Occupation (6113) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Workers in the Cultivation of Coffee, Cocoa and Snuff during first quarter of 2026 was 113k people, whose salary averaged $2.05k MX working around 34 hours per week.
The average age of Workers in the Cultivation of Coffee, Cocoa and Snuff was 50.6 years. The workforce was distributed in 72.1% men with an average salary of $1.83k MX and, 27.9% women with average salary of $2.64k MX.
The best average salaries received by Workers in the Cultivation of Coffee, Cocoa and Snuff were in Colima ($16.9k MX), Guerrero ($7.86k MX), and Michoacán de Ocampo ($5.16k MX) while the workforce was larger in Chiapas (37.3k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (35.1k), and Puebla (19.5k).
31.4% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $2.95k MX and 68.6% to men with an average salary of $1.27k MX.
At the level of states, San Luis Potosí had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 5.05k from 5.05k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Chiapas with a 56.4% corresponding to 21k from 37.3k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Workers in the Cultivation of Coffee, Cocoa and Snuff were 113k being a 1.1% higher than the fourth quarter of 2025. (111k).
In the same period, an average salary of $2.05k MX was observed, registering a drop of 28.3%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($2.86k MX).
The states with the highest number of Workers in the Cultivation of Coffee, Cocoa and Snuff during the first quarter of 2026 were Chiapas (37.3k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (35.1k), and Puebla (19.5k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Chiapas and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of 9.65k (34.9%) and 5.86k (20%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Puebla and San Luis Potosí with a decrease of 4.61k (19.1%) and 4.56k (47.4%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Workers in the Cultivation of Coffee, Cocoa and Snuff during first quarter of 2026 were Colima ($16.9k MX), Guerrero ($7.86k MX), and Michoacán de Ocampo ($5.16k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Colima and Guerrero with an increase of $9.9k MX (141%) and $6.53k MX (494%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Puebla and Nayarit with a decrease of $5.18k MX (78.3%) and $3.31k MX (44.5%), respectively.
Average Age 2026-Q1: 51.5, Men
At first quarter of 2026, the male workforce in Workers in the Cultivation of Coffee, Cocoa and Snuff represented the 72.1% of the employed population and women 27.9%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 45 to 54 years (16.7k men and 7.78k women).
The highest average salary was $1.44k MX received by men from 45 to 54 years, while the lowest average salary was $1.44k MX received by men from 45 to 54 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2026-Q1): 5.95, Men
At first quarter of 2026 the male workforce in Workers in the Cultivation of Coffee, Cocoa and Snuff was higher in the educational segment with 4 to 6 years of schooling (29.9k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 0 to 3 years of schooling (11k).
The highest average salary was $2.69k MX received by men with 0 to 3 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $953 MX received by men with 4 to 6 years of schooling.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Workers in the Cultivation of Coffee, Cocoa and Snuff reached a 74.9%, which implied a decrease from 6.68 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (81.5%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 20.1 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, San Luis Potosí
Less Labor Informality: 56.4 %, Chiapas
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Workers in the Cultivation of Coffee, Cocoa and Snuff were San Luis Potosí (100%), Michoacán de Ocampo (100%), and Hidalgo (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Guerrero (74.4%), Nayarit (65.4%), and Chiapas (56.4%).
The workforce of Workers in the Cultivation of Coffee, Cocoa and Snuff during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 24.5k workers of which 11.7% corresponds to formal employment (2.87k) and 88.3% to informal employment (21.6k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 4 to 6 years of schooling concentrating 40.8k workers of which 28.2% corresponds to formal employment (11.5k) and 71.8% corresponds to informal employment (29.3k).