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Average Structural Analysis Engineer Salary in Mexico for 2026

A structural analysis engineer in Mexico earns about 339,100 MXN a year. That's 15% 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 174,000 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 514,800 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 structural analysis engineer make in Mexico?

Average salary
339,100 MXN
28,258 MXN per month
Lowest reported
174,000 MXN
14,500 MXN per month
Highest reported
514,800 MXN
42,900 MXN per month

A typical structural analysis engineer working in Mexico brings home around 28,258 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 174,000 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 514,800 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 structural analysis 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 structural analysis 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 structural analysis engineers in Mexico earn less than 325,800 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 225,700 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 403,100 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of structural analysis engineers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 174,000 MXN. The highest stretch to 514,800 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.

174,000
Low
325,800
Median
514,800
High
225,700
25th
403,100
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Structural analysis engineer pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    197,600 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +35% from previous
    267,100 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +31% from previous
    349,300 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +20% from previous
    420,100 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +10% from previous
    460,500 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +5% from previous
    483,800 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 35%. That is the point at which a structural analysis 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.

Structural analysis engineer pay by education in Mexico

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    281,500 MXN
  • Master's Degree
    +38% from previous
    388,100 MXN

Structural analysis 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 structural analysis engineers in Mexico earn an average of 357,300 MXN a year, while female structural analysis engineers earn around 325,800 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.

Structural Analysis Engineer gender pay gap

9%

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

Men 357,300 MXN
Women 325,800 MXN

Pay raises for a structural analysis 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

Structural analysis 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.

52%

52% of structural analysis engineers in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a structural analysis 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 5% of base salary. The remaining 48% of structural analysis 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

