Occupation (9623) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Hotel and Restaurant Waiters during first quarter of 2025 was 107k people, whose salary averaged $5.05k MX working around 42.3 hours per week.
The average age of Hotel and Restaurant Waiters was 38 years. The workforce was distributed in 38.4% men with an average salary of $4.95k MX and, 61.6% women with average salary of $5.11k MX.
The best average salaries received by Hotel and Restaurant Waiters were in Baja California Sur ($10.7k MX), Coahuila de Zaragoza ($9.64k MX), and Nayarit ($8.08k MX) while the workforce was larger in Quintana Roo (13.2k), Estado de México (12.1k), and Guanajuato (6.84k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Business Administration Services ($12.9k MX), Retail Trade of Groceries and Food ($7.74k MX), and Rental of Household and Personal Goods ($7.74k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Employment Services (1.25k), Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (298), and Rental of Household and Personal Goods (168).
71.1% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $3.77k MX and 28.9% to men with an average salary of $4.16k MX.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Hotel and Restaurant Waiters were 107k being a 12.3% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (95.6k).
In the same period, an average salary of $5.05k MX was observed, registering a drop of 4.04%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($5.26k MX).
The states with the highest number of Hotel and Restaurant Waiters during the first quarter of 2025 were Quintana Roo (13.2k), Estado de México (12.1k), and Guanajuato (6.84k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Guanajuato with an increase of 5.24k (76.9%) and 4.64k (211%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Sonora and Baja California Sur with a decrease of 3.72k (60.9%) and 3.25k (40.8%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Hotel and Restaurant Waiters during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($10.7k MX), Coahuila de Zaragoza ($9.64k MX), and Nayarit ($8.08k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Chihuahua and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of $4.14k MX (110%) and $2.65k MX (94.8%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Nuevo León and Michoacán de Ocampo with a decrease of $8.73k MX (100%) and $3.1k MX (44%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Hotel and Restaurant Waiters represented the 38.4% of the employed population and women 61.6%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 15 to 24 years (13.6k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 45 to 54 years (18.9k).
The highest average salary was $7.18k MX received by women from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.16k MX received by women 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 Hotel and Restaurant Waiters was concentrated in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (15.3k men and 29.3k women).
The highest average salary was $6.36k MX received by women with 4 to 6 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.65k MX received by men with 10 to 12 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 Hotel and Restaurant Waiters in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Employment Services (66.4%), Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (15.8%), and Rental of Household and Personal Goods (8.9%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Business Administration Services ($12.9k MX), Retail Trade of Groceries and Food ($7.74k MX), and Rental of Household and Personal Goods ($7.74k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Hotel and Restaurant Waiters reached a 50.5%, which implied an increase from 7.71 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (42.8%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 3.81 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: N/A%, N/A
The workforce of Hotel and Restaurant Waiters during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 15 to 24 years concentrating 26.6k workers of which 47.9% corresponds to formal employment (12.7k) and 52.1% to informal employment (13.8k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 44.6k workers of which 43.5% corresponds to formal employment (19.4k) and 56.5% corresponds to informal employment (25.2k).