Subgroup (931) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Aides Transport Drivers during first quarter of 2026 was 62.2k people, whose salary averaged $6.26k MX working around 46 hours per week.
The average age of Aides Transport Drivers was 34.5 years. The workforce was distributed in 92.7% men with an average salary of $6.31k MX and, 7.34% women with average salary of $5.7k MX.
The best average salaries received by Aides Transport Drivers were in Chihuahua ($18.8k MX), Campeche ($14k MX), and Nayarit ($13.8k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (17.2k), Jalisco (4.54k), and Ciudad de México (4.31k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Services Related to Rail Transportation ($17.2k MX), Waste Treatment and Final Disposal ($12k MX), and Business Administration Services ($10.8k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers (6.2k), Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (4.99k), and Services Related to Air Transportation (4.06k).
8.91% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.16k MX and 91.1% to men with an average salary of $4.86k MX.
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 462 from 462 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Tamaulipas with a 9.04% corresponding to 128 from 1.42k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Aides Transport Drivers were 62.2k being a 8.8% higher than the fourth quarter of 2025. (57.2k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.26k MX was observed, registering a drop of 36.4%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($9.85k MX).
The states with the highest number of Aides Transport Drivers during the first quarter of 2026 were Estado de México (17.2k), Jalisco (4.54k), and Ciudad de México (4.31k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of 10.7k (163%) and 2.85k (451%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Michoacán de Ocampo and Jalisco with a decrease of 3.93k (76.5%) and 3.84k (45.8%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Aides Transport Drivers during first quarter of 2026 were Chihuahua ($18.8k MX), Campeche ($14k MX), and Nayarit ($13.8k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Oaxaca and Yucatán with an increase of $7.01k MX (353%) and $5.16k MX (219%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Sinaloa and Chihuahua with a decrease of $26k MX (92.1%) and $16k MX (45.9%), respectively.
Average Age 2026-Q1: 33.5, Men
At first quarter of 2026, the male workforce in Aides Transport Drivers represented the 92.7% of the employed population and women 7.34%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 15 to 24 years (21.5k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 55 to 64 years (2.38k).
The highest average salary was $9.26k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.93k MX received by men from 15 to 24 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2026-Q1): 9.56, Men
At first quarter of 2026 the male workforce in Aides Transport Drivers was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (24.8k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (2.55k).
The highest average salary was $6.66k MX received by men with 7 to 9 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $5.96k MX received by men with 10 to 12 years of schooling.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
The visualization shows the distribution of Aides Transport Drivers in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers (20.7%), Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (16.7%), and Services Related to Air Transportation (13.6%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Services Related to Rail Transportation ($17.2k MX), Waste Treatment and Final Disposal ($12k MX), and Business Administration Services ($10.8k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Aides Transport Drivers reached a 56.7%, which implied an increase from 11.8 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (44.9%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 1.89 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Tlaxcala
Less Labor Informality: 9.04 %, Tamaulipas
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Aides Transport Drivers were Tlaxcala (100%), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (98.6%), and Zacatecas (87.5%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Jalisco (13.7%), Quintana Roo (10.7%), and Tamaulipas (9.04%).
The workforce of Aides Transport Drivers during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 15 to 24 years concentrating 22.2k workers of which 18.3% corresponds to formal employment (4.07k) and 81.7% to informal employment (18.1k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 26.3k workers of which 43.4% corresponds to formal employment (11.4k) and 56.6% corresponds to informal employment (14.9k).