Group (42) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Sales Clerks in Stores during first quarter of 2026 was 5.43M people, whose salary averaged $5.9k MX working around 41.9 hours per week.
The average age of Sales Clerks in Stores was 36.1 years. The workforce was distributed in 40.4% men with an average salary of $7.08k MX and, 59.6% women with average salary of $5.1k MX.
The best average salaries received by Sales Clerks in Stores were in Coahuila de Zaragoza ($8.13k MX), Sonora ($8.12k MX), and Sinaloa ($7.99k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (816k), Ciudad de México (443k), and Jalisco (383k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Other Manufacturing Industries ($34.4k MX), Food Catering Services ($21.5k MX), and Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization ($18.2k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (2.45M), Retail Trade of Textile Products, except Apparel (921k), and Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (781k).
68.6% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $3.8k MX and 31.4% to men with an average salary of $5.1k MX.
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 77.8% corresponding to 43.6k from 56k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Nuevo León with a 34.4% corresponding to 79.5k from 231k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Sales Clerks in Stores were 5.43M being a 0.3% higher than the fourth quarter of 2025. (5.42M).
In the same period, an average salary of $5.9k MX was observed, registering an increase of 17.6%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($5.01k MX).
The states with the highest number of Sales Clerks in Stores during the first quarter of 2026 were Estado de México (816k), Ciudad de México (443k), and Jalisco (383k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Michoacán de Ocampo and Guerrero with an increase of 32.2k (16.1%) and 18.6k (16.3%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Hidalgo and Sonora with a decrease of 18.4k (12.2%) and 17.6k (14%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Sales Clerks in Stores during first quarter of 2026 were Coahuila de Zaragoza ($8.13k MX), Sonora ($8.12k MX), and Sinaloa ($7.99k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Estado de México and Ciudad de México with an increase of $2.13k MX (51.5%) and $2.04k MX (50.3%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Baja California Sur and Colima with a decrease of $1.03k MX (11.5%) and $929 MX (12.3%), respectively.
Average Age 2026-Q1
At first quarter of 2026, the male workforce in Sales Clerks in Stores represented the 40.4% of the employed population and women 59.6%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (595k men and 801k women).
The highest average salary was $8.63k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $548 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 (2026-Q1)
During the first quarter of 2026, male and female workforce in Sales Clerks in Stores was concentrated in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (872k men and 1.35M women).
The highest average salary was $9.15k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $1.91k 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 2026, the workforce was higher in Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (35.2%), Retail Trade of Textile Products, except Apparel (13.2%), and Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (11.2%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Other Manufacturing Industries ($34.4k MX), Food Catering Services ($21.5k MX), and Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization ($18.2k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Sales Clerks in Stores reached a 55.2%, which implied an increase from 0.13 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (55.1%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 0.45 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 77.8%, Tlaxcala
Less Labor Informality: 34.4 %, Nuevo León
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Sales Clerks in Stores were Tlaxcala (77.8%), Oaxaca (77.3%), and Puebla (73.1%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Coahuila de Zaragoza (36.7%), Baja California (36.4%), and Nuevo León (34.4%).
The workforce of Sales Clerks in Stores during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 1.4M workers of which 52.8% corresponds to formal employment (736k) and 47.2% to informal employment (659k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 2.22M workers of which 48.3% corresponds to formal employment (1.07M) and 51.7% corresponds to informal employment (1.15M).