Group (52) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Personal Care Workers and Home during first quarter of 2026 was 1.44M people, whose salary averaged $6.19k MX working around 33.1 hours per week.
The average age of Personal Care Workers and Home was 38.7 years. The workforce was distributed in 31.1% men with an average salary of $6.75k MX and, 68.9% women with average salary of $5.93k MX.
The best average salaries received by Personal Care Workers and Home were in Baja California Sur ($9.94k MX), Nayarit ($9.68k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($8.49k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (163k), Ciudad de México (148k), and Jalisco (118k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers ($17k MX), Retail Trade of Household Furniture and other Household Goods ($13.6k MX), and Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($13.5k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (1.66M), Employment Services (220k), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (2.33%).
72.7% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $5.57k MX and 27.3% to men with an average salary of $6.13k MX.
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 92.1% corresponding to 9.92k from 10.8k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Quintana Roo with a 63.3% corresponding to 22.5k from 35.6k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Personal Care Workers and Home were 1.44M being a 3.59% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (1.5M).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.19k MX was observed, registering an increase of 6.19%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($5.83k MX).
The states with the highest number of Personal Care Workers and Home during the first quarter of 2026 were Estado de México (163k), Ciudad de México (148k), and Jalisco (118k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Puebla and Oaxaca with an increase of 12.8k (26.7%) and 11.7k (48.5%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a decrease of 21.4k (12.6%) and 20.4k (25.4%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Personal Care Workers and Home during first quarter of 2026 were Baja California Sur ($9.94k MX), Nayarit ($9.68k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($8.49k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Oaxaca and Chihuahua with an increase of $1.66k MX (42%) and $1.65k MX (29.5%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Ciudad de México and Yucatán with a decrease of $1.3k MX (17.8%) and $1.13k MX (16.8%), respectively.
Average Age 2026-Q1
At first quarter of 2026, the male workforce in Personal Care Workers and Home represented the 31.1% of the employed population and women 68.9%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (90.7k men and 302k women).
The highest average salary was $7.47k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $4k MX received by women from 65 to 74 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2026-Q1)
At first quarter of 2026 the male workforce in Personal Care Workers and Home was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (159k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (408k).
The highest average salary was $9.85k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.8k MX received by women with 4 to 6 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 Personal Care Workers and Home in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (80.3%), Employment Services (10.6%), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (2.33%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers ($17k MX), Retail Trade of Household Furniture and other Household Goods ($13.6k MX), and Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($13.5k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Personal Care Workers and Home reached a 81%, which implied a decrease from 0.27 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (81.2%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 26.2 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 92.1%, Tlaxcala
Less Labor Informality: 63.3 %, Quintana Roo
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Personal Care Workers and Home were Tlaxcala (92.1%), Estado de México (91.2%), and Puebla (90.9%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Colima (66.3%), Nayarit (64.1%), and Quintana Roo (63.3%).
The workforce of Personal Care Workers and Home during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 393k workers of which 19.7% corresponds to formal employment (77.3k) and 80.3% to informal employment (316k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 546k workers of which 20.6% corresponds to formal employment (113k) and 79.4% corresponds to informal employment (434k).