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Average Regional Field Engineer Salary in Mexico for 2026

A regional field engineer in Mexico earns about 372,600 MXN a year. That's 6% 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 172,200 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 592,600 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 a regional field engineer make in Mexico?

Average salary
372,600 MXN
31,050 MXN per month
Lowest reported
172,200 MXN
14,350 MXN per month
Highest reported
592,600 MXN
49,383 MXN per month

A typical regional field engineer working in Mexico brings home around 31,050 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 172,200 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 592,600 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 regional field 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 regional field 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 regional field engineers in Mexico earn less than 403,100 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 259,100 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 535,900 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of regional field engineers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 172,200 MXN. The highest stretch to 592,600 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.

172,200
Low
403,100
Median
592,600
High
259,100
25th
535,900
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Regional field engineer pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    194,600 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +34% from previous
    261,300 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +47% from previous
    384,500 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +22% from previous
    467,700 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    510,200 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    553,800 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 47%. That is the point at which a regional field 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.

Regional field engineer pay by education in Mexico

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    228,500 MXN
  • Master's Degree
    +91% from previous
    436,200 MXN

Regional field 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 regional field engineers in Mexico earn an average of 401,300 MXN a year, while female regional field engineers earn around 344,600 MXN. That works out to a 16% 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.

Regional Field Engineer gender pay gap

14%

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

Men 401,300 MXN
Women 344,600 MXN

Pay raises for a regional field 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 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

Regional field 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.

58%

58% of regional field engineers in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a regional field engineer 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 regional field 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

