Earning Power

Mexico—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Type of Project
Project type n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Business transformation 152 30% 458,000 636,000 796,760 665,613
Construction 44 9% 467,500 600,000 865,000 685,070
Engineering 84 16% 408,617 557,500 772,000 640,697
Information technology 371 72% 432,000 557,187 750,000 626,015
Manufacturing 44 9% 395,000 490,000 655,000 566,965
Operations 126 25% 433,000 633,666 822,240 670,884
Quality management 48 9% 392,000 545,000 720,000 591,575
Regulatory compliance 61 12% 480,000 600,000 750,000 639,901
Research and development 26 5% 390,000 515,000 720,000 601,764
Supply chain
management/logistics 46 9% 421,216 600,000 768,000 657,438
Other 28 5% 470,000 579,000 700,000 637,388
Annualized Salary by Number of Employees in Entire Organization
Employees n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Fewer than 100 51 10% 400,000 600,000 708,000 585,988
100–299 47 9% 400,000 540,000 660,000 550,016
300– 999 65 13% 420,000 550,000 720,000 616,164
1,000– 2,499 60 12% 480,000 600,000 842,012 689,231
2,500– 4,999 62 12% 400,000 540,000 719,000 614,411
5,000– 9,999 42 8% 432,000 600,000 800,000 655,604
10,000 or more 186 36% 456,000 585,000 800,000 657,691
Annualized Salary by Average Project Team Size
Team size n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
1–4 people 45 10% 400,000 512,000 720,000 592,060
5–9 people 144 32% 450,000 588,000 774,000 646,356
10–14 people 117 26% 480,000 600,000 744,000 648,966
15–19 people 51 11% 455,000 600,000 900,000 703,570
20 or more people 92 20% 480,000 600,000 819,516 661,161
Annualized Salary by Average Project Budget (in USD)
Budget n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Less than $100,000 57 12% 380,000 432,000 530,000 464,953
$100,000–$499,999 151 32% 408,000 540,000 720,000 595,217
$500,000–$999,999 84 18% 482,000 610,000 768,500 664,029
$1 million–$10 million 128 27% 480,000 602,500 842,500 704,968
More than $10 million 53 11% 480,000 660,000 1,020,000 748,179
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