Work & incomeMexico
Median salary in Mexico
What does the middle earner actually make in a month?
Mexico's median salary is $775 PPP/mo — #59 of 79 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2025.
$775PPP/mo
Source: ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median)
Half of Mexico's employees earn less than $775 a month, half earn more — the middle of the pay scale, in local buying power.
Among 79 countries
- Rank
- #59 of 79
- higher is better
- Ranked behind
- 25 %
- 20 of 79 countries
- Latest move
- ▲ $51 PPP/mo
- since 2025
In Americas: #17 of 20vs median $1,349 PPP/mo: −43 % (worse)
The neighbourhood
| # | Country | Median earnings | vs Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Philippines | $800 PPP/mo | +$25 PPP/mo |
| 58 | Peru | $789 PPP/mo | +$14 PPP/mo |
| 59 | Mexico | $775 PPP/mo | — |
| 60 | India | $756 PPP/mo | −$19 PPP/mo |
| 61 | Guyana | $754 PPP/mo | −$21 PPP/mo |
Median monthly earnings of employees, PPP dollars (ILO) — the middle earner, not the average. The gap to mean earnings is the skew: the US mean is a third above its median, and that difference is real information.
How to read this figure
Median monthly earnings from the ILO’s twin flow — same collection and unit as the mean, but the MIDDLE earner: half earn less, half earn more. Compare the two and the gap is the pay-scale skew itself (the US mean sits about a third above its median; Norway’s barely a tenth). Distinct from median income, which is equivalised disposable household income after tax and transfers — this is gross pay per employee.