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Average Radiation Protection Specialist Salary in Mexico for 2026

A radiation protection specialist in Mexico earns about 472,100 MXN a year. That's 19% 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 221,500 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 747,400 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 radiation protection specialist make in Mexico?

Average salary
472,100 MXN
39,341 MXN per month
Lowest reported
221,500 MXN
18,458 MXN per month
Highest reported
747,400 MXN
62,283 MXN per month

A typical radiation protection specialist working in Mexico brings home around 39,341 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 221,500 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 747,400 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 radiation protection specialist 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 radiation protection specialist 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 radiation protection specialists in Mexico earn less than 502,200 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 663,200 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of radiation protection specialists sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 221,500 MXN. The highest stretch to 747,400 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.

221,500
Low
502,200
Median
747,400
High
325,900
25th
663,200
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Radiation protection specialist pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    258,400 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +37% from previous
    353,600 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +43% from previous
    504,400 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +22% from previous
    614,600 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +5% from previous
    646,600 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    707,600 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 radiation protection specialist 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.

Radiation protection specialist pay by education in Mexico

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    327,800 MXN
  • Master's Degree
    +54% from previous
    504,500 MXN
  • PhD
    +34% from previous
    675,100 MXN

Radiation protection specialist gender pay gap in Mexico

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Mexico is no exception. Male radiation protection specialists in Mexico earn an average of 504,400 MXN a year, while female radiation protection specialists earn around 451,000 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.

Radiation Protection Specialist gender pay gap

11%

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

Men 504,400 MXN
Women 451,000 MXN

Pay raises for a radiation protection specialist 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

Radiation protection specialist 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 radiation protection specialists in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a radiation protection specialist 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 radiation protection specialists 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

Radiation protection specialist: 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

