Occupation (5113) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Home Cooks during first quarter of 2026 was 27.8k people, whose salary averaged $4.68k MX working around 26.4 hours per week.
The average age of Home Cooks was 50.5 years. The workforce was distributed in 8.22% men with an average salary of $2.08k MX and, 91.8% women with average salary of $4.91k MX.
The best average salaries received by Home Cooks were in Nayarit ($12.5k MX), Coahuila de Zaragoza ($11.2k MX), and Tabasco ($10.1k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (6.9k), Puebla (4.45k), and Nuevo León (2.39k).
94.8% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.78k MX and 5.23% to men with an average salary of $3.47k MX.
At the level of states, Yucatán had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 728 from 728 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Michoacán de Ocampo with a 51.5% corresponding to 173 from 336 workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Home Cooks were 27.8k being a 2.49% higher than the fourth quarter of 2025. (27.1k).
In the same period, an average salary of $4.68k MX was observed, registering a drop of 21.9%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($5.99k MX).
The states with the highest number of Home Cooks during the first quarter of 2026 were Ciudad de México (6.9k), Puebla (4.45k), and Nuevo León (2.39k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Puebla and Ciudad de México with an increase of 3.48k (360%) and 2.89k (72%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Guerrero with a decrease of 3.73k (92.4%) and 1.54k (70.7%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Home Cooks during first quarter of 2026 were Nayarit ($12.5k MX), Coahuila de Zaragoza ($11.2k MX), and Tabasco ($10.1k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Nayarit and Puebla with an increase of $5.43k MX (76.4%) and $4.48k MX (542%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Durango and Estado de México with a decrease of $9.23k MX (89.9%) and $6.88k MX (100%), respectively.
Average Schooling in Years (2026-Q1): 7.75, Women
At first quarter of 2026 the male workforce in Home Cooks was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (968), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (9.58k).
The highest average salary was $5.42k MX received by women with 7 to 9 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $5.42k MX received by women with 7 to 9 years of schooling.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Home Cooks reached a 94.2%, which implied an increase from 1.41 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (92.8%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 39.5 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Yucatán
Less Labor Informality: 51.5 %, Michoacán de Ocampo
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Home Cooks were Yucatán (100%), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (100%), and Tlaxcala (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Colima (60.6%), Jalisco (54.6%), and Michoacán de Ocampo (51.5%).
The workforce of Home Cooks during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 8.08k workers of which 4.74% corresponds to formal employment (383) and 95.3% to informal employment (7.7k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 10.2k workers of which 2.22% corresponds to formal employment (227) and 97.8% corresponds to informal employment (9.98k).