Occupation (5311) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Firefighters during first quarter of 2026 was 12.3k people, whose salary averaged $9.32k MX working around 45.3 hours per week.
The average age of Firefighters was 40.2 years. The workforce was distributed in 95.9% men with an average salary of $9.24k MX and, 4.13% women with average salary of $11.3k MX.
The best average salaries received by Firefighters were in Campeche ($26k MX), Jalisco ($17k MX), and Colima ($16.2k MX) while the workforce was larger in Michoacán de Ocampo (935), Aguascalientes (812), and Tamaulipas (770).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Pig Raising ($13.8k MX), Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services ($13k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($10.1k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (49.5%), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (12.6%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development (12.6%).
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 195 from 195 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Tamaulipas with a 24.4% corresponding to 188 from 770 workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Firefighters were 12.3k being a 2% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (12.5k).
In the same period, an average salary of $9.32k MX was observed, registering an increase of 28.8%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($7.24k MX).
The states with the highest number of Firefighters during the first quarter of 2026 were Michoacán de Ocampo (935), Aguascalientes (812), and Tamaulipas (770)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Campeche and Aguascalientes with an increase of 548 (334%) and 514 (172%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Sonora and Guerrero with a decrease of 877 (61.2%) and 796 (87.2%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Firefighters during first quarter of 2026 were Campeche ($26k MX), Jalisco ($17k MX), and Colima ($16.2k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Colima and Tamaulipas with an increase of $9.42k MX (139%) and $9.31k MX (585%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Guerrero with a decrease of $15.3k MX (62.4%) and $11.6k MX (100%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Firefighters in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (49.5%), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (12.6%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development (12.6%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Pig Raising ($13.8k MX), Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services ($13k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($10.1k MX).