Mexico
Hire developers directly from Mexico: test scores, salaries and a one-time 15% fee
Hire developers directly from Mexico: see every candidate's tests and scores free, pay a one-time 15% of first-year pay on hire, no monthly markup.
Software engineer pay in Mexico, per month
PayScale's senior average is an annual base salary in Mexican pesos. The month column divides that figure by 12 and rounds to the nearest peso. The profile count and last-reviewed date sit next to the monthly figure.
PayScale, Mexico
19 salary profiles. Last reviewed 11 July 2025. PayScale.
Average base salary MX$300,000 a year for a Senior Software Engineer in Mexico. The monthly figure is one twelfth of that annual average, rounded to the nearest peso.
No reliable public figure was found for a junior software engineer in Mexico. No reliable public figure was found for a mid-career software engineer in Mexico.
Mexico City, the border, and US time
Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey are UTC−6 all year. Mexico ended daylight saving time for most of the country in October 2022. Some municipalities along the northern border still change clocks with the United States. Baja California follows US Pacific Time. Quintana Roo is UTC−5 all year.
A 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. day in Mexico City is 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in New York during Eastern Standard Time, and 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. during Eastern Daylight Time. The same Mexico City day is 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Los Angeles during Pacific Standard Time, and 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. during Pacific Daylight Time.
That is a different overlap from Brazil. São Paulo is two or three hours ahead of Mexico City, depending on which Brazilian zone you mean. The profile's hours line is the schedule you are hiring.
Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey
Those three cities are the ones this page uses for the market and the clock. Guadalajara is the city most nearshore engineering conversations mean. Monterrey sits closer to the US border and still uses UTC−6, unlike the border municipalities that follow US daylight time.
Expected compensation on the profile is what the candidate tells us, in the amount they name. PayScale's pesos are a market reference, not that person's quote.
15% once vs a monthly markup
Mexican pesos stay in the table. The $5,400 example is the marketplace fee on $36,000 of first-year pay. It is not an exchange-rate conversion of the PayScale salary.
On the marketplace, a hire costs a one-time 15% fee of first-year pay. Expected compensation of $3,000 a month is $36,000 of first-year pay. 15% of $36,000 is $5,400, paid once, and only if you hire someone Arca.ph introduced within 1 year of the introduction. There is a 3-month free replacement. A monthly markup is billed for as long as the person works. No markup rate is printed here.
Done-for-you is an option at 35% of first-year pay on hire. Pricing has the marketplace fee.
How you'll hire
Check the city before you assume a US Central clock. Baja California is not on Mexico City time.
- Sign up and sign the Arca.ph Client Agreement. Candidate data is free to view, including tests and scores already on the profile.
- Your AI assistant searches and sorts. Grok Bot can do that through MCP. Claude and ChatGPT can search the same profiles. Arca.ph does not shortlist.
- You interview the developers you want to meet. An introduction is when the developer says yes.
- You hire. On the marketplace, the fee is a one-time 15% fee of first-year pay, with a 3-month free replacement.
- A contractor engagement, or an employer of record you arrange, are options. On the marketplace, Arca.ph does not employ the developer.
What the candidate tells us, and what the candidate shows us
What the candidate tells us is free to view after you sign up and sign the Arca.ph Client Agreement: a resume, expected compensation, the English level they report, the hours they can work, and screening answers.
What the candidate shows us is paid. Proctored tests cover English, cognitive skill, and coding with no AI. You pay for the tests you order. Proctored tests lists the full set.
Related pages
Back to Latin America. Sibling pages: Brazil, Colombia, and Argentina. See proctored tests and pricing.
Questions about hiring developers in Mexico
How do I hire developers in Mexico without a staffing agency?
Sign up on Arca.ph and sign the Arca.ph Client Agreement. Your AI assistant searches and sorts. You interview the people you choose and you hire. On the marketplace, Arca.ph does not shortlist and there is no monthly markup.
What are junior, mid-career, and senior software engineer salaries in Mexico?
No reliable public figure was found for a junior software engineer in Mexico. No reliable public figure was found for a mid-career software engineer in Mexico. PayScale's average base salary for a Senior Software Engineer is MX$300,000 a year, which is MX$25,000 a month, from 19 salary profiles, last reviewed 11 July 2025.
Does Mexico City observe daylight saving time?
No. Mexico City stays on UTC−6 all year. Some northern border municipalities still change clocks with the United States. Baja California follows US Pacific Time.
How much of the US workday overlaps Mexico City?
Mexico City is one hour behind New York during Eastern Standard Time and two hours behind during Eastern Daylight Time. It is two hours ahead of Los Angeles during Pacific Standard Time and one hour ahead during Pacific Daylight Time.
Why does this page name Guadalajara?
Guadalajara, Mexico City, and Monterrey are the three cities used here for the hiring context. They share UTC−6. The border zone and Baja California do not share every clock rule with them.
What is the marketplace fee if expected compensation is $3,000 a month?
On the marketplace, a hire costs a one-time 15% fee of first-year pay, and only if you hire someone Arca.ph introduced within 1 year of the introduction. Expected compensation of $3,000 a month is $36,000 of first-year pay, so the fee is $5,400, paid once. There is no monthly markup. There is a 3-month free replacement. Done-for-you is an option at 35% of first-year pay on hire.
Hire developers directly from Mexico.
Profiles are free to view once you sign up and sign the Arca.ph Client Agreement.