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Average Sports Manager Salary in Mexico for 2026

A sports manager in Mexico earns about 623,700 MXN a year. That's 57% 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 325,600 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 956,200 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 sports manager make in Mexico?

Average salary
623,700 MXN
51,975 MXN per month
Lowest reported
325,600 MXN
27,133 MXN per month
Highest reported
956,200 MXN
79,683 MXN per month

A typical sports manager working in Mexico brings home around 51,975 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 325,600 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 956,200 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 sports 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 sports 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 sports managers in Mexico earn less than 597,800 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 417,200 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 745,000 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of sports managers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 325,600 MXN. The highest stretch to 956,200 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.

325,600
Low
597,800
Median
956,200
High
417,200
25th
745,000
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Sports manager pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    367,200 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +34% from previous
    492,700 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +30% from previous
    642,800 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +21% from previous
    778,900 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    849,200 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +5% from previous
    893,500 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 34%. That is the point at which a sports 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.

Sports manager pay by education in Mexico

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

  • High School
    445,100 MXN
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +14% from previous
    507,300 MXN
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +41% from previous
    713,900 MXN
  • Master's Degree
    +21% from previous
    864,700 MXN

Sports 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 sports managers in Mexico earn an average of 659,200 MXN a year, while female sports managers earn around 598,600 MXN. That works out to a 10% 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.

Sports Manager gender pay gap

9%

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

Men 659,200 MXN
Women 598,600 MXN

Pay raises for a sports 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

Sports 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.

54%

54% of sports managers in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a sports manager 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 5% of base salary. The remaining 46% of sports 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

