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Typical salaries in Mexico - 2017

BajaBlanca - 4-28-2017 at 01:27 PM

I happened upon this blogger who made a list of jobs and salaries which I thought was quite interesting. Here is a link to the blog for all the info

http://qroo.us/2016/07/28/a-look-at-the-salaries-of-25-occup...


Here is the detail:

The following shows the median gross monthly income for a person with 5 years of experience in the listed occupation:

1. Teacher, Primary School: $11,878 pesos ($642.05 USD)

2. Security Guard: $5,056 pesos ($273.29 USD)

3. University Law Professor: $17,323 pesos ($936.37 USD)

4. Chef: $11,638 pesos ($629.08 USD)

5. Cook in a restaurant: $6,623 pesos ($358.00 USD)

6. Lawyer: $18,451 pesos ($997.35 USD)

7. Legal Assistant: $11,972 pesos ($647.13 USD)

8. Cashier in a Supermarket: $5,299 pesos ($286.43 USD)

9. Auto mechanic: $7,761 pesos ($419.51 USD)

10. Foreign language interpreter: $17,507 pesos ($946.32 USD)

11. Waiter: $6,394 pesos ($345.62 USD) …so tip well!!!

12. Carpenter: $7,548 pesos ($408.00 USD)

13. Taxi Driver: $7,726 pesos ($417.62 USD)

14. Hotel Manager: $17,332 pesos ($936.86 USD)

15. Customs or Immigration Agents: $16,533 pesos ($893.67 USD)

16. Commercial Pilot: $38,395 pesos ($2,075.40 USD)

17. Bank Teller: $9,662 pesos ($522.27 USD)

18. Account Manager in a Bank: $16,530 pesos ($893.51 USD)

19. Data Base Administrator: $20,562 pesos ($1,111.45 USD)

20. IT Support Technician: $12,044 pesos ($651.02 USD)

21. Human Resources Manager: $21,180 pesos ($1,144.86 USD)

22. Air Conditioner Technician: $12,504 pesos ($675.89 USD)

23. Pediatric Nurse: $10,881 pesos ($588.16 USD)

24. Gynecologist: $25,969 pesos ($1,403.72 USD)

25. Firefighter: $5,649 pesos ($305.35 USD)

sancho - 4-28-2017 at 02:11 PM

Remember reading housekeepers, this particular reference
was to Cabo, they make $8 a day, to add insult, they had to
sign 90 day contracts to let the hotels out of paying them
any benefits, can't confirm, just hearsay, so the timeshare
tourists sipping umbrella drinks poolside, pay as much for
one drink as the housekeepers make in a day. Those bomberos
at $300 a month is a bit light. Locals must not look
forward to Gringos moving in, with the inevitable increase in
prices they bring






DENNIS - 4-28-2017 at 02:12 PM



This guy [seen him before] continues to perfect his status as "Idiot Supremo." He's getting close to perfect.

surabi - 4-28-2017 at 07:59 PM

In Sayulita, north of PV, you can't get a maid for less than 70 pesos an hour now. Most gardeners, handymen, etc, are asking for that as well. Can't blame them, it's expensive to live here and it costs them just as much to put gas in their car as it does me.

Udo - 4-29-2017 at 06:50 AM

That is an eye-opening salary list!

Paco Facullo - 4-29-2017 at 08:10 AM

And people wonder why we get charged a " Gringo impuesto "

Boulder bob222 - 4-29-2017 at 08:34 AM

Quote: Originally posted by BajaBlanca  
I happened upon this blogger who made a list of jobs and salaries which I thought was quite interesting. Here is a link to the blog for all the info

http://qroo.us/2016/07/28/a-look-at-the-salaries-of-25-occup...


Here is the detail:

The following shows the median gross monthly income for a person with 5 years of experience in the listed occupation:

1. Teacher, Primary School: $11,878 pesos ($642.05 USD)

2. Security Guard: $5,056 pesos ($273.29 USD)

3. University Law Professor: $17,323 pesos ($936.37 USD)

4. Chef: $11,638 pesos ($629.08 USD)

5. Cook in a restaurant: $6,623 pesos ($358.00 USD)

6. Lawyer: $18,451 pesos ($997.35 USD)

7. Legal Assistant: $11,972 pesos ($647.13 USD)

8. Cashier in a Supermarket: $5,299 pesos ($286.43 USD)

9. Auto mechanic: $7,761 pesos ($419.51 USD)

10. Foreign language interpreter: $17,507 pesos ($946.32 USD)

11. Waiter: $6,394 pesos ($345.62 USD) …so tip well!!!

12. Carpenter: $7,548 pesos ($408.00 USD)

13. Taxi Driver: $7,726 pesos ($417.62 USD)

14. Hotel Manager: $17,332 pesos ($936.86 USD)

15. Customs or Immigration Agents: $16,533 pesos ($893.67 USD)

16. Commercial Pilot: $38,395 pesos ($2,075.40 USD)

17. Bank Teller: $9,662 pesos ($522.27 USD)

18. Account Manager in a Bank: $16,530 pesos ($893.51 USD)

19. Data Base Administrator: $20,562 pesos ($1,111.45 USD)

20. IT Support Technician: $12,044 pesos ($651.02 USD)

21. Human Resources Manager: $21,180 pesos ($1,144.86 USD)

22. Air Conditioner Technician: $12,504 pesos ($675.89 USD)

23. Pediatric Nurse: $10,881 pesos ($588.16 USD)

24. Gynecologist: $25,969 pesos ($1,403.72 USD)

25. Firefighter: $5,649 pesos ($305.35 USD)
Paul AKA qroo is a typical Florida conman who used to sell bridges to stupid rich gringos.

