Occupation (1314) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Directors and Managers in Manufacturing during first quarter of 2026 was 73.9k people, whose salary averaged $12.7k MX working around 43.4 hours per week.
The average age of Directors and Managers in Manufacturing was 44.6 years. The workforce was distributed in 69.5% men with an average salary of $13.4k MX and, 30.5% women with average salary of $11.3k MX.
The best average salaries received by Directors and Managers in Manufacturing were in Michoacán de Ocampo ($37.7k MX), Nayarit ($35.2k MX), and Ciudad de México ($35k MX) while the workforce was larger in Jalisco (15.2k), Guanajuato (7.04k), and Nuevo León (6.24k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Retail Trade of Perfumery and Jewelry Products ($34.6k MX), Legal Services ($26.2k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($20k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on N/A.
31.4% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $7.89k MX and 68.6% to men with an average salary of $11.6k MX.
At the level of states, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 490 from 490 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Chihuahua with a 3.33% corresponding to 104 from 3.12k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Directors and Managers in Manufacturing were 73.9k being a 25.5% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (99.3k).
In the same period, an average salary of $12.7k MX was observed, registering an increase of 16.5%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($10.9k MX).
The states with the highest number of Directors and Managers in Manufacturing during the first quarter of 2026 were Jalisco (15.2k), Guanajuato (7.04k), and Nuevo León (6.24k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Michoacán de Ocampo and Guanajuato with an increase of 2.69k (286%) and 2.05k (41.1%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Nuevo León with a decrease of 14.2k (85.1%) and 6.16k (49.7%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Directors and Managers in Manufacturing during first quarter of 2026 were Michoacán de Ocampo ($37.7k MX), Nayarit ($35.2k MX), and Ciudad de México ($35k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Michoacán de Ocampo and Ciudad de México with an increase of $27.7k MX (276%) and $26.6k MX (316%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Nuevo León and Tamaulipas with a decrease of $17.5k MX (87.2%) and $17.2k MX (59.8%), respectively.
Average Age 2026-Q1: 45.9, Men
At first quarter of 2026, the male workforce in Directors and Managers in Manufacturing represented the 69.5% of the employed population and women 30.5%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 35 to 44 years (14.6k men and 10.2k women).
The highest average salary was $16.4k MX received by men from 45 to 54 years, while the lowest average salary was $6.96k MX received by men from 55 to 64 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2026-Q1)
During the first quarter of 2026, male and female workforce in Directors and Managers in Manufacturing was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (30.2k men and 16.2k women).
The highest average salary was $14.5k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $7.15k MX received by men with 10 to 12 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 Directors and Managers in Manufacturing reached a 12.4%, which implied a decrease from 1.7 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (14.1%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 42.4 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
Less Labor Informality: 3.33 %, Chihuahua
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Directors and Managers in Manufacturing were Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (100%), Campeche (32%), and Tlaxcala (24.7%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Sinaloa (6.66%), San Luis Potosí (3.96%), and Chihuahua (3.33%).
The workforce of Directors and Managers in Manufacturing during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 24.8k workers of which 90.7% corresponds to formal employment (22.5k) and 9.26% to informal employment (2.3k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 46.4k workers of which 87% corresponds to formal employment (40.3k) and 13% corresponds to informal employment (6.05k).