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Average Risk Safety Engineer Salary in Mexico for 2026

A risk safety engineer in Mexico earns about 361,500 MXN a year. That's 9% 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 185,100 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 559,000 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 risk safety engineer make in Mexico?

Average salary
361,500 MXN
30,125 MXN per month
Lowest reported
185,100 MXN
15,425 MXN per month
Highest reported
559,000 MXN
46,583 MXN per month

A typical risk safety engineer working in Mexico brings home around 30,125 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 185,100 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 559,000 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 risk 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 risk 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 risk safety engineers in Mexico earn less than 354,000 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 240,500 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 448,500 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of risk 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 185,100 MXN. The highest stretch to 559,000 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.

185,100
Low
354,000
Median
559,000
High
240,500
25th
448,500
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Risk safety engineer pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    207,700 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +31% from previous
    271,300 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +40% from previous
    378,800 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +20% from previous
    455,400 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +8% from previous
    492,700 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +8% from previous
    533,000 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 40%. That is the point at which a risk 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.

Risk safety engineer pay by education in Mexico

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    245,300 MXN
  • Master's Degree
    +49% from previous
    365,400 MXN
  • PhD
    +45% from previous
    528,500 MXN

Risk 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 risk safety engineers in Mexico earn an average of 386,400 MXN a year, while female risk safety engineers earn around 340,400 MXN. That works out to a 14% 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.

Risk Safety Engineer gender pay gap

12%

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

Men 386,400 MXN
Women 340,400 MXN

Pay raises for a risk 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 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

Risk 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.

53%

53% of risk safety engineers in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a risk safety 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 3% to 6% of base salary. The remaining 47% of risk 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

Risk 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

Risk safety engineer salary by city in Mexico

Risk 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.

