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Average Telecommunications Equipment Installer Salary in Mexico for 2026

A telecommunications equipment installer in Mexico earns about 194,600 MXN a year. That's 51% 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 88,480 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 309,800 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 telecommunications equipment installer make in Mexico?

Average salary
194,600 MXN
16,216 MXN per month
Lowest reported
88,480 MXN
7,373 MXN per month
Highest reported
309,800 MXN
25,816 MXN per month

A typical telecommunications equipment installer working in Mexico brings home around 16,216 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 88,480 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 309,800 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 telecommunications equipment installer 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 telecommunications equipment installer 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 telecommunications equipment installers in Mexico earn less than 209,700 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 136,100 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 279,400 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of telecommunications equipment installers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 88,480 MXN. The highest stretch to 309,800 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.

88,480
Low
209,700
Median
309,800
High
136,100
25th
279,400
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Telecommunications equipment installer pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    103,200 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +32% from previous
    136,200 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +47% from previous
    200,000 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +22% from previous
    243,000 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    266,000 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +8% from previous
    286,400 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 telecommunications equipment installer 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.

Telecommunications equipment installer pay by education in Mexico

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

  • Certificate or Diploma
    115,940 MXN
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +96% from previous
    227,600 MXN

Telecommunications equipment installer gender pay gap in Mexico

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Mexico is no exception. Male telecommunications equipment installers in Mexico earn an average of 208,600 MXN a year, while female telecommunications equipment installers earn around 180,500 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.

Telecommunications Equipment Installer gender pay gap

13%

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

Men 208,600 MXN
Women 180,500 MXN

Pay raises for a telecommunications equipment installer 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 10% 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

Telecommunications equipment installer 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.

32%

32% of telecommunications equipment installers in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a telecommunications equipment installer a low-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 0% to 4% of base salary. The remaining 68% of telecommunications equipment installers 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

Telecommunications equipment installer: 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

