# Mathematics Tops Mexico's Highest-Paid Careers List in 2026

The Mexican Institute for Competitiveness released a 2026 ranking showing Mathematics as the highest-paid career, displacing Medicine.

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Mathematics ranked as the highest-paid career in 2026, displacing Medicine which held the top spot for the previous three years. [^1]

The Mexican Institute for Competitiveness A.C. (Imco) released the 'Compara Carreras 2026' list on August 31, 2026, via social media. [^2]

The report analyzes salary data for more than 60 university and technical careers in Mexico. [^3]

The salary disparity between the highest and lowest-paid careers in the report reaches nearly 14,000 pesos per month. [^4]

Approximately 1.4 million young people in Mexico face the decision of which university career to pursue annually after finishing high school. [^5]

Informal employment rates are 26% among university graduates compared to 49% among those with only a high school diploma. [^6]

The 2026 edition of Compara Carreras data shows that university graduates in Mexico earn an average of 74% more than those who only completed high school. [^7]

The Instituto Mexicano para la Computación (IMCO) created a platform called Compara Carreras more than a decade ago to gather labor condition information for nearly 80 careers in Mexico. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Mathematics ranked as the highest-paid career in 2026, displacing Medicine which held the top spot for the previous three years. (El Universal, News)
2. The Mexican Institute for Competitiveness A.C. (Imco) released the 'Compara Carreras 2026' list on August 31, 2026, via social media. (El Universal, News)
3. The report analyzes salary data for more than 60 university and technical careers in Mexico. (El Universal, News)
4. The salary disparity between the highest and lowest-paid careers in the report reaches nearly 14,000 pesos per month. (El Universal, News)
5. Approximately 1.4 million young people in Mexico face the decision of which university career to pursue annually after finishing high school. (El Economista, News)
6. Informal employment rates are 26% among university graduates compared to 49% among those with only a high school diploma. (El Economista, News)
7. The 2026 edition of Compara Carreras data shows that university graduates in Mexico earn an average of 74% more than those who only completed high school. (El Economista, News)
8. The Instituto Mexicano para la Computación (IMCO) created a platform called Compara Carreras more than a decade ago to gather labor condition information for nearly 80 careers in Mexico. (El Economista, News)

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