Truck driver salaries in Mexico averaged $4,400 in 2023

Wages and total employees in Mexico’s cargo trucking industry increased slightly between the final quarter of 2022 and the same period a year earlier.

The trucking industry employed 1.18 million people during the fourth quarter of 2022, a 4.4% increase compared to the same year-ago period, according to recent figure from Data Mexico and the Ministry of Economy.

The average monthly salary for cargo truck drivers across the country increased more than 9% to 7,004 pesos ($370.71 or about $4,448.52 annually).

Mexican truckers’ earnings varied widely by location, the type of cargo truck or van driven, the size of the company and the sector they were employed in.

On the low end of wages were drivers of cargo cars, vans and “rabons” or short-bed trucks, while longhaul dry van and double tractor-trailer drivers can earn up to 45,000 pesos a month ($2,379.15).

Truck drivers in the mining industry had the highest monthly salaries during the fourth quarter of 2022, averaging 21,500 pesos ($1,137), drivers for dental offices at 16,000 pesos and railroad transportation intermodal services at 15,100 pesos.

Truck drivers hauling assembled commercial and passenger vehicles had average monthly salaries of 6,610 pesos; while auto parts haulers averaged 5,410 pesos.

In comparison, recent data from the American Trucking Associations found that the average U.S. truckload driver made over $69,000 including salary and bonuses in 2021.

The Mexican states with the highest monthly average truck driver salaries were Tamaulipas, which borders Texas, at 13,200 pesos; Colima at 10,700 pesos; and Coahuila  at $10,700 pesos.

The Mexican state of Morelos, in the south central part of the country, had the lowest pay with an average monthly salary of 2,630 pesos.

The average age of cargo drivers was 40.3 years. Men made up 98.7% of this labor force and had an average monthly salary of 7,004 pesos. Women made up 1.3% and had an average salary of 7,540 pesos.

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