Occupation (5312) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Police and Transit during first quarter of 2025 was 274k people, whose salary averaged $6.62k MX working around 59.9 hours per week.
The average age of Police and Transit was 40.5 years. The workforce was distributed in 77.6% men with an average salary of $6.78k MX and, 22.4% women with average salary of $6.05k MX.
The best average salaries received by Police and Transit were in Nuevo León ($14.4k MX), Sinaloa ($14.2k MX), and Colima ($12.8k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (67.6k), Jalisco (20.3k), and Ciudad de México (15.8k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services ($8.46k MX), General Public Administration ($8.29k MX), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($6.79k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (51.9%), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (21.4%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development (21.4%).
29.7% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.63k MX and 70.3% to men with an average salary of $4.76k MX.
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 68.7% corresponding to 2.42k from 3.52k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Quintana Roo with a 0.87% corresponding to 67 from 7.7k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Police and Transit were 274k being a 0.38% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (273k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.62k MX was observed, registering a drop of 6.88%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($7.11k MX).
The states with the highest number of Police and Transit during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (67.6k), Jalisco (20.3k), and Ciudad de México (15.8k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Jalisco and Hidalgo with an increase of 6.61k (48.4%) and 3.39k (72.5%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Chiapas with a decrease of 5.89k (27.2%) and 3.42k (33.1%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Police and Transit during first quarter of 2025 were Nuevo León ($14.4k MX), Sinaloa ($14.2k MX), and Colima ($12.8k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Chihuahua and Baja California with an increase of $4.52k MX (73.7%) and $4.39k MX (90.3%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Guanajuato and Oaxaca with a decrease of $6.77k MX (61.6%) and $4.92k MX (51.7%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Police and Transit represented the 77.6% of the employed population and women 22.4%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (59.3k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (27.5k).
The highest average salary was $9.16k MX received by women from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.03k MX received by women from 25 to 34 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 Police and Transit was concentrated in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (139k men and 28k women).
The highest average salary was $7.77k MX received by men with 13 to 15 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.53k 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 Police and Transit in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (51.9%), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (21.4%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development (21.4%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services ($8.46k MX), General Public Administration ($8.29k MX), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($6.79k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Police and Transit reached a 13.8%, which implied an increase from 2.23 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (11.5%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 40.5 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 68.7%, Tlaxcala
Less Labor Informality: 0.87 %, Quintana Roo
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Police and Transit were Tlaxcala (68.7%), Yucatán (56%), and Puebla (47.1%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Tabasco (1.06%), Chihuahua (1.06%), and Quintana Roo (0.87%).
The workforce of Police and Transit during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 79.3k workers of which 83.1% corresponds to formal employment (65.9k) and 16.9% to informal employment (13.4k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 167k workers of which 88.6% corresponds to formal employment (148k) and 11.4% corresponds to informal employment (19k).