According to the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness (Imco), these are the best paid careers in Mexico.
- Finance, banking and insurance
The monthly salary at the national level is 15,521 pesos.
More than 76,200 people in Mexico have studied this degree, of which 59 percent are men and 41 percent are women.
The employment rate for this career is 95.8 percent.
- Medicine
The average salary in the country for this profession is 15,349 pesos per month.
More than 448,432 people have studied this profession, of which 57 percent are men and 43 percent are women.
The employment rate for this career is 97.9 percent.
- Mechanical and metallurgical engineering
The average salary in the country for this profession is 14,609 pesos per month.
More than 322,925 people finished this degree, of which 90 percent are men and the rest women.
The rate of people employed in this profession is 94.1 percent.
- Architecture and urbanism
This profession has an average monthly salary of 14,274 pesos.
It has been studied by more than 288,650 people, of which 66 percent are men. The rest, 44 percent, are women.
The rate of people employed in this profession is 94.4 percent.
- Construction and civil engineering
The average monthly salary for this profession is 14,346 pesos.
More than 268,656 people have studied this profession, of which 91 percent are men, while only 9 percent are women.
The employment rate is 94.3 percent.
- Industrial, mechanical, electronic engineering
The average monthly salary is 13,742 pesos.
More than 419,849 people have studied this profession in Mexico. Mostly by men, at 75 percent.
It has an employment rate of 94.9 percent.
- Electricity and power generation
The average salary is 13,561 pesos.
More than 139,428 people in the country studied this profession, almost all of them, 96 percent are men.
The employment rate for this profession is 96.3 percent.
- Literature
The monthly salary in the country is 13,484 pesos.
More than 54,942 people have studied literature in the country. 61 percent are women, while 39 percent are men.
97.3 percent of those who studied this profession are employed.
- Information and communication technology
The average monthly salary in Mexico is 13,388 pesos.
More than 369,951 people have studied this degree, of which 71 percent are men.
The employment rate is 94.8 percent in the area.
- Business and administration
The average salary is 13,286 pesos per month, according to IMCO.
More than 286,942 people have studied this career, of which 46 percent are men and 54 percent women.
The employment rate is 95.5 percent in the area.
Source: Mural