Group (23) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Teachers and Specialists in Teaching during first quarter of 2025 was 1.91M people, whose salary averaged $7.55k MX working around 27.4 hours per week.
The average age of Teachers and Specialists in Teaching was 42.5 years. The workforce was distributed in 34.4% men with an average salary of $8.61k MX and, 65.6% women with average salary of $7k MX.
The best average salaries received by Teachers and Specialists in Teaching were in Baja California Sur ($12.9k MX), Campeche ($11.8k MX), and Nayarit ($11.5k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (291k), Ciudad de México (141k), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (128k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($31.8k MX), Accounting, Auditing and Related Services ($17.6k MX), and Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports and Similar Events ($16k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Higher Technical Education Schools (2.59M), Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools (566k), and General Public Administration (1.24%).
69.6% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.29k MX and 30.4% to men with an average salary of $4.86k MX.
At the level of states, Puebla had the highest percentage of informal workers with 24.6% corresponding to 19.7k from 80k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Sinaloa with a 2.29% corresponding to 1.05k from 45.7k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Teachers and Specialists in Teaching were 1.91M being a 2.65% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (1.96M).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.55k MX was observed, registering a drop of 2.07%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($7.71k MX).
The states with the highest number of Teachers and Specialists in Teaching during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (291k), Ciudad de México (141k), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (128k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Oaxaca and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of 14.9k (23.9%) and 11.7k (10.1%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Jalisco and Chiapas with a decrease of 15.8k (12.4%) and 14.4k (18.6%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Teachers and Specialists in Teaching during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($12.9k MX), Campeche ($11.8k MX), and Nayarit ($11.5k 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 $2.52k MX (34%) and $2.33k MX (27.7%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Colima and Coahuila de Zaragoza with a decrease of $2.79k MX (26.7%) and $1.83k MX (14.8%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Teachers and Specialists in Teaching represented the 34.4% of the employed population and women 65.6%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 35 to 44 years (194k men and 389k women).
The highest average salary was $9.13k MX received by men from 45 to 54 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.46k 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 Teachers and Specialists in Teaching was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (542k men and 1.04M women).
The highest average salary was $17.3k MX received by men with more than 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.61k 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 Teachers and Specialists in Teaching in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Higher Technical Education Schools (79.7%), Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools (17.4%), and General Public Administration (1.24%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($31.8k MX), Accounting, Auditing and Related Services ($17.6k MX), and Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports and Similar Events ($16k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Teachers and Specialists in Teaching reached a 12.6%, which implied an increase from 0.34 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (12.3%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 41.7 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Teachers and Specialists in Teaching were Puebla (24.6%), Hidalgo (23.7%), and Yucatán (22%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Jalisco (5.5%), Michoacán de Ocampo (5.47%), and Sinaloa (2.29%).
The workforce of Teachers and Specialists in Teaching during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 584k workers of which 90.2% corresponds to formal employment (527k) and 9.79% to informal employment (57.1k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 1.58M workers of which 88.4% corresponds to formal employment (1.4M) and 11.6% corresponds to informal employment (182k).