Occupation (2422) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Optometrists during first quarter of 2026 was 9.43k people, whose salary averaged $6.64k MX working around 37.6 hours per week.
The average age of Optometrists was 44.2 years. The workforce was distributed in 62.1% men with an average salary of $8.18k MX and, 37.9% women with average salary of $4.13k MX.
The best average salaries received by Optometrists were in Yucatán ($25.8k MX), Michoacán de Ocampo ($22.9k MX), and Nayarit ($18.7k MX) while the workforce was larger in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (1.88k), Jalisco (1.49k), and Ciudad de México (1.01k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($16k MX), Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($10.8k MX), and Medical Doctors Offices ($5.31k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (8.01k), Medical Doctors Offices (6.27k), and Dental Offices (4.05k).
61.7% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $2.56k MX and 38.3% to men with an average salary of $21.9k MX.
At the level of states, Tamaulipas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 56 from 56 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Baja California Sur with a 27.2% corresponding to 34 from 125 workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Optometrists were 9.43k being a 45.7% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (17.4k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.64k MX was observed, registering a drop of 62.2%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($17.6k MX).
The states with the highest number of Optometrists during the first quarter of 2026 were Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (1.88k), Jalisco (1.49k), and Ciudad de México (1.01k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Jalisco with an increase of 1.6k (570%) and 841 (130%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Puebla with a decrease of 2.53k (71.5%) and 1.05k (80.7%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Optometrists during first quarter of 2026 were Yucatán ($25.8k MX), Michoacán de Ocampo ($22.9k MX), and Nayarit ($18.7k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Durango and Nayarit with an increase of $16.7k MX (3.79k%) and $5.87k MX (45.8%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Ciudad de México and Morelos with a decrease of $19.2k MX (100%) and $18.2k MX (100%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Optometrists in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (42.5%), Medical Doctors Offices (33.3%), and Dental Offices (21.5%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($16k MX), Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($10.8k MX), and Medical Doctors Offices ($5.31k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Optometrists reached a 22.2%, which implied an increase from 1.04 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (21.1%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 32.6 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Tamaulipas
Less Labor Informality: 27.2 %, Baja California Sur
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Optometrists were Tamaulipas (100%), Michoacán de Ocampo (100%), and Ciudad de México (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Colima (43.8%), Durango (33.7%), and Baja California Sur (27.2%).
The workforce of Optometrists during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 3.18k workers of which 60.3% corresponds to formal employment (1.92k) and 39.7% to informal employment (1.26k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 8.2k workers of which 76% corresponds to formal employment (6.23k) and 24% corresponds to informal employment (1.97k).