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Average Wastewater Engineer Salary in Mexico for 2026

A wastewater engineer in Mexico earns about 363,000 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 180,300 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 566,900 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 wastewater engineer make in Mexico?

Average salary
363,000 MXN
30,250 MXN per month
Lowest reported
180,300 MXN
15,025 MXN per month
Highest reported
566,900 MXN
47,241 MXN per month

A typical wastewater engineer working in Mexico brings home around 30,250 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 180,300 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 566,900 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 wastewater 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 wastewater 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 wastewater engineers in Mexico earn less than 371,100 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 246,500 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 480,600 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of wastewater engineers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 180,300 MXN. The highest stretch to 566,900 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.

180,300
Low
371,100
Median
566,900
High
246,500
25th
480,600
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

Wastewater engineer pay by experience in Mexico

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

  • 0-2 Years
    209,500 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +30% from previous
    273,300 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +38% from previous
    376,800 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +23% from previous
    464,900 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +7% from previous
    499,300 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +7% from previous
    533,100 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 38%. That is the point at which a wastewater 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.

Wastewater engineer pay by education in Mexico

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    263,900 MXN
  • Master's Degree
    +61% from previous
    424,300 MXN

Wastewater 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 wastewater engineers in Mexico earn an average of 378,300 MXN a year, while female wastewater engineers earn around 341,900 MXN. That works out to a 11% 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.

Wastewater Engineer gender pay gap

10%

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

Men 378,300 MXN
Women 341,900 MXN

Pay raises for a wastewater 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

Wastewater 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.

30%

30% of wastewater engineers in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a wastewater engineer 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 70% of wastewater 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

