Occupation (1226) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Directors Surveillance and Security Services during first quarter of 2026 was 6.67k people, whose salary averaged $17.2k MX working around 42.1 hours per week.
The average age of Directors Surveillance and Security Services was 40 years. The workforce was distributed in 56.8% men with an average salary of $13.8k MX and, 43.2% women with average salary of $21.7k MX.
The best average salaries received by Directors Surveillance and Security Services were in Ciudad de México ($50k MX), Aguascalientes ($31.7k MX), and Sonora ($30k MX) while the workforce was larger in Nuevo León (1.4k), Ciudad de México (1.04k), and Guanajuato (704).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works ($43k MX), Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass ($30.1k MX), and Services Related to Mining ($30k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services (5.32k), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (28.3%), and Financial Institutions for Economic Developmen (704).
28.2% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $16k MX and 71.8% to men with an average salary of $3.22k MX.
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 187 from 187 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Querétaro with a 42.2% corresponding to 207 from 491 workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Directors Surveillance and Security Services were 6.67k being a 36.4% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (10.5k).
In the same period, an average salary of $17.2k MX was observed, registering an increase of 125%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($7.64k MX).
The states with the highest number of Directors Surveillance and Security Services during the first quarter of 2026 were Nuevo León (1.4k), Ciudad de México (1.04k), and Guanajuato (704)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Nuevo León and Guanajuato with an increase of 1.14k (424%) and 254 (56.4%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Coahuila de Zaragoza and Sonora with a decrease of 1.54k (82.3%) and 744 (81.8%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Directors Surveillance and Security Services during first quarter of 2026 were Ciudad de México ($50k MX), Aguascalientes ($31.7k MX), and Sonora ($30k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Coahuila de Zaragoza and Aguascalientes with an increase of $25.8k MX (976%) and $15.7k MX (97.4%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Michoacán de Ocampo and Chihuahua with a decrease of $30k MX (100%) and $20.4k MX (69.4%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Directors Surveillance and Security Services in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services (44.5%), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (28.3%), and Financial Institutions for Economic Developmen (5.89%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works ($43k MX), Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass ($30.1k MX), and Services Related to Mining ($30k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Directors Surveillance and Security Services reached a 5.91%, which implied an increase from 0.48 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (5.43%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 48.9 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Directors Surveillance and Security Services were Tlaxcala (100%) and Querétaro (42.2%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Querétaro (42.2%).
The workforce of Directors Surveillance and Security Services during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 4.84k workers of which 94.1% corresponds to formal employment (4.55k) and 5.85% to informal employment (283).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 4.83k workers of which 97.7% corresponds to formal employment (4.72k) and 2.3% corresponds to informal employment (111).