aguachico - 4-29-2017 at 09:58 AM

Tijuana factory worker $1300 pesos a week. 10 hour work day.

bledito - 4-29-2017 at 04:31 PM

to pay that little to have someone clean your house, do laundry, tend your garden, seems like the expats have it made. I gave one of my laborers a bonus because I saw how well he worked.

blackwolfmt - 4-29-2017 at 04:37 PM

Hope they don't have too pay Taxes, if so there really getin screwed

Bajazly - 4-29-2017 at 06:16 PM

Quote: Originally posted by aguachico  
Tijuana factory worker $1300 pesos a week. 10 hour work day.



Quote: Originally posted by surabi  
In Sayulita, north of PV, you can't get a maid for less than 70 pesos an hour now.




The TJ factory worker would be way better off moving to Sayulita to clean houses. If he/she could work just 8 hours a day doing that they would be in fat city, comparably.

BajaMama - 4-30-2017 at 07:13 AM

In Punta Chivato we pay a local (and he has been working for dad for a long time) $25 a day for 5 hours work, so that is $5 an hour. But this is only 5-6 months a year. Same with house cleaning, we pay a pretty fair rate, certainly a LOT more that $8 and hour.

motoged - 4-30-2017 at 04:16 PM

While on the Baja Pacific coast, I spoke with local Nomads who reported that employed co-op fishermen would be making $30,000 - $40,000 US a year....a good wage, it seems.

Sweetwater - 5-1-2017 at 08:27 AM

Quote: Originally posted by motoged  
While on the Baja Pacific coast, I spoke with local Nomads who reported that employed co-op fishermen would be making $30,000 - $40,000 US a year....a good wage, it seems.


Without a doubt, wages are all relative to your location. What appears to be reasonable or good might be extravagant in LaPaz, Cabo, Mulege or San Ignacio. After the basics are paid for, are there discretionary funds or savings to be made. Little thought is given to improving skills to continue to compete in an ever changing world. What passes as a job today can often be replaced by the latest technology and this will continue to be a development, even in lower wage zones like Mexico. It's easy to become complacent when you've completed your own career and have gotten "security" but the one constant is that things change.

BajaBlanca - 5-1-2017 at 10:02 AM

I think we need not waste time with attacking the originator of the list. It is illegal to do so in Mexico so let's let that one go, please.

This thread is about THE SALARIES and I thank those who remained on topic!

Our fishermen make $40 grand plus a season but I am guessing that this atypical - they are abalone and lobster fishermen.




aguachico - 5-1-2017 at 03:15 PM

Quote: Originally posted by BajaBlanca  
I think we need not waste time with attacking the originator of the list. It is illegal to do so in Mexico so let's let that one go, please.

This thread is about THE SALARIES and I thank those who remained on topic!

Our fishermen make $40 grand plus a season but I am guessing that this atypical - they are abalone and lobster fishermen.






Whether they are making $40k or $400k, there are very few - including myself - that can make a living on the ocean in Baja. Commercial fishing is not for everyone.

surabi - 5-1-2017 at 08:24 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Bajazly  
Quote: Originally posted by aguachico  
Tijuana factory worker $1300 pesos a week. 10 hour work day.



Quote: Originally posted by surabi  
In Sayulita, north of PV, you can't get a maid for less than 70 pesos an hour now.




The TJ factory worker would be way better off moving to Sayulita to clean houses. If he/she could work just 8 hours a day doing that they would be in fat city, comparably.


Not really- everything is more expensive here, for the local Mexicans as well.

BajaBlanca - 5-2-2017 at 07:35 AM

I am in no way an expert on how things run here but the cooperative provides boats and motors and fixes equipment when it is down....the cost of having a business.

In our particular community, they are also proactive in creating jobs for their kids who are not in the cooperative - hence we have a restaurant and the kids who are not in college or who have graduated work there. We also have a huge supermarket and again, kids who have either graduated and come back or who decided not to go to college work there.

Who knows, lencho, how the defamation accusation would actually work?

Udo - 5-2-2017 at 12:54 PM

Currently, in Ensenada area (as of 1 March, 2017), a cleaning person generally gets $500 Pesos for the day, for house cleaning. The work day is generally 6-7 hours, plus lunch. Plus aguinaldo at Christmas time.
Quote: Originally posted by Bajazly  
Quote: Originally posted by aguachico  
Tijuana factory worker $1300 pesos a week. 10 hour work day.



Quote: Originally posted by surabi  
In Sayulita, north of PV, you can't get a maid for less than 70 pesos an hour now.




The TJ factory worker would be way better off moving to Sayulita to clean houses. If he/she could work just 8 hours a day doing that they would be in fat city, comparably.