J-2Grupo / Grado salary
Grupo J grado 2 — Jefatura de Unidad, escalón intermedio.
A J-2 in the Mexico federal civil service earns MX$2,135,640 annually in 2024, before locality, allowances, and bonuses. Source: Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público + Secretaría Anticorrupción y Buen Gobierno (https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5758798&fecha=30/05/2025).
Step-by-step pay table
| Nivel | Phase / Padrão | Annual | Monthly (approx) | Hourly (approx) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grupo J (Jefatura de Unidad o Equivalente), grado 2, nivel 1 | MX$2,135,640 | MX$177,970 | MX$1,027 |
Beyond base: annual adjustments
Base tables understate real take-home. Mexico federal employees receive the following annual adjustments on top of the J-2 base shown above.
| Mandatory adjustment | Formula | Added to min | Added to max |
|---|---|---|---|
Aguinaldo (Christmas bonus) Mexican federal public servants receive a constitutional minimum of 40 days of base pay as aguinaldo (≈ 1.33× monthly), payable in two installments before December 15 and January 15. Annual totals shown here are monthly × 12 and do not include this — modeled separately as adjustment. | 1.3333333333333333× monthly | +MX$237,293 | +MX$237,293 |
| J-2 total with mandatory adjustments | MX$2,372,933 | MX$2,372,933 |
Frequently asked
A J-2 in the Mexico federal civil service earns between MX$2,135,640 and MX$2,135,640 per year in 2024, before locality adjustments, allowances, and bonuses. These figures are published by Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público + Secretaría Anticorrupción y Buen Gobierno.
The base pay scale is set centrally by Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público + Secretaría Anticorrupción y Buen Gobierno and applied uniformly across eligible federal employers, but agency-specific supplements, locality pay, and bargaining agreements can produce meaningful differences in take-home pay.
Directly from Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público + Secretaría Anticorrupción y Buen Gobierno at https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5758798&fecha=30/05/2025. Each page on FedSalary carries the retrieval date and a link back to the primary source.