Occupation (7412) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Workers in the Preparation of Substances and Chemical Compounds during first quarter of 2026 was 28.3k people, whose salary averaged $6.18k MX working around 41 hours per week.
The average age of Workers in the Preparation of Substances and Chemical Compounds was 36.5 years. The workforce was distributed in 58.3% men with an average salary of $6.77k MX and, 41.7% women with average salary of $5.35k MX.
The best average salaries received by Workers in the Preparation of Substances and Chemical Compounds were in Baja California Sur ($14.3k MX), Durango ($11.8k MX), and Zacatecas ($10.8k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (6.65k), Jalisco (3.43k), and Guanajuato (1.93k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass ($6.82k MX), Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services ($5.68k MX), and Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance ($496 MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass (7.28k), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (4.61k), and Medical Doctors Offices (352).
52.5% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.03k MX and 47.5% to men with an average salary of $6.52k MX.
At the level of states, Zacatecas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 367 from 367 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Michoacán de Ocampo with a 21.9% corresponding to 323 from 1.47k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Workers in the Preparation of Substances and Chemical Compounds were 28.3k being a 17% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (34.1k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.18k MX was observed, registering a drop of 6.55%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($6.61k MX).
The states with the highest number of Workers in the Preparation of Substances and Chemical Compounds during the first quarter of 2026 were Ciudad de México (6.65k), Jalisco (3.43k), and Guanajuato (1.93k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Ciudad de México and Aguascalientes with an increase of 4.75k (250%) and 567 (399%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Puebla with a decrease of 6.83k (84.3%) and 3.95k (75.4%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Workers in the Preparation of Substances and Chemical Compounds during first quarter of 2026 were Baja California Sur ($14.3k MX), Durango ($11.8k MX), and Zacatecas ($10.8k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Chihuahua and Nayarit with an increase of $9.57k MX (813%) and $7.4k MX (233%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Ciudad de México and Nuevo León with a decrease of $12k MX (68.2%) and $10.4k MX (77.7%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Workers in the Preparation of Substances and Chemical Compounds in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass (58.5%), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (37.1%), and Medical Doctors Offices (2.83%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass ($6.82k MX), Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services ($5.68k MX), and Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance ($496 MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Workers in the Preparation of Substances and Chemical Compounds reached a 55.1%, which implied a decrease from 13.1 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (68.2%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 0.36 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Zacatecas
Less Labor Informality: 21.9 %, Michoacán de Ocampo
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Workers in the Preparation of Substances and Chemical Compounds were Zacatecas (100%), Tlaxcala (100%), and Tabasco (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Puebla (27.6%), Baja California Sur (25.8%), and Michoacán de Ocampo (21.9%).
The workforce of Workers in the Preparation of Substances and Chemical Compounds during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 9.34k workers of which 60.5% corresponds to formal employment (5.65k) and 39.5% to informal employment (3.69k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 11.4k workers of which 59.9% corresponds to formal employment (6.84k) and 40.1% corresponds to informal employment (4.57k).