
GuadalupeCity780,700 MXN810,500 MXN375,200-1,224,800 MXN
MexicaliCity780,700 MXN794,900 MXN384,200-1,212,800 MXN
TijuanaCity778,900 MXN810,200 MXN375,200-1,224,800 MXN
ChihuahuaCity773,400 MXN744,700 MXN403,100-1,185,300 MXN
CuliacanCity772,700 MXN802,400 MXN369,300-1,212,800 MXN
HermosilloCity767,000 MXN810,500 MXN361,600-1,212,800 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity767,000 MXN825,900 MXN351,900-1,212,800 MXN
TorreonCity762,400 MXN718,000 MXN406,300-1,159,900 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity759,300 MXN773,400 MXN372,600-1,185,300 MXN
ReynosaCity748,600 MXN691,200 MXN404,600-1,134,500 MXN
MoreliaCity747,400 MXN747,400 MXN375,200-1,161,000 MXN
SaltilloCity744,600 MXN683,800 MXN401,300-1,122,500 MXN
MeridaCity743,300 MXN743,300 MXN369,300-1,149,200 MXN
XalapaCity739,500 MXN710,500 MXN382,600-1,132,900 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity737,000 MXN767,500 MXN353,600-1,159,900 MXN
CancunCity735,500 MXN748,600 MXN361,600-1,144,400 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity735,200 MXN721,600 MXN376,800-1,133,900 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity731,700 MXN689,900 MXN389,200-1,112,300 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity731,700 MXN791,200 MXN339,100-1,162,300 MXN
VeracruzCity727,400 MXN741,500 MXN354,000-1,134,500 MXN
IrapuatoCity725,700 MXN684,900 MXN384,500-1,106,000 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity724,000 MXN695,400 MXN377,200-1,108,500 MXN
MatamorosCity714,600 MXN757,300 MXN335,100-1,125,300 MXN
QueretaroCity714,300 MXN772,700 MXN327,300-1,134,800 MXN
TonalaCity714,300 MXN714,300 MXN357,300-1,105,600 MXN
TolucaCity706,200 MXN663,100 MXN375,200-1,074,600 MXN
CelayaCity702,800 MXN645,800 MXN378,800-1,059,800 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity701,400 MXN643,800 MXN378,300-1,058,800 MXN
DurangoCity699,700 MXN683,800 MXN357,300-1,078,200 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity699,700 MXN699,700 MXN348,300-1,083,500 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity694,700 MXN710,500 MXN340,400-1,087,500 MXN
VillahermosaCity694,700 MXN681,500 MXN354,000-1,069,800 MXN
MazatlanCity689,900 MXN718,000 MXN330,900-1,079,600 MXN
IxtapalucaCity684,900 MXN737,000 MXN315,700-1,088,100 MXN
Los MochisCity671,000 MXN618,800 MXN361,500-1,015,500 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity670,600 MXN724,300 MXN309,800-1,067,300 MXN
CuernavacaCity664,500 MXN679,200 MXN325,600-1,037,600 MXN
TampicoCity664,500 MXN639,100 MXN344,600-1,016,300 MXN
TepicCity658,300 MXN658,300 MXN330,700-1,023,000 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity653,200 MXN681,900 MXN315,700-1,027,600 MXN
XicoCity652,200 MXN692,500 MXN308,900-1,032,400 MXN
General EscobedoCity652,200 MXN680,100 MXN314,500-1,023,400 MXN
CoacalcoCity652,200 MXN614,600 MXN345,700-991,100 MXN
OaxacaCity650,700 MXN650,700 MXN325,900-1,009,200 MXN
EnsenadaCity646,600 MXN595,300 MXN352,000-979,600 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity643,400 MXN627,900 MXN327,800-988,600 MXN
TehuacanCity641,900 MXN628,000 MXN325,900-986,700 MXN
PachucaCity639,900 MXN679,200 MXN301,300-1,011,500 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity637,500 MXN608,500 MXN330,700-971,200 MXN
La PazCity629,800 MXN665,300 MXN296,000-993,600 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity629,800 MXN681,900 MXN288,700-1,003,800 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity623,700 MXN597,800 MXN325,600-956,200 MXN
BuenavistaCity619,800 MXN672,600 MXN283,700-988,600 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity619,000 MXN658,300 MXN288,700-979,600 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity618,800 MXN629,800 MXN301,600-965,000 MXN
UruapanCity606,400 MXN572,200 MXN320,500-922,300 MXN
CampecheCity605,700 MXN605,700 MXN301,700-939,000 MXN
ChilpancingoCity597,800 MXN623,200 MXN286,400-939,000 MXN
AcunaCity597,800 MXN575,100 MXN312,400-917,200 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity596,800 MXN562,200 MXN315,900-907,100 MXN
