Nurses and Medical Technicians
Subgroup (281) - 2025-Q1
- 229k, Workforce
- $7.09k MX, Average monthly salary
- 39, Weekly hours worked
- 4.76, Weekly days worked
- 4.24%, Workforce with second job
Subgroup (281) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Nurses and Medical Technicians during first quarter of 2025 was 229k people, whose salary averaged $7.09k MX working around 39 hours per week.
The average age of Nurses and Medical Technicians was N/A years. The workforce was distributed in N/A% men with an average salary of $7.44k MX and, N/A% women with average salary of $6.9k MX.
The best average salaries received by Nurses and Medical Technicians were in Coahuila de Zaragoza ($12.3k MX), Guanajuato ($12.2k MX), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ($11.8k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (44.2k), Ciudad de México (36k), and Jalisco (19k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($11.4k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($11.4k MX), and Retail Trade of Health Care Items ($10.4k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (159k), Medical Doctors Offices (134k), and Dental Offices (32.5k).
N/A% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $6.25k MX and N/A% to men with an average salary of $5.87k MX.
At the level of states, Oaxaca had the highest percentage of informal workers with 64.3% corresponding to 3k from 4.66k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Baja California Sur with a 6.24% corresponding to 78 from 1.25k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Nurses and Medical Technicians were 229k being a 7.69% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (248k).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.09k MX was observed, registering an increase of 22%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($5.81k MX).
The states with the highest number of Nurses and Medical Technicians during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (44.2k), Ciudad de México (36k), and Jalisco (19k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Chihuahua and Guanajuato with an increase of 4.03k (72.5%) and 1.9k (22.9%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Puebla with a decrease of 7.07k (13.8%) and 5.3k (43.8%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Nurses and Medical Technicians during first quarter of 2025 were Coahuila de Zaragoza ($12.3k MX), Guanajuato ($12.2k MX), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ($11.8k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Chiapas and Guanajuato with an increase of $7k MX (170%) and $5.68k MX (87.5%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Zacatecas and Baja California Sur with a decrease of $10.4k MX (85.9%) and $8.61k MX (42.3%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
The highest average salary was $11.2k MX received by men from 55 to 64 years, while the lowest average salary was $3.18k MX received by men from 15 to 24 years.
* 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 2025, the workforce was higher in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (40.4%), Medical Doctors Offices (34%), and Dental Offices (8.24%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($11.4k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($11.4k MX), and Retail Trade of Health Care Items ($10.4k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1: 54.3%, Average Informality in Mexico
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Nurses and Medical Technicians reached a 0%, which implied remained from 0 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (0%).
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Nurses and Medical Technicians reached a 0%, which implied remained from 0 percentage points compared to the same period of the previous year (0%).
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Nurses and Medical Technicians reached a 0%.
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 54.3 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 64.3%, Oaxaca
Less Labor Informality: 6.24 %, Baja California Sur
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Nurses and Medical Technicians were Oaxaca (64.3%), Aguascalientes (61.7%), and Puebla (57.3%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Querétaro (9.73%), Quintana Roo (7.14%), and Baja California Sur (6.24%).
The workforce of Nurses and Medical Technicians during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 62.1k workers of which 80.9% corresponds to formal employment (50.2k) and 19.1% to informal employment (11.9k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 135k workers of which 76.7% corresponds to formal employment (104k) and 23.3% corresponds to informal employment (31.5k).
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.