Occupation (2813) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Medical Laboratory Technicians during first quarter of 2026 was 26.8k people, whose salary averaged $7.42k MX working around 36.3 hours per week.
The average age of Medical Laboratory Technicians was 39.3 years. The workforce was distributed in 24.3% men with an average salary of $6.11k MX and, 75.7% women with average salary of $7.85k MX.
The best average salaries received by Medical Laboratory Technicians were in Hidalgo ($17.9k MX), Tamaulipas ($17.2k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($16k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (5.85k), Ciudad de México (4.7k), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (3.23k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($15k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($15k MX), and General Public Administration ($12.5k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Medical Doctors Offices (30.2k), Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (14.4k), and General Hospitals (3.3k).
95.2% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $3.35k MX and 4.78% to men with an average salary of $8.16k MX.
At the level of states, Zacatecas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 238 from 238 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a 1.58% corresponding to 51 from 3.23k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Medical Laboratory Technicians were 26.8k being a 28.7% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (37.6k).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.42k MX was observed, registering an increase of 22%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($6.08k MX).
The states with the highest number of Medical Laboratory Technicians during the first quarter of 2026 were Estado de México (5.85k), Ciudad de México (4.7k), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (3.23k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Nuevo León and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of 1.46k (106%) and 465 (16.8%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Guanajuato with a decrease of 4.37k (48.2%) and 1.56k (47.4%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Medical Laboratory Technicians during first quarter of 2026 were Hidalgo ($17.9k MX), Tamaulipas ($17.2k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($16k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Hidalgo and Tamaulipas with an increase of $15.8k MX (737%) and $14.2k MX (465%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Zacatecas and Michoacán de Ocampo with a decrease of $24.7k MX (100%) and $12k MX (100%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Medical Laboratory Technicians in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Medical Doctors Offices (57.8%), Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (27.6%), and General Hospitals (6.31%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($15k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($15k MX), and General Public Administration ($12.5k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Medical Laboratory Technicians reached a 6.86%, which implied a decrease from 8.72 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (15.6%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 47.9 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Zacatecas
Less Labor Informality: 1.58 %, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Medical Laboratory Technicians were Zacatecas (100%), Tabasco (100%), and Guerrero (69%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Nayarit (40.2%), Guanajuato (38.7%), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (1.58%).
The workforce of Medical Laboratory Technicians during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 10.9k workers of which 92.1% corresponds to formal employment (10k) and 7.9% to informal employment (861).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 10.4k workers of which 94.9% corresponds to formal employment (9.85k) and 5.07% corresponds to informal employment (526).