Occupation (2714) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Foreign Language Instructors during first quarter of 2025 was 27.4k people, whose salary averaged $2.82k MX working around 20.4 hours per week.
The average age of Foreign Language Instructors was 39.7 years. The workforce was distributed in 43.9% men with an average salary of $2.86k MX and, 56.1% women with average salary of $2.8k MX.
The best average salaries received by Foreign Language Instructors were in Zacatecas ($12.8k MX), Aguascalientes ($12.4k MX), and Jalisco ($11.5k MX) while the workforce was larger in Puebla (4.66k), Ciudad de México (4.32k), and Estado de México (4.04k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($4.85k MX), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($4.17k MX), and Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools ($3k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools (3.35k), Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (676), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (11.5%).
59.7% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $2.65k MX and 40.3% to men with an average salary of $2.09k MX.
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 226 from 226 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Yucatán with a 23.9% corresponding to 252 from 1.05k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Foreign Language Instructors were 27.4k being a 4.31% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (26.3k).
In the same period, an average salary of $2.82k MX was observed, registering a drop of 57.2%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($6.6k MX).
The states with the highest number of Foreign Language Instructors during the first quarter of 2025 were Puebla (4.66k), Ciudad de México (4.32k), and Estado de México (4.04k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Puebla with an increase of 3.48k (620%) and 2.78k (147%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Tabasco with a decrease of 3.59k (45.4%) and 901 (88.6%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Foreign Language Instructors during first quarter of 2025 were Zacatecas ($12.8k MX), Aguascalientes ($12.4k MX), and Jalisco ($11.5k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Quintana Roo and Aguascalientes with an increase of $10.5k MX (3.97k%) and $10.4k MX (507%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Baja California and Ciudad de México with a decrease of $11.8k MX (69.6%) and $9.62k MX (100%), respectively.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1): 16, Women
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Foreign Language Instructors was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (6.65k men and 13k women).
The highest average salary was $3.02k MX received by women with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $3.02k 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 Foreign Language Instructors in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools (67.2%), Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (13.6%), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (11.5%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($4.85k MX), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($4.17k MX), and Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools ($3k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Foreign Language Instructors reached a 66.9%, which implied a decrease from 14.9 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (81.9%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 12.6 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Foreign Language Instructors were Tlaxcala (100%), Tamaulipas (100%), and Tabasco (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Colima (29.3%), Guanajuato (26.9%), and Yucatán (23.9%).
The workforce of Foreign Language Instructors during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 8.8k workers of which 33.8% corresponds to formal employment (2.97k) and 66.2% to informal employment (5.83k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 19.6k workers of which 33.1% corresponds to formal employment (6.49k) and 66.9% corresponds to informal employment (13.1k).