Occupation (2252) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Mechanical Engineers during first quarter of 2025 was 42.6k people, whose salary averaged $10.1k MX working around 43.2 hours per week.
The average age of Mechanical Engineers was 38.2 years. The workforce was distributed in 98.3% men with an average salary of $9.84k MX and, 1.73% women with average salary of $27.8k MX.
The best average salaries received by Mechanical Engineers were in Campeche ($36k MX), San Luis Potosí ($32.1k MX), and Puebla ($29.5k MX) while the workforce was larger in Nuevo León (8.84k), Estado de México (7.78k), and Baja California (3.01k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Retail Trade of Household Furniture and other Household Goods ($30k MX), Accounting, Auditing and Related Services ($30k MX), and Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance ($18.1k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (7.51k), Legal Services (3.12k), and Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks (3.06k).
At the level of states, Yucatán had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 36 from 36 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Querétaro with a 7.85% corresponding to 186 from 2.37k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Mechanical Engineers were 42.6k being a 38.3% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (30.8k).
In the same period, an average salary of $10.1k MX was observed, registering a drop of 2.97%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($10.5k MX).
The states with the highest number of Mechanical Engineers during the first quarter of 2025 were Nuevo León (8.84k), Estado de México (7.78k), and Baja California (3.01k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Nuevo León and Estado de México with an increase of 5.97k (208%) and 3.96k (104%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Querétaro and Oaxaca with a decrease of 1.42k (37.5%) and 818 (78.8%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Mechanical Engineers during first quarter of 2025 were Campeche ($36k MX), San Luis Potosí ($32.1k MX), and Puebla ($29.5k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in San Luis Potosí and Campeche with an increase of $23.5k MX (275%) and $17.7k MX (97.1%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Sinaloa and Nuevo León with a decrease of $16.6k MX (100%) and $15.7k MX (72.1%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1: 38.3, Men
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Mechanical Engineers represented the 98.3% of the employed population and women 1.73%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (15.5k men and 439 women).
The highest average salary was $11.8k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $8.52k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1): 16.6, Men
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Mechanical Engineers was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (40.3k men and 685 women).
The highest average salary was $10.2k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $10.2k MX received by men 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 Mechanical Engineers in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (41.6%), Legal Services (17.3%), and Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks (16.9%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Retail Trade of Household Furniture and other Household Goods ($30k MX), Accounting, Auditing and Related Services ($30k MX), and Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance ($18.1k MX).