Occupation (5301) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Supervisors in Protection and Surveillance Services during first quarter of 2026 was 30k people, whose salary averaged $12.1k MX working around 45.7 hours per week.
The average age of Supervisors in Protection and Surveillance Services was 42.1 years. The workforce was distributed in 86.3% men with an average salary of $12k MX and, 13.7% women with average salary of $13.3k MX.
The best average salaries received by Supervisors in Protection and Surveillance Services were in Sonora ($33.1k MX), Guerrero ($20k MX), and Chiapas ($17.4k MX) while the workforce was larger in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (4.91k), Nuevo León (3.64k), and Ciudad de México (2.51k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Services Related to Mining ($98.9k MX), Residential Building Construction ($22k MX), and General Public Administration ($21.4k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services (22.5k), Legal Services (7.12k), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (10.9%).
1.52% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $12k MX and 98.5% to men with an average salary of $12k MX.
At the level of states, Jalisco had the highest percentage of informal workers with 70% corresponding to 709 from 1.01k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Hidalgo with a 7.54% corresponding to 97 from 1.29k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Supervisors in Protection and Surveillance Services were 30k being a 0.14% higher than the fourth quarter of 2025. (30k).
In the same period, an average salary of $12.1k MX was observed, registering an increase of 40.6%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($8.63k MX).
The states with the highest number of Supervisors in Protection and Surveillance Services during the first quarter of 2026 were Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (4.91k), Nuevo León (3.64k), and Ciudad de México (2.51k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Nuevo León and Hidalgo with an increase of 1.64k (82.2%) and 1.19k (1.21k%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Nayarit with a decrease of 1.43k (36.3%) and 1.14k (75.4%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Supervisors in Protection and Surveillance Services during first quarter of 2026 were Sonora ($33.1k MX), Guerrero ($20k MX), and Chiapas ($17.4k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Sonora and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of $16.2k MX (95.4%) and $14k MX (1.12k%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Guanajuato and Aguascalientes with a decrease of $8.82k MX (72.6%) and $7.81k MX (45.5%), respectively.
Average Schooling in Years (2026-Q1): 13.5, Men
During the first quarter of 2026, male and female workforce in Supervisors in Protection and Surveillance Services was concentrated in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (11.9k men and 2.57k women).
The highest average salary was $11k MX received by men with 10 to 12 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $10.5k MX received by men 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 Supervisors in Protection and Surveillance Services in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services (47.3%), Legal Services (15%), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (10.9%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Services Related to Mining ($98.9k MX), Residential Building Construction ($22k MX), and General Public Administration ($21.4k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Supervisors in Protection and Surveillance Services reached a 6.34%, which implied a decrease from 3.46 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (9.8%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 48.4 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Supervisors in Protection and Surveillance Services were Jalisco (70%), Baja California Sur (31.3%), and Tlaxcala (23.5%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Tabasco (13.1%), Campeche (9.42%), and Hidalgo (7.54%).
The workforce of Supervisors in Protection and Surveillance Services during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 8.71k workers of which 93.2% corresponds to formal employment (8.12k) and 6.78% to informal employment (591).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 14.4k workers of which 93.3% corresponds to formal employment (13.5k) and 6.67% corresponds to informal employment (962).