Occupation (2312) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Pedagogues, Educational Counselors and other Specialists in Educational Sciences during first quarter of 2026 was 25.6k people, whose salary averaged $10.6k MX working around 29.4 hours per week.
The average age of Pedagogues, Educational Counselors and other Specialists in Educational Sciences was 44 years. The workforce was distributed in 34% men with an average salary of $9.6k MX and, 66% women with average salary of $11.2k MX.
The best average salaries received by Pedagogues, Educational Counselors and other Specialists in Educational Sciences were in Nuevo León ($34.9k MX), Hidalgo ($27.6k MX), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ($20k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (7.77k), Guanajuato (2.61k), and Michoacán de Ocampo (1.67k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Medical Doctors Offices ($38.7k MX), Higher Technical Education Schools ($15k MX), and Legal Services ($15k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Higher Technical Education Schools (8.66k), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (20.5%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development (20.5%).
87.5% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $3.29k MX and 12.5% to men with an average salary of $924 MX.
At the level of states, Tabasco had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 530 from 530 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was San Luis Potosí with a 15.8% corresponding to 207 from 1.31k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Pedagogues, Educational Counselors and other Specialists in Educational Sciences were 25.6k being a 24.6% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (33.9k).
In the same period, an average salary of $10.6k MX was observed, registering an increase of 40.3%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($7.58k MX).
The states with the highest number of Pedagogues, Educational Counselors and other Specialists in Educational Sciences during the first quarter of 2026 were Ciudad de México (7.77k), Guanajuato (2.61k), and Michoacán de Ocampo (1.67k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Michoacán de Ocampo and Guanajuato with an increase of 943 (129%) and 799 (44.2%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a decrease of 3.64k (31.9%) and 2.8k (80.3%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Pedagogues, Educational Counselors and other Specialists in Educational Sciences during first quarter of 2026 were Nuevo León ($34.9k MX), Hidalgo ($27.6k MX), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ($20k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Coahuila de Zaragoza and Hidalgo with an increase of $17.9k MX (5.5k%) and $16.6k MX (150%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Aguascalientes and Baja California with a decrease of $23k MX (82.1%) and $10k MX (50.6%), respectively.
Average Schooling in Years (2026-Q1): 16.6, Women
During the first quarter of 2026, male and female workforce in Pedagogues, Educational Counselors and other Specialists in Educational Sciences was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (5.46k men and 13.2k women).
The highest average salary was $9.38k MX received by women with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $9.38k 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 Pedagogues, Educational Counselors and other Specialists in Educational Sciences in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Higher Technical Education Schools (32%), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (20.5%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development (20.5%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Medical Doctors Offices ($38.7k MX), Higher Technical Education Schools ($15k MX), and Legal Services ($15k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Pedagogues, Educational Counselors and other Specialists in Educational Sciences reached a 28.3%, which implied a decrease from 8.16 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (36.4%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 26.5 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Tabasco
Less Labor Informality: 15.8 %, San Luis Potosí
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Pedagogues, Educational Counselors and other Specialists in Educational Sciences were Tabasco (100%), Quintana Roo (100%), and Querétaro (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Colima (30.6%), Chiapas (22.2%), and San Luis Potosí (15.8%).
The workforce of Pedagogues, Educational Counselors and other Specialists in Educational Sciences during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 6.74k workers of which 54.7% corresponds to formal employment (3.69k) and 45.3% to informal employment (3.06k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 18.7k workers of which 73.3% corresponds to formal employment (13.7k) and 26.7% corresponds to informal employment (5k).