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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Mexico? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Mexico ≈ $765/mo; top 10% above $2,118/mo, minimum $353/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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Local Salaries · Mexico

# What is a good salary in 🇲🇽 Mexico (Mexico City)?

The median is about **$765/month**; top-10% earners clear **$2,118/month**.

## The local wage ladder

| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $1,122 | $13,464 | 21,585 MXN/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $353 | $4,236 | 6,791 MXN/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $765 | $9,180 | 14,717 MXN/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $1,307 | $15,684 | 25,144 MXN/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $2,118 | $25,416 | 40,746 MXN/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $4,861 | $58,332 | 93,516 MXN/mo |

Modelled from World Bank GNI $13,730 (2025) and Gini 42.6. Check where you stand in the [interactive benchmarker](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=MX).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇨🇳 China](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/china/) — median $767/mo
- [🇦🇱 Albania](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/albania/) — median $772/mo
- [🇰🇿 Kazakhstan](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/kazakhstan/) — median $782/mo
- [🇲🇻 Maldives](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/maldives/) — median $784/mo

See also: [what everyday life costs in Mexico](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/united-states-vs-mexico/) · [a fair US → Mexico salary](https://geo-parity.com/salary/united-states-to-mexico/)

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is a good salary in Mexico?**: The median wage is about $765/month ($9,180/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $1,307/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $2,118/month.
- **What is a top 10% salary in Mexico?**: Roughly $2,118/month ($25,416/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $4,861/month.
- **What is the minimum wage in Mexico?**: About $353/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- **How are these Mexico salary figures calculated?**: A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($13,730, 2025) and the Gini index (42.6). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.

Log-normal model from World Bank data — estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data. Agents: GET /api/wage-bands.json?country=MX.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/mexico/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/wage-bands.json?country=MX