Sports 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

Sports manager salary by city in Mexico

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

  • Leon
  • Guadalajara
  • Mexico City
  • Naucalpan
  • Puebla
  • Acapulco
  • Nezahualcoyotl
  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Hermosillo
  • Chihuahua
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
LeonCity860,300 MXN874,900 MXN420,100-1,345,400 MXN
GuadalajaraCity858,100 MXN925,900 MXN394,300-1,369,700 MXN
Mexico CityCity844,100 MXN810,200 MXN437,900-1,296,900 MXN
NaucalpanCity825,900 MXN844,100 MXN404,600-1,296,900 MXN
PueblaCity824,800 MXN790,600 MXN431,100-1,259,300 MXN
AcapulcoCity817,800 MXN883,500 MXN376,800-1,296,900 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity814,500 MXN879,700 MXN375,200-1,296,900 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity810,500 MXN828,400 MXN396,300-1,273,300 MXN
HermosilloCity810,500 MXN778,900 MXN420,100-1,235,600 MXN
ChihuahuaCity802,400 MXN866,900 MXN369,900-1,273,300 MXN
MonterreyCity800,200 MXN768,900 MXN417,200-1,224,800 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity800,200 MXN768,900 MXN417,200-1,224,800 MXN
AguascalientesCity798,900 MXN812,900 MXN390,000-1,249,900 MXN
QueretaroCity790,600 MXN854,300 MXN363,000-1,259,300 MXN
ZapopanCity790,300 MXN756,700 MXN411,400-1,212,800 MXN
GuadalupeCity790,300 MXN803,400 MXN386,400-1,235,600 MXN
TijuanaCity788,000 MXN802,400 MXN385,300-1,224,800 MXN
CancunCity786,600 MXN849,200 MXN361,500-1,249,900 MXN
ReynosaCity785,400 MXN800,200 MXN384,500-1,224,800 MXN
CuliacanCity781,200 MXN798,900 MXN384,200-1,224,800 MXN
SaltilloCity780,600 MXN795,700 MXN384,200-1,212,800 MXN
MoreliaCity767,400 MXN735,200 MXN398,300-1,172,800 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity767,400 MXN828,400 MXN351,200-1,224,800 MXN
MeridaCity758,700 MXN728,500 MXN394,300-1,160,900 MXN
MatamorosCity757,300 MXN727,400 MXN394,800-1,159,000 MXN
TorreonCity757,300 MXN727,400 MXN394,800-1,159,000 MXN
MexicaliCity757,300 MXN817,800 MXN349,300-1,198,300 MXN
DurangoCity756,700 MXN772,900 MXN371,100-1,182,400 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity751,700 MXN722,100 MXN390,000-1,149,200 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity751,100 MXN810,500 MXN344,600-1,195,600 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity747,400 MXN765,100 MXN367,900-1,168,700 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity744,700 MXN802,400 MXN341,400-1,182,800 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity736,700 MXN748,600 MXN361,600-1,147,500 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity735,500 MXN791,600 MXN339,100-1,166,500 MXN
General EscobedoCity735,500 MXN747,400 MXN361,600-1,145,100 MXN
TonalaCity733,300 MXN705,500 MXN383,300-1,122,900 MXN
IrapuatoCity724,300 MXN695,200 MXN376,800-1,105,600 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity721,600 MXN736,700 MXN353,600-1,125,500 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity718,000 MXN688,900 MXN372,600-1,095,900 MXN
CuernavacaCity714,300 MXN769,500 MXN327,300-1,134,100 MXN
VeracruzCity706,200 MXN761,400 MXN325,800-1,122,300 MXN
TolucaCity698,200 MXN671,000 MXN365,400-1,069,800 MXN
MazatlanCity698,200 MXN714,300 MXN341,900-1,089,400 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity696,700 MXN712,100 MXN341,400-1,088,800 MXN
XalapaCity695,400 MXN748,600 MXN317,700-1,106,000 MXN
XicoCity695,200 MXN667,400 MXN362,200-1,062,500 MXN
TampicoCity692,500 MXN745,000 MXN318,800-1,098,200 MXN
IxtapalucaCity688,900 MXN743,100 MXN315,900-1,092,200 MXN
VillahermosaCity683,400 MXN696,700 MXN335,100-1,067,300 MXN
EnsenadaCity681,500 MXN695,400 MXN332,100-1,064,100 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity679,200 MXN731,700 MXN311,700-1,080,200 MXN
TepicCity679,200 MXN649,700 MXN351,200-1,037,600 MXN
OaxacaCity672,600 MXN643,800 MXN348,300-1,025,100 MXN
UruapanCity669,100 MXN643,400 MXN349,300-1,023,000 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity667,400 MXN680,100 MXN325,900-1,038,700 MXN
CelayaCity665,300 MXN681,900 MXN327,800-1,041,900 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity660,500 MXN714,300 MXN305,600-1,051,400 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity658,300 MXN631,200 MXN341,400-1,006,300 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity658,300 MXN631,200 MXN341,900-1,009,600 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity650,800 MXN702,800 MXN297,000-1,032,800 MXN
CoacalcoCity650,800 MXN623,200 MXN339,100-995,000 MXN
Los MochisCity641,900 MXN653,200 MXN315,700-998,400 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity633,300 MXN683,800 MXN292,000-1,006,300 MXN
TehuacanCity633,100 MXN642,800 MXN308,300-985,700 MXN
TapachulaCity628,000 MXN639,900 MXN308,900-979,300 MXN
BuenavistaCity626,800 MXN677,100 MXN286,400-995,200 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity625,000 MXN639,100 MXN307,400-975,700 MXN
AcunaCity625,000 MXN675,200 MXN286,400-993,600 MXN
CampecheCity623,700 MXN598,600 MXN325,600-956,200 MXN
PachucaCity615,700 MXN590,200 MXN319,600-943,800 MXN
ChilpancingoCity612,500 MXN623,200 MXN297,000-953,200 MXN
NogalesCity612,500 MXN659,200 MXN281,500-971,200 MXN
La PazCity606,400 MXN582,700 MXN313,700-929,700 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity598,600 MXN646,600 MXN275,800-956,200 MXN
MetepecCity598,600 MXN646,600 MXN275,800-956,200 MXN
MonclovaCity592,600 MXN605,700 MXN292,000-927,000 MXN
JiutepecCity590,200 MXN565,100 MXN308,900-903,500 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity583,000 MXN559,000 MXN301,700-894,500 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity582,700 MXN592,600 MXN283,700-908,200 MXN
Poza RicaCity582,700 MXN629,800 MXN268,900-927,000 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity574,200 MXN619,800 MXN265,000-917,200 MXN
SalamancaCity574,200 MXN552,400 MXN297,000-879,800 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity573,500 MXN619,000 MXN263,900-913,400 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity571,300 MXN583,000 MXN281,500-895,900 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity568,500 MXN615,700 MXN263,100-906,500 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity568,500 MXN615,700 MXN263,100-906,500 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity566,900 MXN543,200 MXN294,700-868,400 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity562,200 MXN571,300 MXN273,000-874,500 MXN
CordobaCity553,400 MXN597,800 MXN254,800-883,500 MXN
ChicoloapanCity553,400 MXN531,700 MXN286,400-851,200 MXN
CuautlaCity547,800 MXN559,000 MXN268,900-858,100 MXN
ChalcoCity545,300 MXN590,200 MXN249,600-868,400 MXN
FresnilloCity539,800 MXN518,300 MXN279,400-823,400 MXN
ChetumalCity538,600 MXN551,200 MXN263,900-843,600 MXN
ZacatecasCity538,600 MXN551,200 MXN265,000-843,600 MXN
Boca del RioCity538,600 MXN519,300 MXN281,500-825,900 MXN
ManzanilloCity533,100 MXN541,700 MXN261,300-832,100 MXN
ColimaCity525,700 MXN504,300 MXN275,200-803,400 MXN
DeliciasCity519,300 MXN528,600 MXN254,700-810,400 MXN
MinatitlanCity519,300 MXN499,300 MXN271,300-791,600 MXN
OrizabaCity518,900 MXN529,600 MXN254,700-810,500 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity518,900 MXN559,000 MXN238,900-824,800 MXN
San Juan del RioCity513,300 MXN492,400 MXN266,000-783,800 MXN
GuaymasCity510,200 MXN491,000 MXN266,000-781,200 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity507,300 MXN548,500 MXN233,600-807,900 MXN
IgualaCity498,000 MXN538,600 MXN228,000-792,900 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity485,200 MXN496,100 MXN239,000-757,600 MXN
NavojoaCity472,100 MXN510,200 MXN217,900-752,600 MXN

Sports Manager in Mexico: FAQs

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

    A sports manager in Mexico earns about 51,975 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 623,700 MXN.

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

    Entry-level sports managers in Mexico start near 325,600 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 956,200 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 417,200 and 745,000 MXN.

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

    The median is 597,800 MXN, lower than the average of 623,700 MXN. Half of sports managers in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a sports manager in Mexico earn around 10% more than women on average (659,200 vs 598,600 MXN a year).

  • Do sports managers in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 54% of sports managers in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 5% of base salary.

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

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

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

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