Occupation (2322) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of School Teachers and Equivalents during first quarter of 2025 was 234k people, whose salary averaged $6.26k MX working around 28 hours per week.
The average age of School Teachers and Equivalents was 43.8 years. The workforce was distributed in 52.9% men with an average salary of $6.27k MX and, 47.1% women with average salary of $6.25k MX.
The best average salaries received by School Teachers and Equivalents were in Baja California Sur ($14.8k MX), Zacatecas ($13.2k MX), and Durango ($12.7k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (39.8k), Ciudad de México (23.4k), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (21.6k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($11k MX), Residential Facilities with Nursing Care for Convalescent, in Rehabilitation, Incurable and Terminal Patients ($9k MX), and Higher Technical Education Schools ($6.52k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Higher Technical Education Schools (341k), Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools (90.2k), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (0.29%).
45.8% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.5k MX and 54.2% to men with an average salary of $1.81k MX.
At the level of states, Guerrero had the highest percentage of informal workers with 49.6% corresponding to 1.88k from 3.79k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Zacatecas with a 1.31% corresponding to 46 from 3.52k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as School Teachers and Equivalents were 234k being a 1.14% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (231k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.26k MX was observed, registering a drop of 26.3%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($8.5k MX).
The states with the highest number of School Teachers and Equivalents during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (39.8k), Ciudad de México (23.4k), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (21.6k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and San Luis Potosí with an increase of 5.54k (16.2%) and 4.02k (119%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Jalisco and Michoacán de Ocampo with a decrease of 3k (23.4%) and 2.91k (32.4%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for School Teachers and Equivalents during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($14.8k MX), Zacatecas ($13.2k MX), and Durango ($12.7k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Durango and Oaxaca with an increase of $5.11k MX (67.1%) and $4.61k MX (61.2%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Quintana Roo with a decrease of $11.3k MX (81.2%) and $8.39k MX (67.8%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in School Teachers and Equivalents represented the 52.9% of the employed population and women 47.1%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (35.8k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 45 to 54 years (38.6k).
The highest average salary was $8.02k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $3.46k MX received by men 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 School Teachers and Equivalents was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (98.5k men and 94.3k women).
The highest average salary was $12.5k MX received by women with more than 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $5.52k 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 School Teachers and Equivalents in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Higher Technical Education Schools (78.6%), Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools (20.8%), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (0.29%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($11k MX), Residential Facilities with Nursing Care for Convalescent, in Rehabilitation, Incurable and Terminal Patients ($9k MX), and Higher Technical Education Schools ($6.52k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of School Teachers and Equivalents reached a 16.3%, which implied an increase from 2.77 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (13.6%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 38 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in School Teachers and Equivalents were Guerrero (49.6%), Guanajuato (41.1%), and Morelos (40.9%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Coahuila de Zaragoza (3.78%), Baja California (2.61%), and Zacatecas (1.31%).
The workforce of School Teachers and Equivalents during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 71.3k workers of which 88% corresponds to formal employment (62.7k) and 12% to informal employment (8.56k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 193k workers of which 84.3% corresponds to formal employment (163k) and 15.7% corresponds to informal employment (30.2k).