Subgroup (226) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Civil Engineers, Surveyors and Architects during first quarter of 2025 was 246k people, whose salary averaged $8.28k MX working around 41.2 hours per week.
The average age of Civil Engineers, Surveyors and Architects was 39.7 years. The workforce was distributed in 81.5% men with an average salary of $8.56k MX and, 18.5% women with average salary of $7.06k MX.
The best average salaries received by Civil Engineers, Surveyors and Architects were in Baja California Sur ($21.7k MX), Sonora ($20.1k MX), and Nayarit ($18.2k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (34.1k), Estado de México (25.3k), and Jalisco (23.9k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Retail Trade of Groceries and Food ($20k MX), Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass ($16k MX), and Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works ($15.2k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Legal Services (156k), Residential Building Construction (148k), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (3.93%).
20.8% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $6.27k MX and 79.2% to men with an average salary of $7.97k MX.
At the level of states, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave had the highest percentage of informal workers with 60.5% corresponding to 9.28k from 15.3k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Chihuahua with a 5.05% corresponding to 272 from 5.38k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Civil Engineers, Surveyors and Architects were 246k being a 5.47% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (260k).
In the same period, an average salary of $8.28k MX was observed, registering a drop of 0.71%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($8.34k MX).
The states with the highest number of Civil Engineers, Surveyors and Architects during the first quarter of 2025 were Ciudad de México (34.1k), Estado de México (25.3k), and Jalisco (23.9k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Chiapas with an increase of 5.62k (58%) and 3.73k (82.8%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Estado de México with a decrease of 12k (26%) and 6.47k (20.3%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Civil Engineers, Surveyors and Architects during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($21.7k MX), Sonora ($20.1k MX), and Nayarit ($18.2k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Sonora and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of $8.42k MX (72.2%) and $7.46k MX (128%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Sinaloa and Guerrero with a decrease of $8.98k MX (66.3%) and $8.35k MX (60.9%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Civil Engineers, Surveyors and Architects represented the 81.5% of the employed population and women 18.5%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (67.9k men and 24.7k women).
The highest average salary was $10.9k MX received by men from 45 to 54 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.11k 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.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1)
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Civil Engineers, Surveyors and Architects was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (193k men and 41.9k women).
The highest average salary was $8.62k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $7.54k MX received by women with 16 to 18 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 Civil Engineers, Surveyors and Architects in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Legal Services (43.5%), Residential Building Construction (41.3%), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (3.93%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Retail Trade of Groceries and Food ($20k MX), Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass ($16k MX), and Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works ($15.2k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Civil Engineers, Surveyors and Architects reached a 24.6%, which implied an increase from 4.42 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (20.2%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 29.7 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 60.5%, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
Less Labor Informality: 5.05 %, Chihuahua
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Civil Engineers, Surveyors and Architects were Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (60.5%), Puebla (59.3%), and Tlaxcala (51%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Jalisco (10.6%), Nuevo León (10.3%), and Chihuahua (5.05%).
The workforce of Civil Engineers, Surveyors and Architects during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 92.6k workers of which 78.4% corresponds to formal employment (72.7k) and 21.6% to informal employment (20k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 235k workers of which 76% corresponds to formal employment (179k) and 24% corresponds to informal employment (56.4k).