I work in a pretty typical tourist office in Cancun, I can guarantee that very few (if any) of my co-workers are making the range V mentions. These are professionals, programmers, designers, "geeks" in general, office staff. People in offices are LUCKY to make 15000 pesos a month, most earn far less, even with a degree and a lot of experience. I know graphic designers at some companies making 6000 a month. When they realize they are worth more and ask for it, they magically lose their jobs when the company finds another person willing to work for that price. Another company I know offered 14000 for a social media position, full time (9-7 daily, plus half day Saturdays). Not trying to discourage you Mormis, there are positions out there, you just have to find them!
There's nothing to disagree with in what you've said CC; yet to know what less well paid people make and to know that some count themselves lucky to have any job- and fear asking for a raise- doesn't inform us how those on the other end of the scale are doing and in the end doesn't tell us much about how we can expect to do I think it's useful to know what well paid people are being paid in this environment to avoid selling yourself too cheaply if you have something to offer: somebody gets those better paying positions- such as the one you mentioned at 14000 and the one I mentioned at 15000- and it may as well be you!
thank you guys, im reading things i needed to read lol when i worked at the westin i used to do around 12000 pesos a month, so i know they are out there, and as V said, it all depends on how high you sell yourself and how badly they need you... so imma just try to find a good one... somehow im really excited about this lol
But the 14,000 job CC mentioned was for 55 hours a week, if you work it out it's around $4.78 USD an hour - and I'd guess the 14K was gross, not net. It's difficult to regard that as "well paid" to those of us from abroad. But, in Cancun, it is well paid. In England that 'well paid' job would be about half the legal minimum wage, and only unskilled workers make the minimum wage. I also think that in the Cancun job market there is little scope for negotiating your wage, if you dont like what they offer they'll hire someone else instead. Cancun has no shortage of educated bilingual people, but it does have a shortage of jobs suitable for them. It's a very competitive market.
Based on the people I've known here I'd estimate its closer to 90-95% make less than 18k. I can only think of a dozen or so people I know who (legitimately) earn more than 18,000 monthly and most of them have their own businesses. The average wage is still around 6k a month for most non-professional workers as far as I can tell and less for many older and unskilled laborers.
