Group (83) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Transport Drivers and Mobile Machinery during first quarter of 2026 was 3.61M people, whose salary averaged $9.13k MX working around 50.7 hours per week.
The average age of Transport Drivers and Mobile Machinery was 41.6 years. The workforce was distributed in 97% men with an average salary of $9.21k MX and, 3.02% women with average salary of $6.42k MX.
The best average salaries received by Transport Drivers and Mobile Machinery were in Baja California Sur ($13.4k MX), Nuevo León ($12.2k MX), and Nayarit ($12.2k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (689k), Ciudad de México (329k), and Jalisco (238k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Building Installations and Equipmen ($17.8k MX), Building Installations and Equipment ($17.8k MX), and Rental and Leasing of Automobiles, Trucks and other Road Transportation Vehicles ($16.8k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (105k), Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (84.8k), and Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass (65.6k).
3.79% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $5.51k MX and 96.2% to men with an average salary of $8.49k MX.
At the level of states, Guerrero had the highest percentage of informal workers with 85.6% corresponding to 71.7k from 83.8k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Chihuahua with a 23.7% corresponding to 22.4k from 94.7k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Transport Drivers and Mobile Machinery were 3.61M being a 0.78% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (3.64M).
In the same period, an average salary of $9.13k MX was observed, registering an increase of 15.5%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($7.9k MX).
The states with the highest number of Transport Drivers and Mobile Machinery during the first quarter of 2026 were Estado de México (689k), Ciudad de México (329k), and Jalisco (238k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Ciudad de México and Querétaro with an increase of 16.8k (5.38%) and 12.1k (16.8%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Jalisco and Guanajuato with a decrease of 22.7k (8.69%) and 16.5k (9.93%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Transport Drivers and Mobile Machinery during first quarter of 2026 were Baja California Sur ($13.4k MX), Nuevo León ($12.2k MX), and Nayarit ($12.2k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Estado de México and San Luis Potosí with an increase of $3.66k MX (64.4%) and $3.2k MX (55.5%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Hidalgo and Colima with a decrease of $2.01k MX (18.3%) and $2.01k MX (14.5%), respectively.
Average Age 2026-Q1
At first quarter of 2026, the male workforce in Transport Drivers and Mobile Machinery represented the 97% of the employed population and women 3.02%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 35 to 44 years (860k men and 32.2k women).
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2026-Q1)
At first quarter of 2026 the male workforce in Transport Drivers and Mobile Machinery was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (1.37M), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (49.4k).
The highest average salary was $9.54k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $5.69k 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.
The visualization shows the distribution of Transport Drivers and Mobile Machinery in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (11.8%), Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (9.47%), and Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass (7.33%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Building Installations and Equipmen ($17.8k MX), Building Installations and Equipment ($17.8k MX), and Rental and Leasing of Automobiles, Trucks and other Road Transportation Vehicles ($16.8k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Transport Drivers and Mobile Machinery reached a 53.8%, which implied an increase from 1.38 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (52.4%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 0.96 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Transport Drivers and Mobile Machinery were Guerrero (85.6%), Oaxaca (80.3%), and Chiapas (79.4%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Coahuila de Zaragoza (30.8%), Nuevo León (30.2%), and Chihuahua (23.7%).
The workforce of Transport Drivers and Mobile Machinery during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 892k workers of which 51.2% corresponds to formal employment (457k) and 48.8% to informal employment (435k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 1.4M workers of which 49% corresponds to formal employment (688k) and 51% corresponds to informal employment (717k).