Firefighters
Occupation (5311) - 2025-Q1
- 20.6k, Workforce
- $9.98k MX, Average monthly salary
- 38.3, Average age
- 51.1, Weekly hours worked
- 4.84, Weekly days worked
- 19.4%, Workforce with second job
- 11, Average years of Schooling
About Firefighters
#permalink to sectionThe workforce of Firefighters during first quarter of 2025 was 20.6k people, whose salary averaged $9.98k MX working around 51.1 hours per week.
The average age of Firefighters was 38.3 years. The workforce was distributed in 95.8% men with an average salary of $10.2k MX and, 4.2% women with average salary of $4.24k MX.
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services ($17.1k MX), Medical Doctors Offices ($14k MX), and General Public Administration ($12.7k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (48.4%), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (15.6%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development (15.6%).
13.5% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $1.6k MX and 86.5% to men with an average salary of $6.05k MX.
Employment
#permalink to sectionWorkforce and Salaries Evolution
#permalink to section- 20.6k, Workforce 2025-Q1
- $9.98k MX, Average monthly salary 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Firefighters were 20.6k being a 16.9% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (24.8k).
In the same period, an average salary of $9.98k MX was observed, registering an increase of 20.4%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($8.29k MX).
Workforce by State
#permalink to sectionComparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Sinaloa and Guerrero with an increase of 880 (1.33k%) and 791 (108%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Guanajuato with a decrease of 5.22k (58%) and 959 (56.5%), respectively.
Salaries by State
#permalink to sectionThe states with the best average salaries for Firefighters during first quarter of 2025 were Sonora ($32k MX), Guanajuato ($20k MX), and Ciudad de México ($16k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Sonora and Estado de México with an increase of $22.3k MX (229%) and $8.02k MX (496%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Oaxaca and Yucatán with a decrease of $16.2k MX (100%) and $13k MX (92.8%), respectively.
Diversity
#permalink to sectionAverage Salary and Workforce by Gender and Schooling Years
#permalink to sectionAverage Schooling in Years (2025-Q1): 11.1, Men
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Industries
#permalink to sectionWorkforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries
#permalink to sectionThe visualization shows the distribution of Firefighters in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (48.4%), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (15.6%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development (15.6%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services ($17.1k MX), Medical Doctors Offices ($14k MX), and General Public Administration ($12.7k MX).
Labor Informality
#permalink to sectionLabor Informality
#permalink to sectionLabor Informality 2025-Q1: 54.3%, Average Informality in Mexico
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Firefighters reached a 0%, which implied remained from 0 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (0%).
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Firefighters reached a 0%, which implied remained from 0 percentage points compared to the same period of the previous year (0%).
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Firefighters reached a 0%.
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 54.3 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Labor Informality by State
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Labor Informality by Age and Education
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