Occupation (2714) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Foreign Language Instructors during first quarter of 2026 was 17.9k people, whose salary averaged $7.99k MX working around 20.1 hours per week.
The average age of Foreign Language Instructors was 37.9 years. The workforce was distributed in 58.3% men with an average salary of $10.1k MX and, 41.7% women with average salary of $5.07k MX.
The best average salaries received by Foreign Language Instructors were in Michoacán de Ocampo ($35k MX), Querétaro ($20k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($16.9k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (2.26k), Coahuila de Zaragoza (2.02k), and Nuevo León (1.45k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Higher Technical Education Schools ($15k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($14k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($14k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools (2.14k), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (8.17%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development (8.17%).
43.1% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.09k MX and 56.9% to men with an average salary of $7.97k MX.
At the level of states, Yucatán had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 472 from 472 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Ciudad de México with a 26.1% corresponding to 590 from 2.26k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Foreign Language Instructors were 17.9k being a 45.3% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (32.7k).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.99k MX was observed, registering an increase of 42.1%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($5.62k MX).
The states with the highest number of Foreign Language Instructors during the first quarter of 2026 were Ciudad de México (2.26k), Coahuila de Zaragoza (2.02k), and Nuevo León (1.45k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Coahuila de Zaragoza and Nuevo León with an increase of 1.2k (145%) and 1.16k (408%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Puebla with a decrease of 8.64k (79.2%) and 3.78k (86.8%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Foreign Language Instructors during first quarter of 2026 were Michoacán de Ocampo ($35k MX), Querétaro ($20k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($16.9k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Michoacán de Ocampo and Coahuila de Zaragoza with an increase of $21.5k MX (159%) and $11.6k MX (215%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Guerrero and Sonora with a decrease of $30k MX (85.4%) and $19.4k MX (100%), respectively.
Average Schooling in Years (2026-Q1): 15.5, Women
During the first quarter of 2026, male and female workforce in Foreign Language Instructors was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (7.77k men and 5.35k women).
The highest average salary was $5.38k MX received by women with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $5.38k 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 2026, the workforce was higher in Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools (79.1%), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (8.17%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development (8.17%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Higher Technical Education Schools ($15k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($14k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($14k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Foreign Language Instructors reached a 68.1%, which implied a decrease from 9.28 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (77.3%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 13.3 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Yucatán
Less Labor Informality: 26.1 %, Ciudad de México
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Foreign Language Instructors were Yucatán (100%), Tlaxcala (100%), and Tabasco (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (44.5%), Coahuila de Zaragoza (33.3%), and Ciudad de México (26.1%).
The workforce of Foreign Language Instructors during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 7.2k workers of which 17.3% corresponds to formal employment (1.25k) and 82.7% to informal employment (5.95k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 13.1k workers of which 35.4% corresponds to formal employment (4.64k) and 64.6% corresponds to informal employment (8.47k).