  • Mexico City
  • Leon
  • Guadalajara
  • Zapopan
  • Tijuana
  • Aguascalientes
  • San Luis Potosi
  • Chihuahua
  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Monterrey
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Mexico CityCity499,300 MXN489,600 MXN254,700-767,400 MXN
LeonCity492,700 MXN466,300 MXN263,200-751,100 MXN
GuadalajaraCity489,600 MXN499,300 MXN239,000-761,400 MXN
ZapopanCity485,300 MXN475,700 MXN246,500-745,000 MXN
TijuanaCity478,000 MXN507,300 MXN225,300-757,600 MXN
AguascalientesCity476,600 MXN447,700 MXN252,300-724,000 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity475,700 MXN513,300 MXN217,900-754,900 MXN
ChihuahuaCity475,700 MXN485,300 MXN232,400-743,300 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity471,700 MXN471,700 MXN233,900-728,500 MXN
MonterreyCity467,700 MXN430,500 MXN252,300-709,600 MXN
HermosilloCity467,100 MXN459,700 MXN238,900-721,600 MXN
CuliacanCity466,300 MXN492,400 MXN217,900-733,300 MXN
MoreliaCity464,400 MXN480,300 MXN222,300-725,700 MXN
QueretaroCity462,300 MXN499,300 MXN210,500-733,300 MXN
PueblaCity462,300 MXN480,600 MXN222,300-724,000 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity460,500 MXN440,200 MXN238,900-705,500 MXN
AcapulcoCity455,400 MXN464,400 MXN221,500-709,600 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity450,300 MXN440,200 MXN231,000-695,200 MXN
NaucalpanCity450,300 MXN450,300 MXN225,300-699,700 MXN
GuadalupeCity450,300 MXN476,600 MXN210,500-714,600 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity447,700 MXN420,100 MXN239,000-681,500 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity447,700 MXN466,900 MXN215,100-706,200 MXN
MexicaliCity445,100 MXN425,100 MXN231,000-680,100 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity445,100 MXN480,600 MXN205,700-707,600 MXN
DurangoCity442,300 MXN417,200 MXN233,900-674,100 MXN
MeridaCity440,200 MXN459,300 MXN210,500-695,200 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity440,200 MXN407,100 MXN238,900-665,300 MXN
SaltilloCity440,200 MXN440,200 MXN218,900-683,800 MXN
CancunCity433,400 MXN419,400 MXN225,300-664,500 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity433,400 MXN442,300 MXN210,500-677,100 MXN
TorreonCity431,300 MXN398,300 MXN233,600-653,200 MXN
TonalaCity430,500 MXN447,700 MXN207,700-679,200 MXN
MatamorosCity425,100 MXN419,400 MXN216,800-658,300 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity424,300 MXN457,300 MXN194,600-674,100 MXN
CelayaCity424,300 MXN424,300 MXN210,500-658,300 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity419,400 MXN442,300 MXN195,200-659,200 MXN
XalapaCity419,400 MXN425,100 MXN205,700-650,700 MXN
TolucaCity417,200 MXN384,200 MXN225,700-627,900 MXN
ReynosaCity417,100 MXN417,100 MXN208,600-650,800 MXN
TepicCity415,900 MXN430,500 MXN197,600-650,700 MXN
VillahermosaCity413,900 MXN388,100 MXN221,500-629,800 MXN
IxtapalucaCity407,100 MXN437,900 MXN187,300-645,800 MXN
EnsenadaCity407,100 MXN407,100 MXN204,700-629,800 MXN
VeracruzCity406,300 MXN386,400 MXN209,700-618,800 MXN
XicoCity404,600 MXN396,300 MXN207,800-625,000 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity404,600 MXN404,600 MXN204,700-629,800 MXN
MazatlanCity404,600 MXN431,100 MXN192,000-639,900 MXN
IrapuatoCity403,100 MXN371,100 MXN217,900-608,500 MXN
General EscobedoCity397,900 MXN424,300 MXN189,300-633,100 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity396,300 MXN375,200 MXN209,500-605,700 MXN
Los MochisCity396,300 MXN396,300 MXN197,600-615,700 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity389,200 MXN421,400 MXN180,300-619,000 MXN
TampicoCity388,100 MXN396,300 MXN192,000-607,400 MXN
OaxacaCity385,300 MXN401,300 MXN187,500-605,700 MXN
CuernavacaCity382,600 MXN369,900 MXN200,000-587,800 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity381,800 MXN389,200 MXN187,300-592,600 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity378,800 MXN365,400 MXN195,200-580,600 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity377,200 MXN367,200 MXN192,600-581,300 MXN
CoacalcoCity377,200 MXN345,700 MXN205,700-566,900 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity377,200 MXN398,300 MXN176,800-592,600 MXN
PachucaCity375,200 MXN367,900 MXN192,000-574,200 MXN
CampecheCity372,600 MXN386,400 MXN180,300-585,900 MXN
TehuacanCity372,600 MXN351,900 MXN197,600-566,900 MXN
NogalesCity367,200 MXN353,600 MXN192,600-562,600 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity363,000 MXN363,000 MXN183,600-563,300 MXN
UruapanCity363,000 MXN335,100 MXN195,200-547,800 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity363,000 MXN371,100 MXN180,300-566,900 MXN
BuenavistaCity362,200 MXN388,100 MXN164,200-575,100 MXN
La PazCity361,600 MXN351,200 MXN183,700-553,400 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity361,600 MXN344,600 MXN187,300-547,800 MXN
MetepecCity361,600 MXN389,200 MXN164,200-571,300 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity352,000 MXN322,600 MXN190,500-528,600 MXN
TapachulaCity348,300 MXN327,300 MXN185,100-533,100 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity348,300 MXN335,100 MXN181,600-533,000 MXN
AcunaCity348,300 MXN357,300 MXN172,200-543,200 MXN
MonclovaCity348,300 MXN369,900 MXN163,800-552,400 MXN
ChicoloapanCity345,100 MXN359,900 MXN164,200-539,700 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity340,400 MXN367,900 MXN157,600-538,600 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity339,100 MXN315,900 MXN180,300-513,300 MXN
ChilpancingoCity339,100 MXN357,700 MXN159,100-531,700 MXN
SalamancaCity335,800 MXN348,300 MXN159,500-528,500 MXN
CuautlaCity332,500 MXN332,500 MXN164,200-516,100 MXN
Poza RicaCity332,100 MXN340,400 MXN161,600-522,700 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity330,700 MXN301,700 MXN180,300-498,000 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity327,300 MXN349,300 MXN154,700-519,300 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity327,300 MXN313,700 MXN172,200-501,400 MXN
JiutepecCity327,300 MXN322,600 MXN167,100-504,500 MXN
CordobaCity325,900 MXN315,700 MXN172,200-500,100 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity325,800 MXN352,000 MXN150,000-514,800 MXN
ChetumalCity325,800 MXN305,600 MXN172,200-493,000 MXN
ChalcoCity325,600 MXN330,900 MXN159,400-507,300 MXN
San Juan del RioCity325,600 MXN301,800 MXN176,800-492,400 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity318,800 MXN305,600 MXN164,200-485,200 MXN
ColimaCity317,700 MXN332,500 MXN152,300-502,200 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity317,700 MXN317,700 MXN159,400-492,700 MXN
ManzanilloCity315,700 MXN315,700 MXN158,700-487,600 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity314,500 MXN286,400 MXN169,000-472,000 MXN
Boca del RioCity314,500 MXN308,900 MXN159,400-483,400 MXN
GuaymasCity305,600 MXN281,500 MXN163,800-460,500 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity296,000 MXN319,600 MXN137,400-472,100 MXN
OrizabaCity294,700 MXN275,800 MXN157,600-447,300 MXN
MinatitlanCity294,700 MXN308,900 MXN142,300-466,300 MXN
FresnilloCity294,300 MXN286,400 MXN151,800-453,200 MXN
DeliciasCity290,800 MXN308,900 MXN137,400-459,700 MXN
IgualaCity288,700 MXN294,700 MXN142,300-453,200 MXN
ZacatecasCity288,700 MXN309,800 MXN137,400-459,300 MXN
NavojoaCity286,400 MXN312,400 MXN130,400-459,700 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity282,500 MXN267,100 MXN152,100-431,300 MXN

Risk Safety Engineer in Mexico: FAQs

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

    A risk safety engineer in Mexico earns about 30,125 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 361,500 MXN.

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

    Entry-level risk safety engineers in Mexico start near 185,100 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 559,000 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 240,500 and 448,500 MXN.

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

    The median is 354,000 MXN, lower than the average of 361,500 MXN. Half of risk safety engineers in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a risk safety engineer in Mexico earn around 14% more than women on average (386,400 vs 340,400 MXN a year).

  • Do risk safety engineers in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 53% of risk safety engineers in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 6% of base salary.

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

    In Mexico, the public sector pays a risk 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 risk safety engineers in Mexico get a pay raise?

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