Structural analysis 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

Structural analysis engineer salary by city in Mexico

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

  • Puebla
  • Tijuana
  • Nezahualcoyotl
  • Mexico City
  • Zapopan
  • Hermosillo
  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Guadalupe
  • Saltillo
  • Naucalpan
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
PueblaCity462,300 MXN445,100 MXN239,000-707,700 MXN
TijuanaCity451,000 MXN459,700 MXN218,900-702,800 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity450,300 MXN487,600 MXN207,700-717,900 MXN
Mexico CityCity448,500 MXN431,100 MXN232,400-683,800 MXN
ZapopanCity447,300 MXN426,700 MXN232,900-683,400 MXN
HermosilloCity442,200 MXN424,300 MXN228,000-675,100 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity437,900 MXN448,500 MXN214,000-684,900 MXN
GuadalupeCity431,300 MXN442,300 MXN210,500-677,100 MXN
SaltilloCity430,500 MXN442,200 MXN210,500-675,100 MXN
NaucalpanCity430,000 MXN437,900 MXN209,500-671,000 MXN
MonterreyCity426,700 MXN412,000 MXN221,500-658,300 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity426,700 MXN464,400 MXN195,200-681,500 MXN
GuadalajaraCity425,100 MXN460,500 MXN196,800-679,200 MXN
QueretaroCity425,100 MXN460,500 MXN195,200-679,200 MXN
ChihuahuaCity424,900 MXN459,300 MXN196,800-677,100 MXN
LeonCity424,300 MXN430,500 MXN207,700-659,200 MXN
AcapulcoCity417,200 MXN451,000 MXN192,600-663,200 MXN
AguascalientesCity417,100 MXN428,400 MXN204,000-652,200 MXN
ReynosaCity417,100 MXN428,400 MXN204,000-653,200 MXN
TorreonCity415,900 MXN398,300 MXN215,100-633,300 MXN
CuliacanCity414,000 MXN420,100 MXN204,700-643,800 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity413,900 MXN396,300 MXN214,000-631,200 MXN
MeridaCity411,400 MXN394,800 MXN212,500-628,000 MXN
TolucaCity409,000 MXN392,300 MXN210,500-625,000 MXN
DurangoCity407,300 MXN417,200 MXN197,600-637,500 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity407,300 MXN442,200 MXN187,300-646,600 MXN
CancunCity404,600 MXN436,200 MXN187,500-643,800 MXN
MexicaliCity403,100 MXN433,800 MXN187,500-641,900 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity403,100 MXN412,000 MXN197,600-627,900 MXN
XalapaCity401,300 MXN431,300 MXN185,100-639,100 MXN
MoreliaCity398,300 MXN384,200 MXN207,700-608,500 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity394,800 MXN378,300 MXN205,700-602,700 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity394,500 MXN381,800 MXN207,800-605,700 MXN
VillahermosaCity390,000 MXN398,300 MXN192,600-608,500 MXN
TonalaCity388,100 MXN375,200 MXN204,700-595,300 MXN
VeracruzCity385,300 MXN417,200 MXN175,900-615,000 MXN
General EscobedoCity384,200 MXN390,000 MXN187,300-596,800 MXN
MatamorosCity383,300 MXN366,200 MXN197,600-582,700 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity383,300 MXN389,200 MXN187,300-596,100 MXN
TepicCity382,600 MXN367,200 MXN197,600-588,500 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity381,800 MXN411,400 MXN174,000-603,400 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity381,800 MXN411,400 MXN174,000-605,700 MXN
MazatlanCity378,800 MXN385,300 MXN187,500-592,600 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity377,200 MXN382,600 MXN185,100-587,800 MXN
CuernavacaCity376,800 MXN404,600 MXN172,400-596,800 MXN
XicoCity371,100 MXN357,700 MXN191,600-566,900 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity369,900 MXN377,200 MXN181,600-574,200 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity369,300 MXN399,900 MXN172,200-590,200 MXN
IrapuatoCity367,900 MXN351,200 MXN192,000-562,200 MXN
IxtapalucaCity363,000 MXN394,300 MXN167,100-580,600 MXN
CelayaCity363,000 MXN371,100 MXN180,300-566,900 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity361,500 MXN349,300 MXN189,300-553,400 MXN
Los MochisCity359,900 MXN366,200 MXN174,000-558,300 MXN
EnsenadaCity359,900 MXN366,200 MXN174,000-558,300 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity359,900 MXN386,400 MXN163,800-568,500 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity351,900 MXN339,100 MXN183,600-535,900 MXN
CoacalcoCity351,900 MXN339,100 MXN183,600-535,900 MXN
PachucaCity351,900 MXN339,100 MXN183,600-535,900 MXN
UruapanCity349,300 MXN332,100 MXN181,600-531,700 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity349,300 MXN376,800 MXN159,400-553,800 MXN
TampicoCity345,700 MXN375,200 MXN159,400-552,400 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity345,700 MXN353,600 MXN172,200-539,700 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity340,400 MXN367,200 MXN158,700-541,700 MXN
BuenavistaCity340,400 MXN367,900 MXN158,700-539,700 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity339,100 MXN341,900 MXN164,200-524,300 MXN
TehuacanCity332,100 MXN340,400 MXN161,600-522,700 MXN
OaxacaCity330,900 MXN315,900 MXN172,200-504,500 MXN
CampecheCity327,800 MXN315,700 MXN172,200-500,100 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity325,800 MXN352,000 MXN150,000-516,100 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity322,600 MXN312,400 MXN167,100-492,700 MXN
La PazCity319,600 MXN309,800 MXN168,100-491,000 MXN
TapachulaCity319,600 MXN325,900 MXN158,700-500,100 MXN
Poza RicaCity319,600 MXN344,600 MXN148,300-510,000 MXN
ChalcoCity317,700 MXN345,100 MXN148,300-507,300 MXN
MonclovaCity315,900 MXN325,800 MXN157,600-496,100 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity315,900 MXN322,600 MXN154,700-493,000 MXN
AcunaCity315,900 MXN341,900 MXN148,300-504,300 MXN
NogalesCity315,900 MXN341,900 MXN148,300-504,400 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity315,900 MXN341,400 MXN148,300-504,400 MXN
MetepecCity315,700 MXN340,400 MXN142,300-498,000 MXN
ChilpancingoCity315,700 MXN319,600 MXN152,300-489,500 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity314,500 MXN317,700 MXN152,300-489,500 MXN
ChetumalCity311,700 MXN318,800 MXN152,000-485,200 MXN
ChicoloapanCity308,300 MXN299,500 MXN159,500-472,100 MXN
SalamancaCity308,300 MXN296,000 MXN159,500-472,000 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity301,800 MXN325,800 MXN139,100-478,100 MXN
JiutepecCity301,800 MXN286,400 MXN157,600-459,300 MXN
ColimaCity301,300 MXN290,800 MXN157,600-460,500 MXN
Boca del RioCity294,700 MXN281,500 MXN152,000-448,500 MXN
CordobaCity294,700 MXN317,700 MXN136,200-467,700 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity294,300 MXN318,800 MXN136,200-466,900 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity288,700 MXN279,400 MXN152,100-444,300 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity288,700 MXN314,500 MXN134,600-462,300 MXN
DeliciasCity288,700 MXN296,000 MXN143,200-453,200 MXN
ManzanilloCity283,400 MXN286,400 MXN139,100-442,200 MXN
CuautlaCity282,500 MXN288,700 MXN138,200-445,100 MXN
ZacatecasCity282,500 MXN288,700 MXN138,200-445,100 MXN
FresnilloCity281,500 MXN271,300 MXN148,300-430,000 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity281,500 MXN301,700 MXN128,500-447,300 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity279,400 MXN283,700 MXN137,400-437,300 MXN
San Juan del RioCity279,400 MXN268,900 MXN146,200-426,700 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity273,300 MXN294,300 MXN124,400-431,300 MXN
NavojoaCity272,800 MXN294,700 MXN124,400-430,000 MXN
IgualaCity271,300 MXN292,000 MXN124,400-431,100 MXN
GuaymasCity268,900 MXN257,700 MXN138,200-412,000 MXN
OrizabaCity263,200 MXN266,000 MXN129,000-407,300 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity261,300 MXN265,000 MXN125,700-404,600 MXN
MinatitlanCity257,700 MXN246,500 MXN136,100-394,300 MXN

Structural Analysis Engineer in Mexico: FAQs

  • How much does a structural analysis engineer make per month in Mexico?

    A structural analysis engineer in Mexico earns about 28,258 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 339,100 MXN.

  • What's the salary range for a structural analysis engineer in Mexico?

    Entry-level structural analysis engineers in Mexico start near 174,000 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 514,800 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 225,700 and 403,100 MXN.

  • Is the median structural analysis engineer salary in Mexico higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 325,800 MXN, lower than the average of 339,100 MXN. Half of structural analysis engineers in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for structural analysis engineers in Mexico?

    Men working as a structural analysis engineer in Mexico earn around 10% more than women on average (357,300 vs 325,800 MXN a year).

  • Do structural analysis engineers in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 52% of structural analysis engineers in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 5% of base salary.

  • Do structural analysis engineers earn more in the public or private sector in Mexico?

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

  • How often do structural analysis engineers in Mexico get a pay raise?

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