Radiation protection specialist salary by city in Mexico

Radiation protection specialist 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
  • Monterrey
  • Puebla
  • Mexico City
  • Culiacan
  • Chihuahua
  • Mexicali
  • Nezahualcoyotl
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Ecatepec de MorelosCity615,700 MXN565,100 MXN332,500-931,900 MXN
TijuanaCity614,600 MXN639,900 MXN294,700-964,000 MXN
ZapopanCity603,400 MXN639,900 MXN282,500-954,900 MXN
MonterreyCity596,100 MXN559,000 MXN313,700-906,500 MXN
PueblaCity595,300 MXN595,300 MXN297,000-925,900 MXN
Mexico CityCity592,200 MXN627,900 MXN277,400-938,100 MXN
CuliacanCity590,200 MXN614,600 MXN282,300-927,000 MXN
ChihuahuaCity585,900 MXN562,200 MXN305,600-893,500 MXN
MexicaliCity581,000 MXN592,600 MXN283,700-907,100 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity576,500 MXN589,400 MXN282,300-899,900 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity575,100 MXN620,300 MXN263,900-915,100 MXN
GuadalajaraCity575,100 MXN551,200 MXN297,000-878,900 MXN
SaltilloCity573,500 MXN528,500 MXN308,300-864,700 MXN
AguascalientesCity568,500 MXN558,300 MXN288,700-878,900 MXN
LeonCity562,600 MXN553,800 MXN286,400-868,400 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity559,000 MXN547,800 MXN283,700-862,400 MXN
NaucalpanCity558,300 MXN514,300 MXN301,300-844,100 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity556,000 MXN590,200 MXN263,200-879,800 MXN
HermosilloCity552,400 MXN585,900 MXN259,100-874,300 MXN
TolucaCity548,500 MXN514,800 MXN288,700-832,300 MXN
GuadalupeCity548,500 MXN572,200 MXN263,100-862,100 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity545,300 MXN545,300 MXN273,300-846,500 MXN
TorreonCity543,200 MXN513,300 MXN290,800-828,400 MXN
MeridaCity539,700 MXN539,700 MXN271,300-839,500 MXN
CancunCity539,700 MXN552,400 MXN265,000-844,100 MXN
MoreliaCity535,900 MXN535,900 MXN268,900-832,000 MXN
XalapaCity533,000 MXN513,300 MXN275,500-817,800 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity531,700 MXN574,200 MXN245,300-848,200 MXN
AcapulcoCity529,600 MXN510,000 MXN275,800-810,500 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity529,600 MXN498,000 MXN283,400-808,000 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity529,600 MXN510,000 MXN275,800-810,500 MXN
QueretaroCity528,600 MXN572,200 MXN243,000-840,100 MXN
VeracruzCity525,700 MXN537,300 MXN257,700-819,000 MXN
DurangoCity524,700 MXN516,100 MXN267,100-810,400 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity524,400 MXN480,300 MXN283,400-790,300 MXN
VillahermosaCity516,100 MXN504,400 MXN263,100-790,600 MXN
ReynosaCity516,100 MXN472,000 MXN277,400-778,200 MXN
CelayaCity514,800 MXN475,700 MXN277,400-780,700 MXN
MazatlanCity513,300 MXN531,700 MXN246,200-805,900 MXN
IrapuatoCity504,400 MXN472,100 MXN267,100-767,400 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity504,400 MXN524,700 MXN240,500-790,600 MXN
TepicCity500,100 MXN500,100 MXN251,500-773,400 MXN
XicoCity499,300 MXN528,500 MXN233,600-785,400 MXN
TonalaCity498,500 MXN498,500 MXN247,800-769,500 MXN
MatamorosCity498,000 MXN528,600 MXN233,600-786,600 MXN
CoacalcoCity493,000 MXN464,400 MXN263,200-747,400 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity491,000 MXN500,100 MXN239,000-767,000 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity485,300 MXN524,700 MXN221,500-772,700 MXN
IxtapalucaCity483,800 MXN520,900 MXN222,300-768,900 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity483,800 MXN466,300 MXN249,600-739,500 MXN
Los MochisCity480,600 MXN440,200 MXN259,100-724,000 MXN
PachucaCity480,600 MXN510,000 MXN225,300-756,700 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity480,300 MXN518,900 MXN218,900-765,100 MXN
General EscobedoCity478,000 MXN499,300 MXN228,000-751,100 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity472,100 MXN491,000 MXN228,500-741,500 MXN
CuernavacaCity472,100 MXN483,800 MXN232,400-741,500 MXN
TampicoCity472,000 MXN454,300 MXN246,200-722,100 MXN
EnsenadaCity467,700 MXN430,500 MXN252,300-709,600 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity467,100 MXN459,700 MXN238,900-721,600 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity459,700 MXN485,200 MXN214,000-724,300 MXN
MonclovaCity459,700 MXN478,100 MXN221,500-721,600 MXN
La PazCity459,700 MXN485,200 MXN215,100-724,000 MXN
TehuacanCity459,300 MXN450,300 MXN233,600-707,700 MXN
UruapanCity450,300 MXN424,900 MXN238,900-687,100 MXN
CampecheCity447,300 MXN447,300 MXN221,500-692,500 MXN
MetepecCity444,300 MXN480,600 MXN204,000-707,600 MXN
OaxacaCity442,200 MXN442,200 MXN218,900-683,400 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity437,300 MXN444,300 MXN212,500-681,500 MXN
AcunaCity437,300 MXN417,100 MXN228,500-665,300 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity436,200 MXN421,400 MXN227,600-672,600 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity431,100 MXN403,100 MXN228,500-650,700 MXN
ChicoloapanCity430,000 MXN430,000 MXN215,100-669,100 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity430,000 MXN404,600 MXN227,600-656,800 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity428,400 MXN444,300 MXN204,000-671,000 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity428,400 MXN433,800 MXN208,600-665,300 MXN
ChalcoCity426,700 MXN411,400 MXN221,500-656,800 MXN
NogalesCity426,700 MXN437,300 MXN209,700-665,300 MXN
BuenavistaCity425,100 MXN460,500 MXN196,800-679,200 MXN
Poza RicaCity421,400 MXN403,100 MXN217,900-642,800 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity419,400 MXN382,600 MXN225,300-633,100 MXN
ChilpancingoCity417,100 MXN433,800 MXN201,100-659,400 MXN
ChetumalCity413,900 MXN407,100 MXN209,500-639,100 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity412,000 MXN403,100 MXN209,700-632,400 MXN
TapachulaCity407,100 MXN397,900 MXN207,700-628,000 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity406,300 MXN378,800 MXN212,500-614,600 MXN
SalamancaCity398,300 MXN398,300 MXN197,600-615,300 MXN
CuautlaCity398,300 MXN367,900 MXN214,000-602,700 MXN
San Juan del RioCity396,300 MXN372,600 MXN209,700-603,400 MXN
JiutepecCity396,300 MXN420,100 MXN187,300-628,000 MXN
Boca del RioCity394,500 MXN417,100 MXN187,500-625,000 MXN
ColimaCity394,500 MXN394,500 MXN197,600-614,600 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity392,300 MXN424,900 MXN181,600-625,000 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity384,200 MXN390,000 MXN187,300-596,800 MXN
IgualaCity378,800 MXN365,400 MXN195,200-581,300 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity378,800 MXN411,400 MXN174,000-603,400 MXN
CordobaCity377,200 MXN382,600 MXN185,100-588,500 MXN
ManzanilloCity375,200 MXN345,100 MXN201,100-563,300 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity375,200 MXN383,300 MXN183,700-583,000 MXN
DeliciasCity375,200 MXN388,100 MXN180,500-587,800 MXN
NavojoaCity369,900 MXN397,900 MXN172,200-587,800 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity365,400 MXN394,800 MXN167,100-578,500 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity362,200 MXN353,600 MXN185,100-556,000 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity361,500 MXN332,100 MXN196,800-548,800 MXN
ZacatecasCity359,900 MXN372,600 MXN172,400-562,600 MXN
OrizabaCity354,000 MXN349,300 MXN181,600-548,800 MXN
FresnilloCity351,900 MXN371,100 MXN163,800-553,400 MXN
GuaymasCity351,200 MXN330,900 MXN187,300-535,800 MXN
MinatitlanCity345,700 MXN345,700 MXN172,200-539,800 MXN

Radiation Protection Specialist in Mexico: FAQs

  • How much does a radiation protection specialist make per month in Mexico?

    A radiation protection specialist in Mexico earns about 39,341 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 472,100 MXN.

  • What's the salary range for a radiation protection specialist in Mexico?

    Entry-level radiation protection specialists in Mexico start near 221,500 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 747,400 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 325,900 and 663,200 MXN.

  • Is the median radiation protection specialist salary in Mexico higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 502,200 MXN, higher than the average of 472,100 MXN. Half of radiation protection specialists in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for radiation protection specialists in Mexico?

    Men working as a radiation protection specialist in Mexico earn around 12% more than women on average (504,400 vs 451,000 MXN a year).

  • Do radiation protection specialists in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 58% of radiation protection specialists in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 2% to 7% of base salary.

  • Do radiation protection specialists earn more in the public or private sector in Mexico?

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

  • How often do radiation protection specialists in Mexico get a pay raise?

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