Subgroup (831) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Air Transport Drivers during first quarter of 2026 was 29.5k people, whose salary averaged $6.22k MX working around 41.9 hours per week.
The best average salaries received by Air Transport Drivers were in Zacatecas ($17.2k MX), Hidalgo ($16k MX), and Oaxaca ($12.9k MX) while the workforce was larger in Sinaloa (4.77k), Guanajuato (4.4k), and Ciudad de México (3.6k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works ($16k MX), Rental of Household and Personal Goods ($12.9k MX), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($8.6k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (27.3%), Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works (1.22k), and Cattle Raising (23.4%).
At the level of states, Zacatecas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 295 from 295 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Nuevo León with a 7.05% corresponding to 73 from 1.04k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Air Transport Drivers were 29.5k being a 14.7% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (34.5k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.22k MX was observed, registering a drop of 11.8%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($7.05k MX).
The states with the highest number of Air Transport Drivers during the first quarter of 2026 were Sinaloa (4.77k), Guanajuato (4.4k), and Ciudad de México (3.6k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Ciudad de México and Tamaulipas with an increase of 1.94k (116%) and 1.29k (113%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Jalisco and Sinaloa with a decrease of 4.91k (83.9%) and 4.08k (46.1%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Air Transport Drivers during first quarter of 2026 were Zacatecas ($17.2k MX), Hidalgo ($16k MX), and Oaxaca ($12.9k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Zacatecas and Jalisco with an increase of $13k MX (310%) and $6.02k MX (319%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Campeche and Baja California with a decrease of $40.9k MX (100%) and $13.9k MX (69.3%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Air Transport Drivers in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (27.3%), Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works (26.4%), and Cattle Raising (23.4%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works ($16k MX), Rental of Household and Personal Goods ($12.9k MX), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($8.6k MX).