Group (52) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Personal Care Workers and Home during first quarter of 2025 was 1.32M people, whose salary averaged $5.2k MX working around 34 hours per week.
The average age of Personal Care Workers and Home was 38.9 years. The workforce was distributed in 31.6% men with an average salary of $5.86k MX and, 68.4% women with average salary of $4.9k MX.
The best average salaries received by Personal Care Workers and Home were in Baja California Sur ($10.5k MX), Nayarit ($8.68k MX), and Nuevo León ($7.51k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (163k), Ciudad de México (112k), and Jalisco (90.3k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Dental Offices ($18k MX), Retail Trade of Household Furniture and other Household Goods ($12.5k MX), and Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass ($11.9k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (1.5M), Employment Services (195k), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (2.2%).
71.6% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.65k MX and 28.4% to men with an average salary of $5.12k MX.
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 95.5% corresponding to 11.7k from 12.3k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Quintana Roo with a 55.5% corresponding to 20.7k from 37.4k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Personal Care Workers and Home were 1.32M being a 7.17% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (1.42M).
In the same period, an average salary of $5.2k MX was observed, registering an increase of 2.67%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($5.06k MX).
The states with the highest number of Personal Care Workers and Home during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (163k), Ciudad de México (112k), and Jalisco (90.3k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Puebla and Quintana Roo with an increase of 6.82k (14.8%) and 6.43k (20.8%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Guanajuato with a decrease of 29.6k (15.4%) and 28k (37.7%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Personal Care Workers and Home during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($10.5k MX), Nayarit ($8.68k MX), and Nuevo León ($7.51k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Baja California Sur and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of $1.53k MX (17.1%) and $1.25k MX (24%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Baja California and Aguascalientes with a decrease of $1.88k MX (27.1%) and $1.36k MX (30.7%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Personal Care Workers and Home represented the 31.6% of the employed population and women 68.4%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (93.3k men and 248k women).
The highest average salary was $6.66k MX received by men from 45 to 54 years, while the lowest average salary was $3.56k 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 (2025-Q1)
At first quarter of 2025 the male workforce in Personal Care Workers and Home was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (143k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (362k).
The highest average salary was $7.05k MX received by men with 13 to 15 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.24k 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 2025, the workforce was higher in Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (80.7%), Employment Services (10.5%), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (2.2%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Dental Offices ($18k MX), Retail Trade of Household Furniture and other Household Goods ($12.5k MX), and Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass ($11.9k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Personal Care Workers and Home reached a 79.9%, which implied a decrease from 1.81 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (81.7%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 25.6 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 95.5%, Tlaxcala
Less Labor Informality: 55.5 %, Quintana Roo
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Personal Care Workers and Home were Tlaxcala (95.5%), Oaxaca (95.2%), and Morelos (91.7%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Colima (64.2%), Baja California Sur (59.1%), and Quintana Roo (55.5%).
The workforce of Personal Care Workers and Home during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 341k workers of which 18.1% corresponds to formal employment (61.8k) and 81.9% to informal employment (279k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 481k workers of which 18% corresponds to formal employment (86.6k) and 82% corresponds to informal employment (394k).