Subgroup (233) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Entry-Level Teachers during first quarter of 2025 was 1.34M people, whose salary averaged $7.14k MX working around 27.3 hours per week.
The average age of Entry-Level Teachers was 41.4 years. The workforce was distributed in 28% men with an average salary of $8.22k MX and, 72% women with average salary of $6.72k MX.
The best average salaries received by Entry-Level Teachers were in Baja California Sur ($12.1k MX), Campeche ($12.1k MX), and Nayarit ($11.6k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (192k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (93k), and Jalisco (86.4k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports and Similar Events ($16k MX), General Public Administration ($13.7k MX), and Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($12k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Higher Technical Education Schools (2.17M), Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools (463k), and General Public Administration (0.25%).
79.7% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.37k MX and 20.3% to men with an average salary of $4.74k MX.
At the level of states, Hidalgo had the highest percentage of informal workers with 27% corresponding to 9.69k from 35.9k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Sinaloa with a 2.56% corresponding to 745 from 29.1k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Entry-Level Teachers were 1.34M being a 2.24% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (1.37M).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.14k MX was observed, registering a drop of 2.77%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($7.34k MX).
The states with the highest number of Entry-Level Teachers during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (192k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (93k), and Jalisco (86.4k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Oaxaca with an increase of 15k (19.3%) and 12.2k (24.5%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Chiapas with a decrease of 31.1k (14%) and 12.1k (19.1%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Entry-Level Teachers during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($12.1k MX), Campeche ($12.1k MX), and Nayarit ($11.6k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Guerrero and Chihuahua with an increase of $2.98k MX (44.5%) and $1.6k MX (17.6%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Coahuila de Zaragoza and Jalisco with a decrease of $2.17k MX (18.6%) and $2.05k MX (27.1%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Entry-Level Teachers represented the 28% of the employed population and women 72%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 45 to 54 years (115k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (299k).
The highest average salary was $8.67k MX received by men from 45 to 54 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.55k 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 Entry-Level Teachers was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (322k men and 814k women).
The highest average salary was $11.9k MX received by men with more than 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.66k MX received by women with 13 to 15 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 Entry-Level Teachers in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Higher Technical Education Schools (82.1%), Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools (17.5%), and General Public Administration (0.25%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports and Similar Events ($16k MX), General Public Administration ($13.7k MX), and Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($12k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Entry-Level Teachers reached a 10.5%, which implied a decrease from 0.1 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (10.6%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 43.8 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Entry-Level Teachers were Hidalgo (27%), Puebla (23.3%), and Chiapas (22.1%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Michoacán de Ocampo (4.36%), Sonora (3.9%), and Sinaloa (2.56%).
The workforce of Entry-Level Teachers during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 408k workers of which 93.4% corresponds to formal employment (381k) and 6.56% to informal employment (26.7k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 1.14M workers of which 90.8% corresponds to formal employment (1.03M) and 9.18% corresponds to informal employment (104k).