Subgroup (282) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Health Support Workers during first quarter of 2026 was 352k people, whose salary averaged $7.35k MX working around 36.4 hours per week.
The average age of Health Support Workers was 39.2 years. The workforce was distributed in 43.4% men with an average salary of $7.99k MX and, 56.6% women with average salary of $6.86k MX.
The best average salaries received by Health Support Workers were in Nayarit ($12.4k MX), Campeche ($12k MX), and Baja California Sur ($11.1k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (45.3k), Estado de México (38.8k), and Jalisco (27.7k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization ($28.9k MX), Building Installations and Equipmen ($24k MX), and Building Installations and Equipment ($24k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (181k), Medical Doctors Offices (177k), and General Hospitals (55.9k).
61.3% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.92k MX and 38.7% to men with an average salary of $5.85k MX.
At the level of states, Oaxaca had the highest percentage of informal workers with 77.3% corresponding to 3.81k from 4.93k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Baja California Sur with a 12% corresponding to 381 from 3.17k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Health Support Workers were 352k being a 2.96% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (363k).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.35k MX was observed, registering an increase of 5.53%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($6.96k MX).
The states with the highest number of Health Support Workers during the first quarter of 2026 were Ciudad de México (45.3k), Estado de México (38.8k), and Jalisco (27.7k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Ciudad de México and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of 15.2k (50.2%) and 3.7k (32.2%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Michoacán de Ocampo and Estado de México with a decrease of 5.79k (45.2%) and 5.3k (12%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Health Support Workers during first quarter of 2026 were Nayarit ($12.4k MX), Campeche ($12k MX), and Baja California Sur ($11.1k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Chihuahua and Campeche with an increase of $4.45k MX (71.1%) and $4.25k MX (54.8%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Baja California and Sinaloa with a decrease of $3.24k MX (35.6%) and $2.68k MX (23.4%), respectively.
Average Age 2026-Q1
At first quarter of 2026, the male workforce in Health Support Workers represented the 43.4% of the employed population and women 56.6%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (44.6k men and 56.3k women).
The highest average salary was $8.93k MX received by men from 45 to 54 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.73k 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 (2026-Q1)
During the first quarter of 2026, male and female workforce in Health Support Workers was concentrated in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (66.6k men and 90.5k women).
The highest average salary was $9.45k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.33k 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 Health Support Workers in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (30.3%), Medical Doctors Offices (29.7%), and General Hospitals (9.38%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization ($28.9k MX), Building Installations and Equipmen ($24k MX), and Building Installations and Equipment ($24k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Health Support Workers reached a 33.4%, which implied a decrease from 0.24 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (33.7%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 21.3 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 77.3%, Oaxaca
Less Labor Informality: 12 %, Baja California Sur
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Health Support Workers were Oaxaca (77.3%), Hidalgo (72.1%), and Zacatecas (70%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Chihuahua (16.8%), Coahuila de Zaragoza (16.4%), and Baja California Sur (12%).
The workforce of Health Support Workers during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 101k workers of which 68.8% corresponds to formal employment (69.4k) and 31.2% to informal employment (31.5k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 157k workers of which 70.5% corresponds to formal employment (111k) and 29.5% corresponds to informal employment (46.4k).