ChicoloapanCity596,100 MXN596,100 MXN299,500-922,900 MXN
MetepecCity596,100 MXN642,800 MXN275,200-946,000 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity592,600 MXN545,300 MXN319,600-896,700 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity590,200 MXN578,500 MXN301,300-907,100 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity587,800 MXN598,600 MXN286,400-917,700 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity585,900 MXN551,200 MXN312,400-889,400 MXN
MonclovaCity582,700 MXN606,400 MXN279,400-917,700 MXN
ChalcoCity581,300 MXN555,800 MXN301,300-887,100 MXN
TapachulaCity574,200 MXN563,300 MXN294,300-888,400 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity568,500 MXN615,700 MXN263,200-906,500 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity566,900 MXN533,000 MXN301,300-862,400 MXN
NogalesCity565,100 MXN578,500 MXN275,500-884,700 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity562,200 MXN582,700 MXN271,300-879,800 MXN
SalamancaCity559,000 MXN559,000 MXN277,400-862,400 MXN
Poza RicaCity558,300 MXN535,900 MXN288,700-854,300 MXN
Boca del RioCity558,300 MXN592,200 MXN263,100-882,400 MXN
JiutepecCity553,800 MXN588,500 MXN261,300-874,500 MXN
ChetumalCity548,800 MXN537,300 MXN277,400-843,600 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity533,100 MXN539,700 MXN261,300-828,400 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity533,100 MXN489,500 MXN288,100-802,400 MXN
ZacatecasCity528,600 MXN547,800 MXN252,300-832,100 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity528,500 MXN535,900 MXN257,700-821,500 MXN
IgualaCity528,500 MXN504,500 MXN273,000-808,000 MXN
CuautlaCity518,900 MXN478,000 MXN281,500-783,800 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity514,800 MXN556,000 MXN239,000-818,100 MXN
CordobaCity514,300 MXN524,700 MXN253,400-800,200 MXN
San Juan del RioCity514,300 MXN483,400 MXN273,300-780,700 MXN
GuaymasCity510,300 MXN480,600 MXN272,800-778,200 MXN
ColimaCity510,300 MXN510,300 MXN254,700-790,300 MXN
DeliciasCity504,500 MXN525,700 MXN243,000-794,900 MXN
FresnilloCity504,400 MXN535,800 MXN239,000-795,700 MXN
MinatitlanCity502,200 MXN502,200 MXN249,600-778,200 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity502,200 MXN541,700 MXN232,900-798,900 MXN
ManzanilloCity501,400 MXN464,400 MXN272,800-758,700 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity491,000 MXN480,300 MXN249,600-757,300 MXN
OrizabaCity475,700 MXN464,900 MXN240,500-731,700 MXN
NavojoaCity467,700 MXN504,500 MXN215,100-744,600 MXN

Quality Control Manager in Mexico: FAQs

  • How much does a quality control manager make per month in Mexico?

    A quality control manager in Mexico earns about 52,333 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 628,000 MXN.

  • What's the salary range for a quality control manager in Mexico?

    Entry-level quality control managers in Mexico start near 294,700 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 991,100 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 430,500 and 878,900 MXN.

  • Is the median quality control manager salary in Mexico higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 667,400 MXN, higher than the average of 628,000 MXN. Half of quality control managers in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for quality control managers in Mexico?

    Men working as a quality control manager in Mexico earn around 12% more than women on average (669,100 vs 595,300 MXN a year).

  • Do quality control managers in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 84% of quality control managers in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 5% to 9% of base salary.

  • Do quality control managers earn more in the public or private sector in Mexico?

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

  • How often do quality control managers in Mexico get a pay raise?

    A quality control manager in Mexico sees a raise of around 11% every 20 months, equivalent to roughly 7% a year.