Occupation (2321) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of University and Higher Education Teachers during first quarter of 2025 was 257k people, whose salary averaged $10.5k MX working around 27 hours per week.
The average age of University and Higher Education Teachers was 46.9 years. The workforce was distributed in 52% men with an average salary of $12.2k MX and, 48% women with average salary of $8.78k MX.
The best average salaries received by University and Higher Education Teachers were in Ciudad de México ($19.8k MX), Sinaloa ($17.6k MX), and Baja California Sur ($15.4k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (46.6k), Ciudad de México (41.5k), and Puebla (15.7k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($44k MX), General Public Administration ($18.9k MX), and Accounting, Auditing and Related Services ($17.6k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on General Public Administration (47.6%), Higher Technical Education Schools (6.79k), and Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools (2.51k).
56.5% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $3.88k MX and 43.5% to men with an average salary of $7.68k MX.
At the level of states, Puebla had the highest percentage of informal workers with 46.3% corresponding to 7.25k from 15.7k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Coahuila de Zaragoza with a 8.49% corresponding to 616 from 7.25k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as University and Higher Education Teachers were 257k being a 4.75% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (270k).
In the same period, an average salary of $10.5k MX was observed, registering an increase of 28.8%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($8.19k MX).
The states with the highest number of University and Higher Education Teachers during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (46.6k), Ciudad de México (41.5k), and Puebla (15.7k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Hidalgo with an increase of 15.9k (52%) and 2.36k (57.3%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Jalisco with a decrease of 12.3k (22.8%) and 5.23k (27.9%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for University and Higher Education Teachers during first quarter of 2025 were Ciudad de México ($19.8k MX), Sinaloa ($17.6k MX), and Baja California Sur ($15.4k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Ciudad de México and Aguascalientes with an increase of $12.1k MX (158%) and $6.99k MX (275%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Colima and Chiapas with a decrease of $10.8k MX (55.8%) and $5.5k MX (40.2%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in University and Higher Education Teachers represented the 52% of the employed population and women 48%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 35 to 44 years (40.5k men and 39.6k women).
The highest average salary was $14.5k MX received by men from 45 to 54 years, while the lowest average salary was $5.49k 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 University and Higher Education Teachers was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (101k men and 78.8k women).
The highest average salary was $22.5k MX received by men with more than 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $5.55k 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 University and Higher Education Teachers in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in General Public Administration (47.6%), Higher Technical Education Schools (33.9%), and Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools (12.5%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($44k MX), General Public Administration ($18.9k MX), and Accounting, Auditing and Related Services ($17.6k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of University and Higher Education Teachers reached a 20.2%, which implied an increase from 1.71 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (18.5%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 34.1 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 46.3%, Puebla
Less Labor Informality: 8.49 %, Coahuila de Zaragoza
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in University and Higher Education Teachers were Puebla (46.3%), Guanajuato (43.1%), and Baja California Sur (40%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Nuevo León (11.1%), Colima (9.78%), and Coahuila de Zaragoza (8.49%).
The workforce of University and Higher Education Teachers during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 80.1k workers of which 74.5% corresponds to formal employment (59.7k) and 25.5% to informal employment (20.5k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 180k workers of which 77.4% corresponds to formal employment (139k) and 22.6% corresponds to informal employment (40.7k).