Regional field 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

Regional field engineer salary by city in Mexico

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

  • Aguascalientes
  • Culiacan
  • Hermosillo
  • Saltillo
  • San Luis Potosi
  • Mexicali
  • Guadalupe
  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Mexico City
  • Acapulco
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
AguascalientesCity496,100 MXN537,300 MXN227,600-786,600 MXN
CuliacanCity492,700 MXN533,000 MXN227,600-785,400 MXN
HermosilloCity491,000 MXN528,600 MXN225,300-780,700 MXN
SaltilloCity489,500 MXN528,500 MXN225,300-778,500 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity489,500 MXN528,600 MXN225,300-778,900 MXN
MexicaliCity487,600 MXN525,700 MXN225,700-773,400 MXN
GuadalupeCity487,600 MXN524,300 MXN225,700-772,900 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity485,300 MXN524,700 MXN221,500-772,700 MXN
Mexico CityCity485,200 MXN524,300 MXN221,500-774,200 MXN
AcapulcoCity480,600 MXN519,300 MXN218,900-765,100 MXN
PueblaCity480,600 MXN519,300 MXN218,900-761,400 MXN
GuadalajaraCity480,600 MXN519,300 MXN218,900-765,100 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity480,300 MXN518,900 MXN218,900-765,100 MXN
TijuanaCity475,700 MXN513,300 MXN217,900-754,900 MXN
LeonCity472,100 MXN510,300 MXN216,800-748,600 MXN
CancunCity471,700 MXN510,000 MXN216,800-747,400 MXN
MonterreyCity467,700 MXN504,500 MXN215,100-745,000 MXN
QueretaroCity467,700 MXN507,300 MXN215,100-745,000 MXN
MoreliaCity467,100 MXN504,300 MXN214,000-744,700 MXN
ZapopanCity466,900 MXN504,400 MXN214,000-743,300 MXN
TorreonCity466,300 MXN502,200 MXN212,500-739,500 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity464,900 MXN501,400 MXN214,000-743,300 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity464,400 MXN500,100 MXN212,500-735,200 MXN
ChihuahuaCity460,500 MXN499,300 MXN210,500-731,700 MXN
NaucalpanCity459,700 MXN492,700 MXN209,500-727,100 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity459,300 MXN498,500 MXN209,500-731,700 MXN
ReynosaCity457,300 MXN492,700 MXN209,700-725,700 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity453,200 MXN489,600 MXN207,700-721,600 MXN
MeridaCity453,200 MXN489,600 MXN207,700-719,100 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity448,500 MXN483,800 MXN207,800-712,100 MXN
DurangoCity448,500 MXN483,800 MXN207,800-714,600 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity447,300 MXN480,300 MXN204,000-709,600 MXN
TolucaCity440,200 MXN478,100 MXN204,700-702,800 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity437,900 MXN472,100 MXN201,100-699,700 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity436,200 MXN472,000 MXN201,100-694,700 MXN
MatamorosCity433,400 MXN467,700 MXN200,000-692,500 MXN
XalapaCity431,100 MXN464,400 MXN197,600-683,400 MXN
VeracruzCity430,500 MXN466,900 MXN197,600-687,100 MXN
TonalaCity424,900 MXN459,700 MXN196,800-675,200 MXN
MazatlanCity421,400 MXN454,300 MXN191,600-665,300 MXN
IrapuatoCity420,800 MXN454,900 MXN194,600-672,600 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity417,100 MXN453,200 MXN191,600-667,400 MXN
VillahermosaCity413,900 MXN447,300 MXN192,000-659,400 MXN
Los MochisCity409,000 MXN442,300 MXN189,300-650,700 MXN
XicoCity407,300 MXN442,200 MXN187,300-650,800 MXN
General EscobedoCity407,300 MXN440,200 MXN189,300-650,800 MXN
CelayaCity407,100 MXN442,200 MXN187,300-646,600 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity407,100 MXN437,900 MXN187,300-648,200 MXN
CuernavacaCity404,600 MXN436,200 MXN187,500-643,800 MXN
TepicCity401,300 MXN433,400 MXN185,100-639,100 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity396,300 MXN426,700 MXN183,600-633,100 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity394,800 MXN425,100 MXN181,600-626,800 MXN
IxtapalucaCity394,500 MXN426,700 MXN183,600-629,800 MXN
TampicoCity394,300 MXN428,400 MXN181,600-627,900 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity390,000 MXN420,800 MXN180,500-619,800 MXN
CoacalcoCity386,400 MXN417,100 MXN180,300-615,300 MXN
CampecheCity386,400 MXN417,100 MXN180,300-615,300 MXN
EnsenadaCity384,500 MXN415,900 MXN175,900-610,100 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity384,200 MXN413,900 MXN176,800-608,500 MXN
MonclovaCity384,200 MXN413,900 MXN176,800-608,500 MXN
La PazCity382,600 MXN413,900 MXN176,800-608,500 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity381,800 MXN411,400 MXN174,000-605,700 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity378,800 MXN409,000 MXN172,200-602,700 MXN
BuenavistaCity378,800 MXN409,000 MXN172,200-602,700 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity375,200 MXN406,300 MXN172,400-596,100 MXN
NogalesCity371,100 MXN401,300 MXN172,200-592,200 MXN
MetepecCity371,100 MXN401,300 MXN172,200-592,600 MXN
TapachulaCity369,900 MXN398,300 MXN172,200-588,500 MXN
UruapanCity369,900 MXN397,900 MXN172,200-587,800 MXN
PachucaCity369,300 MXN399,900 MXN172,200-590,200 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity369,300 MXN399,900 MXN172,200-590,200 MXN
OaxacaCity367,200 MXN398,300 MXN169,000-585,900 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity366,200 MXN394,300 MXN167,100-581,000 MXN
ChilpancingoCity363,000 MXN394,800 MXN167,100-580,600 MXN
AcunaCity363,000 MXN394,800 MXN167,100-580,600 MXN
TehuacanCity361,500 MXN390,000 MXN168,100-574,200 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity359,900 MXN385,300 MXN163,800-568,500 MXN
Poza RicaCity359,900 MXN386,400 MXN163,800-568,500 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity357,700 MXN385,300 MXN163,800-566,900 MXN
ChicoloapanCity353,600 MXN384,200 MXN161,600-563,000 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity352,000 MXN378,800 MXN159,500-559,000 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity351,900 MXN378,800 MXN161,300-559,000 MXN
ChalcoCity345,100 MXN371,100 MXN159,100-548,800 MXN
JiutepecCity344,600 MXN372,600 MXN159,400-547,800 MXN
SalamancaCity340,400 MXN367,900 MXN157,600-538,600 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity340,000 MXN363,000 MXN157,600-535,900 MXN
ChetumalCity332,100 MXN361,600 MXN152,300-529,600 MXN
CuautlaCity332,100 MXN361,600 MXN152,300-529,600 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity330,900 MXN357,700 MXN152,000-524,300 MXN
Boca del RioCity325,800 MXN352,000 MXN150,000-514,800 MXN
CordobaCity320,500 MXN345,700 MXN148,300-510,200 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity320,500 MXN349,300 MXN148,300-513,300 MXN
ColimaCity317,700 MXN345,100 MXN148,300-504,500 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity314,500 MXN340,000 MXN142,300-499,300 MXN
San Juan del RioCity314,500 MXN340,000 MXN142,300-499,300 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity313,700 MXN341,400 MXN146,200-501,400 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity309,800 MXN332,500 MXN142,300-489,500 MXN
ManzanilloCity308,900 MXN330,900 MXN142,300-487,600 MXN
ZacatecasCity308,900 MXN330,900 MXN142,300-487,600 MXN
FresnilloCity301,800 MXN325,800 MXN139,100-478,100 MXN
DeliciasCity301,300 MXN325,600 MXN139,100-478,000 MXN
OrizabaCity299,500 MXN320,500 MXN137,400-472,000 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity297,000 MXN322,600 MXN137,400-475,700 MXN
IgualaCity297,000 MXN322,600 MXN137,400-475,700 MXN
GuaymasCity290,800 MXN311,700 MXN134,600-459,300 MXN
MinatitlanCity288,700 MXN314,500 MXN134,600-462,300 MXN
NavojoaCity283,700 MXN309,800 MXN128,900-454,300 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity282,500 MXN308,900 MXN128,900-453,200 MXN

Regional Field Engineer in Mexico: FAQs

  • How much does a regional field engineer make per month in Mexico?

    A regional field engineer in Mexico earns about 31,050 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 372,600 MXN.

  • What's the salary range for a regional field engineer in Mexico?

    Entry-level regional field engineers in Mexico start near 172,200 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 592,600 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 259,100 and 535,900 MXN.

  • Is the median regional field engineer salary in Mexico higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 403,100 MXN, higher than the average of 372,600 MXN. Half of regional field engineers in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for regional field engineers in Mexico?

    Men working as a regional field engineer in Mexico earn around 16% more than women on average (401,300 vs 344,600 MXN a year).

  • Do regional field engineers in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 58% of regional field engineers in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 2% to 7% of base salary.

  • Do regional field engineers earn more in the public or private sector in Mexico?

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

  • How often do regional field engineers in Mexico get a pay raise?

    A regional field engineer in Mexico sees a raise of around 11% every 18 months, equivalent to roughly 7% a year.