Group (42) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Sales Clerks in Stores during first quarter of 2025 was 5.43M people, whose salary averaged $4.57k MX working around 42 hours per week.
The average age of Sales Clerks in Stores was 36.4 years. The workforce was distributed in 41% men with an average salary of $5.42k MX and, 59% women with average salary of $3.98k MX.
The best average salaries received by Sales Clerks in Stores were in Baja California Sur ($13.8k MX), Coahuila de Zaragoza ($7.98k MX), and Nayarit ($7.49k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (912k), Ciudad de México (461k), and Jalisco (353k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Credit Unions and Saving Institutions ($18.2k MX), Metallic Ore Mining ($14.6k MX), and Rental and Leasing of Automobiles, Trucks and other Road Transportation Vehicles ($13.7k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (2.43M), Retail Trade of Textile Products, except Apparel (910k), and Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (782k).
68% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $2.85k MX and 32% to men with an average salary of $3.79k MX.
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 77.2% corresponding to 41.9k from 54.2k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Baja California Sur with a 33.2% corresponding to 11.5k from 34.7k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Sales Clerks in Stores were 5.43M being a 0.48% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (5.41M).
In the same period, an average salary of $4.57k MX was observed, registering a drop of 3.32%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($4.73k MX).
The states with the highest number of Sales Clerks in Stores during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (912k), Ciudad de México (461k), and Jalisco (353k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Hidalgo with an increase of 46.5k (5.37%) and 32.7k (23.3%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Tabasco with a decrease of 50.4k (9.85%) and 18.1k (17.2%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Sales Clerks in Stores during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($13.8k MX), Coahuila de Zaragoza ($7.98k MX), and Nayarit ($7.49k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Baja California Sur and Nayarit with an increase of $838 MX (6.48%) and $774 MX (11.5%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Michoacán de Ocampo and Chihuahua with a decrease of $1.51k MX (24.1%) and $1.15k MX (15.4%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Sales Clerks in Stores represented the 41% of the employed population and women 59%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (599k men and 816k women).
The highest average salary was $7.5k MX received by men from 45 to 54 years, while the lowest average salary was $830 MX received by women from 75 or more years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1)
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Sales Clerks in Stores was concentrated in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (889k men and 1.29M women).
The highest average salary was $7.86k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $2.24k MX received by women with 0 to 3 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 Sales Clerks in Stores in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (35.3%), Retail Trade of Textile Products, except Apparel (13.2%), and Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (11.4%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Credit Unions and Saving Institutions ($18.2k MX), Metallic Ore Mining ($14.6k MX), and Rental and Leasing of Automobiles, Trucks and other Road Transportation Vehicles ($13.7k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Sales Clerks in Stores reached a 55.9%, which implied an increase from 1.14 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (54.7%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 1.57 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 77.2%, Tlaxcala
Less Labor Informality: 33.2 %, Baja California Sur
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Sales Clerks in Stores were Tlaxcala (77.2%), Chiapas (74.6%), and Puebla (72.8%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Sonora (34.9%), Coahuila de Zaragoza (34.6%), and Baja California Sur (33.2%).
The workforce of Sales Clerks in Stores during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 1.41M workers of which 52.9% corresponds to formal employment (748k) and 47.1% to informal employment (666k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 2.18M workers of which 47.8% corresponds to formal employment (1.04M) and 52.2% corresponds to informal employment (1.14M).