Occupation (1423) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Funeral Directors and Managers and other Services during first quarter of 2026 was 21.1k people, whose salary averaged $8.22k MX working around 49 hours per week.
The average age of Funeral Directors and Managers and other Services was 43.3 years. The workforce was distributed in 62% men with an average salary of $6.36k MX and, 38% women with average salary of $11.3k MX.
The best average salaries received by Funeral Directors and Managers and other Services were in Aguascalientes ($20k MX), Baja California Sur ($20k MX), and Baja California ($17.2k MX) while the workforce was larger in Jalisco (4.27k), Puebla (4.25k), and Ciudad de México (2.32k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Services Related to Rail Transportation ($20k MX), Specialized Design ($17.2k MX), and Amusement Parks and Arcades ($14.6k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (17.2k), Laundries and Dry-Cleaning Shops (10.3k), and Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks (5.81k).
67.2% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $12.1k MX and 32.8% to men with an average salary of $7.04k MX.
At the level of states, Tamaulipas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 461 from 461 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Puebla with a 13.4% corresponding to 567 from 4.25k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Funeral Directors and Managers and other Services were 21.1k being a 43.3% higher than the fourth quarter of 2025. (14.7k).
In the same period, an average salary of $8.22k MX was observed, registering a drop of 28.8%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($11.5k MX).
The states with the highest number of Funeral Directors and Managers and other Services during the first quarter of 2026 were Jalisco (4.27k), Puebla (4.25k), and Ciudad de México (2.32k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Puebla and Jalisco with an increase of 3.61k (567%) and 3.5k (453%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Quintana Roo with a decrease of 1.85k (44.4%) and 732 (81.2%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Funeral Directors and Managers and other Services during first quarter of 2026 were Aguascalientes ($20k MX), Baja California Sur ($20k MX), and Baja California ($17.2k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Ciudad de México and Colima with an increase of $13.8k MX (1.13k%) and $7.94k MX (481%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Quintana Roo and Chihuahua with a decrease of $12.2k MX (100%) and $10.1k MX (100%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Funeral Directors and Managers and other Services in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (43.9%), Laundries and Dry-Cleaning Shops (26.1%), and Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks (14.8%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Services Related to Rail Transportation ($20k MX), Specialized Design ($17.2k MX), and Amusement Parks and Arcades ($14.6k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Funeral Directors and Managers and other Services reached a 33.7%, which implied an increase from 17.6 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (16.1%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 21.1 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Tamaulipas
Less Labor Informality: 13.4 %, Puebla
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Funeral Directors and Managers and other Services were Tamaulipas (100%), Oaxaca (100%), and Ciudad de México (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Morelos (44.5%), Jalisco (34%), and Puebla (13.4%).
The workforce of Funeral Directors and Managers and other Services during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 6.45k workers of which 73.2% corresponds to formal employment (4.73k) and 26.8% to informal employment (1.73k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 10.6k workers of which 82% corresponds to formal employment (8.69k) and 18% corresponds to informal employment (1.91k).