Subgroup (256) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Athletes, Coaches and Referees during first quarter of 2026 was 54.7k people, whose salary averaged $7.26k MX working around 26.4 hours per week.
The average age of Athletes, Coaches and Referees was 36.2 years. The workforce was distributed in 74% men with an average salary of $7.72k MX and, 26% women with average salary of $5.94k MX.
The best average salaries received by Athletes, Coaches and Referees were in Aguascalientes ($18.3k MX), Nuevo León ($16.3k MX), and Colima ($14.5k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (13.6k), Nuevo León (4.64k), and Estado de México (4.63k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($21.5k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($21.5k MX), and Higher Technical Education Schools ($13.2k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Amusement Parks and Arcades (35.3k), Professional Athletes and Sports Teams (28.1k), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (6.38%).
24.9% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.97k MX and 75.1% to men with an average salary of $7.17k MX.
At the level of states, Yucatán had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 1.07k from 1.07k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Querétaro with a 37% corresponding to 418 from 1.13k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Athletes, Coaches and Referees were 54.7k being a 7.44% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (59.1k).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.26k MX was observed, registering an increase of 41.5%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($5.13k MX).
The states with the highest number of Athletes, Coaches and Referees during the first quarter of 2026 were Ciudad de México (13.6k), Nuevo León (4.64k), and Estado de México (4.63k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Nuevo León and Sonora with an increase of 3.21k (223%) and 2.12k (118%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Jalisco and Puebla with a decrease of 5.68k (76.5%) and 1.23k (39.7%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Athletes, Coaches and Referees during first quarter of 2026 were Aguascalientes ($18.3k MX), Nuevo León ($16.3k MX), and Colima ($14.5k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Aguascalientes and Colima with an increase of $17.7k MX (3.08k%) and $11.4k MX (372%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Michoacán de Ocampo and Jalisco with a decrease of $30k MX (100%) and $6.04k MX (65.8%), respectively.
Average Age 2026-Q1: 34.8, Men
At first quarter of 2026, the male workforce in Athletes, Coaches and Referees represented the 74% of the employed population and women 26%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (14.3k men and 4.11k women).
The highest average salary was $5.74k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $5.74k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2026-Q1): 12.9, Men
At first quarter of 2026 the male workforce in Athletes, Coaches and Referees was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (17.9k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (7.57k).
The highest average salary was $8.78k MX received by men with 10 to 12 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $7.64k MX received by men with 16 to 18 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 Athletes, Coaches and Referees in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Amusement Parks and Arcades (42%), Professional Athletes and Sports Teams (33.5%), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (6.38%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($21.5k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($21.5k MX), and Higher Technical Education Schools ($13.2k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Athletes, Coaches and Referees reached a 74.8%, which implied an increase from 1.48 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (73.3%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 20 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Athletes, Coaches and Referees were Yucatán (100%), Tlaxcala (100%), and Sinaloa (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Quintana Roo (43.1%), Jalisco (41.8%), and Querétaro (37%).
The workforce of Athletes, Coaches and Referees during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 18.4k workers of which 24.5% corresponds to formal employment (4.51k) and 75.5% to informal employment (13.9k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 22.5k workers of which 15.9% corresponds to formal employment (3.58k) and 84.1% corresponds to informal employment (18.9k).