Occupation (2541) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Fashion Designers and Clothing during first quarter of 2026 was 14.2k people, whose salary averaged $9.46k MX working around 39.7 hours per week.
The average age of Fashion Designers and Clothing was 33.5 years. The workforce was distributed in 41.6% men with an average salary of $3.61k MX and, 58.4% women with average salary of $13.6k MX.
The best average salaries received by Fashion Designers and Clothing were in Ciudad de México ($18.7k MX), Nayarit ($10.4k MX), and Yucatán ($9.03k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (4.98k), Puebla (1.8k), and Nuevo León (1.12k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Retail Trade of Textile Products, except Apparel ($4.04k MX) and Legal Services ($2.87k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Legal Services (3.97k) and Retail Trade of Textile Products, except Apparel (600).
47.2% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $25.3k MX and 52.8% to men with an average salary of $2.71k MX.
At the level of states, Zacatecas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 54 from 54 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Guanajuato with a 23.8% corresponding to 215 from 904 workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Fashion Designers and Clothing were 14.2k being a 24.1% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (18.7k).
In the same period, an average salary of $9.46k MX was observed, registering an increase of 319%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($2.26k MX).
The states with the highest number of Fashion Designers and Clothing during the first quarter of 2026 were Ciudad de México (4.98k), Puebla (1.8k), and Nuevo León (1.12k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Aguascalientes and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of 199 (106%) and 141 (271%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Michoacán de Ocampo and Ciudad de México with a decrease of 1.65k (90.7%) and 1.49k (23%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Fashion Designers and Clothing during first quarter of 2026 were Ciudad de México ($18.7k MX), Nayarit ($10.4k MX), and Yucatán ($9.03k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Nayarit and Guanajuato with an increase of $8.89k MX (593%) and $2.69k MX (79.7%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Sonora and Nuevo León with a decrease of $6k MX (100%) and $5.96k MX (100%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Fashion Designers and Clothing in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Legal Services (86.9%) and Retail Trade of Textile Products, except Apparel (13.1%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Retail Trade of Textile Products, except Apparel ($4.04k MX) and Legal Services ($2.87k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Fashion Designers and Clothing reached a 60.9%, which implied an increase from 20.1 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (40.8%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 6.07 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Zacatecas
Less Labor Informality: 23.8 %, Guanajuato
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Fashion Designers and Clothing were Zacatecas (100%), Yucatán (100%), and Tlaxcala (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Puebla (48.1%), Chiapas (45.8%), and Guanajuato (23.8%).
The workforce of Fashion Designers and Clothing during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 6.71k workers of which 30.3% corresponds to formal employment (2.04k) and 69.7% to informal employment (4.68k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 7.12k workers of which 42.7% corresponds to formal employment (3.04k) and 57.3% corresponds to informal employment (4.08k).