Occupation (7134) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Plumbers, Plumbers and Installers Pipe during first quarter of 2025 was 242k people, whose salary averaged $6.74k MX working around 38.2 hours per week.
The average age of Plumbers, Plumbers and Installers Pipe was 47 years. The workforce was distributed in 98.7% men with an average salary of $6.78k MX and, 1.31% women with average salary of $3.5k MX.
The best average salaries received by Plumbers, Plumbers and Installers Pipe were in Nayarit ($15.4k MX), Baja California Sur ($12.9k MX), and Nuevo León ($12.6k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (38.5k), Ciudad de México (25k), and Jalisco (14k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Retail Trade of Household Furniture and other Household Goods ($14.3k MX), Retail Trade of Groceries and Food ($14k MX), and Metallic Ore Mining ($13k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Building Installations and Equipmen (133k), Building Installations and Equipment (133k), and Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers (39.6k).
1.06% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $87.9 MX and 98.9% to men with an average salary of $5.9k MX.
At the level of states, Chiapas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 92.8% corresponding to 2.35k from 2.53k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Guanajuato with a 31% corresponding to 3.94k from 12.7k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Plumbers, Plumbers and Installers Pipe were 242k being a 30.2% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (186k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.74k MX was observed, registering a drop of 2.65%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($6.93k MX).
The states with the highest number of Plumbers, Plumbers and Installers Pipe during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (38.5k), Ciudad de México (25k), and Jalisco (14k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Chihuahua with an increase of 23.2k (152%) and 3.51k (110%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Yucatán and Jalisco with a decrease of 1.54k (19.7%) and 886 (5.94%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Plumbers, Plumbers and Installers Pipe during first quarter of 2025 were Nayarit ($15.4k MX), Baja California Sur ($12.9k MX), and Nuevo León ($12.6k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Guerrero and Ciudad de México with an increase of $4.98k MX (115%) and $4.5k MX (148%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Michoacán de Ocampo and Tabasco with a decrease of $3.76k MX (33%) and $3.43k MX (34.3%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1: 47.1, Men
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Plumbers, Plumbers and Installers Pipe represented the 98.7% of the employed population and women 1.31%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 45 to 54 years (69k men and 1.63k women).
The highest average salary was $9.33k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $5.06k MX received by men from 65 to 74 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1): 9.48, Men
At first quarter of 2025 the male workforce in Plumbers, Plumbers and Installers Pipe was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (93.3k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (1.71k).
The highest average salary was $7.99k MX received by men with 7 to 9 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4k MX received by men 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 Plumbers, Plumbers and Installers Pipe in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Building Installations and Equipmen (34%), Building Installations and Equipment (34%), and Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers (10.1%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Retail Trade of Household Furniture and other Household Goods ($14.3k MX), Retail Trade of Groceries and Food ($14k MX), and Metallic Ore Mining ($13k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Plumbers, Plumbers and Installers Pipe reached a 56.9%, which implied a decrease from 1.99 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (58.9%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 2.61 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 92.8%, Chiapas
Less Labor Informality: 31 %, Guanajuato
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Plumbers, Plumbers and Installers Pipe were Chiapas (92.8%), Puebla (84%), and Ciudad de México (78.2%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Quintana Roo (34.2%), Sonora (32.3%), and Guanajuato (31%).
The workforce of Plumbers, Plumbers and Installers Pipe during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 70.7k workers of which 49.8% corresponds to formal employment (35.2k) and 50.2% to informal employment (35.4k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 93.4k workers of which 41.8% corresponds to formal employment (39k) and 58.2% corresponds to informal employment (54.4k).