Wastewater 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

Wastewater engineer salary by city in Mexico

Wastewater 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
  • Leon
  • Guadalajara
  • Chihuahua
  • Aguascalientes
  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Monterrey
  • Mexico City
  • Naucalpan
  • Acapulco
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
PueblaCity467,100 MXN476,600 MXN228,000-732,400 MXN
LeonCity460,500 MXN442,300 MXN239,000-706,200 MXN
GuadalajaraCity459,700 MXN492,700 MXN209,500-727,100 MXN
ChihuahuaCity451,000 MXN485,200 MXN207,700-718,000 MXN
AguascalientesCity451,000 MXN430,500 MXN233,600-688,900 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity450,300 MXN431,300 MXN233,600-691,200 MXN
MonterreyCity448,500 MXN454,900 MXN221,500-696,700 MXN
Mexico CityCity442,200 MXN451,000 MXN215,100-688,900 MXN
NaucalpanCity437,300 MXN417,100 MXN228,500-669,100 MXN
AcapulcoCity433,800 MXN471,700 MXN200,000-693,100 MXN
SaltilloCity431,300 MXN415,900 MXN225,300-663,200 MXN
ZapopanCity431,300 MXN442,300 MXN210,500-677,100 MXN
TijuanaCity430,000 MXN414,000 MXN221,500-658,300 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity428,400 MXN411,400 MXN222,300-653,200 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity425,100 MXN433,400 MXN208,600-663,100 MXN
CuliacanCity425,100 MXN409,000 MXN222,300-652,200 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity421,400 MXN454,300 MXN191,600-669,100 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity421,400 MXN454,300 MXN191,600-669,100 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity420,800 MXN457,300 MXN194,600-671,000 MXN
HermosilloCity420,800 MXN430,000 MXN207,700-659,200 MXN
TorreonCity420,100 MXN431,100 MXN207,800-659,400 MXN
QueretaroCity415,900 MXN447,700 MXN192,000-659,200 MXN
ReynosaCity413,900 MXN398,300 MXN215,100-632,400 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity412,000 MXN421,400 MXN201,100-642,800 MXN
MeridaCity411,400 MXN419,400 MXN200,000-639,900 MXN
TolucaCity411,400 MXN419,400 MXN200,000-639,900 MXN
MexicaliCity409,000 MXN442,300 MXN189,300-650,700 MXN
GuadalupeCity409,000 MXN394,800 MXN212,500-626,800 MXN
XalapaCity407,300 MXN440,200 MXN189,300-650,800 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity407,100 MXN388,100 MXN209,500-619,800 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity406,300 MXN437,300 MXN187,500-642,800 MXN
CancunCity404,600 MXN436,200 MXN187,300-645,800 MXN
IrapuatoCity401,300 MXN409,000 MXN195,200-626,800 MXN
MatamorosCity394,800 MXN401,300 MXN191,600-614,600 MXN
MoreliaCity392,300 MXN399,900 MXN192,600-615,000 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity389,200 MXN421,400 MXN180,300-619,000 MXN
CelayaCity386,400 MXN371,100 MXN201,100-592,600 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity386,400 MXN372,600 MXN201,100-592,600 MXN
DurangoCity385,300 MXN369,300 MXN200,000-590,200 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity384,500 MXN394,800 MXN190,500-602,700 MXN
VeracruzCity383,300 MXN412,000 MXN174,000-606,400 MXN
MazatlanCity381,800 MXN363,000 MXN197,600-581,000 MXN
General EscobedoCity378,800 MXN363,000 MXN197,600-580,600 MXN
XicoCity378,800 MXN385,300 MXN187,500-592,600 MXN
CoacalcoCity378,800 MXN385,300 MXN187,500-592,600 MXN
IxtapalucaCity378,300 MXN407,300 MXN172,200-600,000 MXN
EnsenadaCity376,800 MXN362,200 MXN196,800-575,100 MXN
TonalaCity376,800 MXN384,200 MXN183,700-585,900 MXN
Los MochisCity369,300 MXN357,300 MXN191,600-566,900 MXN
CuernavacaCity367,900 MXN394,500 MXN169,000-582,700 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity366,200 MXN394,500 MXN167,100-581,000 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity366,200 MXN394,300 MXN167,100-581,000 MXN
TepicCity365,400 MXN371,100 MXN180,300-566,900 MXN
VillahermosaCity363,000 MXN352,000 MXN190,500-558,300 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity362,200 MXN345,700 MXN189,300-553,800 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity361,600 MXN367,900 MXN176,800-559,000 MXN
PachucaCity353,600 MXN362,200 MXN172,400-552,400 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity353,600 MXN340,400 MXN185,100-541,700 MXN
La PazCity349,300 MXN354,000 MXN172,200-541,700 MXN
TampicoCity348,300 MXN377,200 MXN159,500-553,400 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity345,100 MXN371,100 MXN159,100-548,500 MXN
MetepecCity344,600 MXN372,600 MXN159,100-547,800 MXN
BuenavistaCity341,900 MXN369,300 MXN159,100-545,300 MXN
OaxacaCity341,900 MXN348,300 MXN167,100-535,800 MXN
MonclovaCity340,400 MXN325,600 MXN176,800-519,300 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity340,400 MXN367,200 MXN158,700-541,700 MXN
TehuacanCity335,800 MXN322,600 MXN174,000-516,100 MXN
UruapanCity335,100 MXN341,400 MXN163,800-524,400 MXN
CampecheCity335,100 MXN341,400 MXN163,800-520,900 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity332,100 MXN361,600 MXN152,300-529,600 MXN
ChilpancingoCity330,900 MXN318,800 MXN172,200-504,500 MXN
AcunaCity330,900 MXN357,700 MXN152,000-524,300 MXN
NogalesCity330,700 MXN354,000 MXN152,100-524,400 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity330,700 MXN339,100 MXN161,300-516,100 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity325,900 MXN314,500 MXN169,000-499,300 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity325,600 MXN352,000 MXN150,000-514,800 MXN
JiutepecCity320,500 MXN327,800 MXN158,700-502,200 MXN
TapachulaCity318,800 MXN307,400 MXN164,200-487,600 MXN
ChicoloapanCity314,500 MXN317,700 MXN152,300-489,600 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity312,400 MXN299,500 MXN161,300-475,700 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity311,700 MXN297,000 MXN161,300-478,100 MXN
SalamancaCity309,800 MXN315,700 MXN152,100-480,300 MXN
Boca del RioCity309,800 MXN315,700 MXN152,100-480,300 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity308,900 MXN315,700 MXN152,100-480,600 MXN
Poza RicaCity308,300 MXN332,100 MXN142,300-492,400 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity307,400 MXN330,900 MXN138,800-487,600 MXN
ChalcoCity305,600 MXN327,300 MXN138,800-483,800 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity301,800 MXN322,600 MXN139,100-478,100 MXN
ChetumalCity301,600 MXN288,700 MXN158,700-462,300 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity297,000 MXN305,600 MXN148,300-464,900 MXN
CordobaCity297,000 MXN322,600 MXN137,400-472,100 MXN
ColimaCity296,000 MXN301,600 MXN146,200-462,300 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity294,700 MXN315,900 MXN136,100-466,900 MXN
DeliciasCity294,300 MXN283,400 MXN152,000-451,000 MXN
ZacatecasCity292,000 MXN281,500 MXN152,000-447,300 MXN
CuautlaCity288,100 MXN275,800 MXN151,800-437,900 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity282,500 MXN308,900 MXN128,900-454,300 MXN
San Juan del RioCity282,300 MXN290,800 MXN138,200-442,300 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity279,400 MXN267,100 MXN146,200-428,400 MXN
ManzanilloCity277,400 MXN266,000 MXN142,300-424,900 MXN
OrizabaCity275,800 MXN265,000 MXN142,300-420,800 MXN
IgualaCity275,500 MXN301,800 MXN125,700-440,200 MXN
MinatitlanCity275,500 MXN283,400 MXN136,200-430,500 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity272,800 MXN261,300 MXN142,300-415,900 MXN
GuaymasCity268,900 MXN275,200 MXN130,400-417,100 MXN
FresnilloCity265,000 MXN271,300 MXN128,500-414,000 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity263,900 MXN282,500 MXN119,900-417,100 MXN
NavojoaCity259,100 MXN279,400 MXN117,440-412,000 MXN

Wastewater Engineer in Mexico: FAQs

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

    A wastewater engineer in Mexico earns about 30,250 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 363,000 MXN.

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

    Entry-level wastewater engineers in Mexico start near 180,300 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 566,900 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 246,500 and 480,600 MXN.

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

    The median is 371,100 MXN, higher than the average of 363,000 MXN. Half of wastewater engineers in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a wastewater engineer in Mexico earn around 11% more than women on average (378,300 vs 341,900 MXN a year).

  • Do wastewater engineers in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 30% of wastewater engineers in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.

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

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

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

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