Subgroup (281) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Nurses and Medical Technicians during first quarter of 2026 was 210k people, whose salary averaged $8.59k MX working around 35.9 hours per week.
The average age of Nurses and Medical Technicians was 39.2 years. The workforce was distributed in 34.4% men with an average salary of $8.73k MX and, 65.6% women with average salary of $8.51k MX.
The best average salaries received by Nurses and Medical Technicians were in Baja California Sur ($18.7k MX), Campeche ($18k MX), and Sinaloa ($15.8k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (34k), Ciudad de México (27.7k), and Nuevo León (15.8k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Community Food, Housing and Emergency Services ($23k MX), Legal Services ($17.5k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($14.5k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (130k), Medical Doctors Offices (113k), and General Hospitals (39.8k).
69.5% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $5.61k MX and 30.5% to men with an average salary of $6k MX.
At the level of states, Colima had the highest percentage of informal workers with 85.3% corresponding to 663 from 777 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Sonora with a 7.67% corresponding to 403 from 5.26k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Nurses and Medical Technicians were 210k being a 13.8% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (244k).
In the same period, an average salary of $8.59k MX was observed, registering an increase of 6.88%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($8.03k MX).
The states with the highest number of Nurses and Medical Technicians during the first quarter of 2026 were Estado de México (34k), Ciudad de México (27.7k), and Nuevo León (15.8k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Sinaloa and Tabasco with an increase of 3.25k (106%) and 1.81k (125%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Ciudad de México with a decrease of 11.5k (25.3%) and 7.26k (20.8%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Nurses and Medical Technicians during first quarter of 2026 were Baja California Sur ($18.7k MX), Campeche ($18k MX), and Sinaloa ($15.8k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Guanajuato and Campeche with an increase of $11.9k MX (306%) and $10.1k MX (129%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Baja California Sur and Ciudad de México with a decrease of $10.9k MX (36.7%) and $8.35k MX (59.4%), respectively.
Average Age 2026-Q1
At first quarter of 2026, the male workforce in Nurses and Medical Technicians represented the 34.4% of the employed population and women 65.6%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (21.5k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (37.6k).
The highest average salary was $11.1k MX received by women from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $3.68k MX received by women from 15 to 24 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 Nurses and Medical Technicians was concentrated in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (41.4k men and 67.8k women).
The highest average salary was $10.4k MX received by men with 13 to 15 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $7.39k 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.
The visualization shows the distribution of Nurses and Medical Technicians in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (36.2%), Medical Doctors Offices (31.7%), and General Hospitals (11.1%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Community Food, Housing and Emergency Services ($23k MX), Legal Services ($17.5k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($14.5k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Nurses and Medical Technicians reached a 30%, which implied a decrease from 1.37 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (31.4%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 24.8 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Nurses and Medical Technicians were Colima (85.3%), Tabasco (72.2%), and Chiapas (67.4%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Tamaulipas (9.18%), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (9.17%), and Sonora (7.67%).
The workforce of Nurses and Medical Technicians during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 56.2k workers of which 76.1% corresponds to formal employment (42.8k) and 23.9% to informal employment (13.4k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 109k workers of which 74.5% corresponds to formal employment (81.3k) and 25.5% corresponds to informal employment (27.8k).
The graph shows the distribution of nursing staff by type and by year.
You can analyze the distribution by total values or percentage distribution in each year by changing the option selected on the top button.