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07-04-2013, 04:42 AM
I have the opportunity to get an entry level job in Mexico DF. The job sounds fun and the industry itself (renewable energy) is obviously a growing one.
My question to all you Mexicans/ Expats: How much money do you need to live comfortably in DF?
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07-04-2013, 10:27 AM
Depending on your standard of living. But a guy graduating out of the university, a good salary would be 20K pesos.
If you have 3-5 years experience, you should get around 40K at least per month.
Good luck!
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07-04-2013, 10:34 AM
It depends, I have friends that just graduated and are at a Big 4 doing audit. They earn 10k pesos and work like 70 hours a week.
An elite job at a consulting firm, fortune 100 or big bang is 30k pesos
A good entry job is 20k pesos with 0-1years of experience
Depends a lot on your area, usually engineers are paid much more than "licenciados".
At the end is better to consider your cost of living instead of your earnings. A lot changes if you live in Polanco or San Miguel Chapultepec.
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07-04-2013, 11:37 AM
Foreigners usually earn more than locals with the same degrees or qualifications.
20k + benefits should be a nice deal for an entry level job. Ask for more if you can.
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07-05-2013, 04:54 AM
Thanks for the input fellas. I have a Master's degree in Business and about 1 year of experience, in a different industry, though. I know that they are paying something like 16k-20k for similar positions, so I guess that their offer will be somewhat reasonable, especially considering that the guaranteed workload will be 40hs/week. Anyway, I have another interview with them today and we will talk money this time.
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07-05-2013, 09:10 PM
this is 16K-20K monthly?
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07-06-2013, 12:13 AM
Id be careful, 40/hrs a week might mean a split of morning/lunch with colleagues / back to office till 7 . .. socializing with coworkers on weekends and etc is expected. OTOH, this gives access to a social circle.
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07-06-2013, 04:58 AM
The package they are offering seems to be pretty decent by Mexican standards: 19k/monthly + benefits, extra health insurance, 13th salary and a bonus payout at the end of the year. Office hours are from 7-15:30 or 8:30-17:00h with lunch break. Gotta think about it.
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07-06-2013, 11:22 AM
Quote: (07-06-2013 03:39 AM)germanico Wrote:
Quote: (07-05-2013 09:10 PM)elabayarde Wrote:
this is 16K-20K monthly?
In mexican pesos.
I know that...but is that a monthly salary...when i was there we were getting about 12/1 MEX/USD. Thats why i asked was this monthly, or yearly.
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07-06-2013, 12:05 PM
Quote: (07-06-2013 04:58 AM)BoiBoi Wrote:
The package they are offering seems to be pretty decent by Mexican standards: 19k/monthly + benefits, extra health insurance, 13th salary and a bonus payout at the end of the year. Office hours are from 7-15:30 or 8:30-17:00h with lunch break. Gotta think about it.
I think is good enough, just keep in mind that in Mexico the jumps of salary between positions and yearly increases can be significant, for example at P&G between one level to the next the jump can be twice the salary, vs, the US where the jumps can be at most 30%....good luck
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07-13-2013, 05:10 PM
Germanico, great posts on Mexico. I was wondering if you and Bars could help me out on this one. Salaries aren't looking too good in Puebla (10-12K) and I may just have to pony up in DF.
About to graduate from college;
US Degree in International Business;
Fluent in English/Spanish and conversational French/Russian;
Dual citizenship;
Got family in both cities and know my way around them;
Experience: 5 years of manual labor / administrative assistant / sales and 3 marketing internships (law firm, non-profit, sales research firm).
Age: 19-21, taking into account business sometimes post "edad: de X a X años).
What kind of salary can I get from these qualifications? Should I apply at a US multinational instead of a local firm?
Most of the job searches I find are internet posts that pay 9-12K, by my pipope friend mentioned that internet ads lowball and to rather apply in person.
Thanks.
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