Telecommunications equipment installer salary by city in Mexico

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

  • Culiacan
  • Aguascalientes
  • San Luis Potosi
  • Saltillo
  • Hermosillo
  • Mexicali
  • Guadalupe
  • Acapulco
  • Tlalnepantla de Baz
  • Queretaro
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
CuliacanCity251,500 MXN271,300 MXN113,740-396,300 MXN
AguascalientesCity251,500 MXN268,900 MXN113,700-394,500 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity246,200 MXN265,000 MXN113,220-388,100 MXN
SaltilloCity246,200 MXN266,000 MXN114,380-390,000 MXN
HermosilloCity246,200 MXN266,000 MXN112,600-392,300 MXN
MexicaliCity245,300 MXN263,900 MXN112,660-389,200 MXN
GuadalupeCity243,000 MXN263,100 MXN113,780-386,400 MXN
AcapulcoCity240,500 MXN263,200 MXN112,460-384,500 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity239,300 MXN261,300 MXN111,700-382,600 MXN
QueretaroCity239,000 MXN258,400 MXN108,300-378,300 MXN
GuadalajaraCity239,000 MXN258,400 MXN111,240-378,300 MXN
PueblaCity239,000 MXN258,400 MXN110,120-378,300 MXN
Mexico CityCity239,000 MXN259,100 MXN111,900-383,300 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity239,000 MXN259,100 MXN111,900-383,300 MXN
CancunCity238,900 MXN257,700 MXN107,900-378,800 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity237,400 MXN254,800 MXN110,340-376,800 MXN
MoreliaCity237,400 MXN254,700 MXN106,980-376,800 MXN
LeonCity233,900 MXN252,300 MXN109,000-372,600 MXN
TorreonCity233,900 MXN254,700 MXN109,740-375,200 MXN
TijuanaCity233,900 MXN254,700 MXN107,960-375,200 MXN
MonterreyCity232,400 MXN253,400 MXN107,380-369,300 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity232,400 MXN253,400 MXN106,360-369,300 MXN
ZapopanCity232,400 MXN249,600 MXN107,820-369,900 MXN
ReynosaCity232,400 MXN249,600 MXN106,600-369,900 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity231,000 MXN247,800 MXN104,140-366,200 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity231,000 MXN251,500 MXN106,500-367,900 MXN
ChihuahuaCity231,000 MXN247,800 MXN104,140-366,200 MXN
DurangoCity228,000 MXN246,500 MXN104,060-365,400 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity227,600 MXN246,200 MXN105,880-361,500 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity227,600 MXN246,200 MXN104,440-362,200 MXN
NaucalpanCity227,600 MXN246,500 MXN105,620-365,400 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity225,700 MXN240,500 MXN104,600-357,300 MXN
MeridaCity225,300 MXN245,300 MXN103,440-361,600 MXN
TolucaCity225,300 MXN243,000 MXN101,960-357,700 MXN
MatamorosCity221,500 MXN239,000 MXN101,860-353,600 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity221,500 MXN239,300 MXN102,160-354,000 MXN
XalapaCity218,900 MXN239,000 MXN102,380-352,000 MXN
VeracruzCity218,900 MXN238,900 MXN102,240-351,900 MXN
TonalaCity217,900 MXN233,900 MXN101,920-345,700 MXN
IrapuatoCity216,800 MXN233,900 MXN99,460-344,600 MXN
MazatlanCity215,100 MXN232,400 MXN98,540-341,900 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity215,100 MXN232,400 MXN98,540-341,900 MXN
VillahermosaCity212,500 MXN231,000 MXN99,560-340,400 MXN
General EscobedoCity210,500 MXN228,000 MXN96,560-339,100 MXN
XicoCity209,500 MXN227,600 MXN97,760-335,100 MXN
CelayaCity209,500 MXN227,600 MXN97,760-335,100 MXN
CuernavacaCity208,600 MXN225,300 MXN97,640-332,500 MXN
TepicCity208,600 MXN225,700 MXN94,380-330,900 MXN
IxtapalucaCity207,800 MXN222,300 MXN93,600-327,800 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity205,700 MXN221,500 MXN95,620-325,800 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity204,000 MXN222,300 MXN96,340-325,900 MXN
TampicoCity204,000 MXN218,900 MXN92,680-325,600 MXN
EnsenadaCity201,100 MXN216,800 MXN91,520-317,700 MXN
CoacalcoCity201,100 MXN217,900 MXN93,280-319,600 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity197,600 MXN214,000 MXN89,960-315,900 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity197,600 MXN214,000 MXN93,120-313,700 MXN
Los MochisCity196,800 MXN209,500 MXN90,980-312,400 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity195,200 MXN210,500 MXN89,460-311,700 MXN
UruapanCity194,600 MXN209,700 MXN88,300-309,800 MXN
TehuacanCity192,000 MXN204,000 MXN87,880-301,600 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity191,600 MXN208,600 MXN87,760-309,800 MXN
OaxacaCity191,600 MXN208,600 MXN88,600-308,900 MXN
PachucaCity191,600 MXN208,600 MXN87,640-308,900 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity190,500 MXN204,000 MXN88,240-301,300 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity189,300 MXN204,700 MXN87,520-297,000 MXN
CampecheCity187,500 MXN200,000 MXN87,020-294,700 MXN
La PazCity185,100 MXN197,600 MXN83,640-294,700 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity185,100 MXN200,000 MXN84,800-294,300 MXN
MonclovaCity183,700 MXN197,600 MXN83,060-292,000 MXN
BuenavistaCity181,600 MXN196,800 MXN83,200-286,400 MXN
MetepecCity180,500 MXN194,600 MXN81,180-283,700 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity180,300 MXN191,600 MXN80,280-282,500 MXN
NogalesCity180,300 MXN191,600 MXN82,920-282,500 MXN
AcunaCity180,300 MXN191,600 MXN80,500-282,500 MXN
ChilpancingoCity176,800 MXN190,500 MXN79,500-279,400 MXN
TapachulaCity175,900 MXN192,000 MXN81,880-283,400 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity174,000 MXN190,500 MXN80,840-277,400 MXN
Poza RicaCity172,400 MXN187,500 MXN79,240-273,000 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity172,200 MXN185,100 MXN80,180-272,800 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity172,200 MXN187,300 MXN79,000-275,800 MXN
ChicoloapanCity172,200 MXN185,100 MXN80,180-272,800 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity172,200 MXN183,700 MXN77,120-271,300 MXN
ChalcoCity168,100 MXN181,600 MXN78,420-266,000 MXN
JiutepecCity167,100 MXN181,600 MXN78,960-266,000 MXN
SalamancaCity164,200 MXN180,300 MXN74,560-263,100 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity163,800 MXN175,900 MXN76,540-263,200 MXN
ChetumalCity161,600 MXN174,000 MXN73,980-259,100 MXN
CuautlaCity161,300 MXN174,000 MXN73,800-258,400 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity159,500 MXN172,200 MXN73,760-258,400 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity159,400 MXN172,400 MXN74,060-254,700 MXN
Boca del RioCity159,100 MXN172,200 MXN72,260-253,400 MXN
CordobaCity158,700 MXN169,000 MXN70,840-251,500 MXN
ColimaCity157,600 MXN169,000 MXN70,880-247,800 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity157,600 MXN167,100 MXN73,040-247,800 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity154,700 MXN168,100 MXN72,360-246,200 MXN
San Juan del RioCity152,300 MXN168,100 MXN69,400-245,300 MXN
ManzanilloCity152,100 MXN161,600 MXN68,320-239,300 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity152,100 MXN163,800 MXN69,540-239,300 MXN
ZacatecasCity151,800 MXN161,300 MXN70,940-238,900 MXN
DeliciasCity150,000 MXN159,500 MXN66,840-239,000 MXN
IgualaCity148,300 MXN159,400 MXN66,120-233,900 MXN
FresnilloCity148,300 MXN159,400 MXN69,240-233,900 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity148,300 MXN159,100 MXN69,240-232,400 MXN
OrizabaCity148,300 MXN159,100 MXN65,920-232,400 MXN
GuaymasCity143,200 MXN154,700 MXN66,480-227,600 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity142,300 MXN152,000 MXN65,940-225,700 MXN
NavojoaCity142,300 MXN152,000 MXN65,760-225,300 MXN
MinatitlanCity142,300 MXN154,700 MXN64,620-227,600 MXN

Telecommunications Equipment Installer in Mexico: FAQs

  • How much does a telecommunications equipment installer make per month in Mexico?

    A telecommunications equipment installer in Mexico earns about 16,216 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 194,600 MXN.

  • What's the salary range for a telecommunications equipment installer in Mexico?

    Entry-level telecommunications equipment installers in Mexico start near 88,480 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 309,800 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 136,100 and 279,400 MXN.

  • Is the median telecommunications equipment installer salary in Mexico higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 209,700 MXN, higher than the average of 194,600 MXN. Half of telecommunications equipment installers in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for telecommunications equipment installers in Mexico?

    Men working as a telecommunications equipment installer in Mexico earn around 16% more than women on average (208,600 vs 180,500 MXN a year).

  • Do telecommunications equipment installers in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 32% of telecommunications equipment installers in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.

  • Do telecommunications equipment installers earn more in the public or private sector in Mexico?

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

  • How often do telecommunications equipment installers in Mexico get a pay raise?

    A telecommunications equipment installer in Mexico sees a raise of around 10% every 18 months, equivalent to roughly 7% a year.