Group (51) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Workers in the Preparation and Serving of Food and Beverage Establishments during first quarter of 2025 was 2.78M people, whose salary averaged $5.74k MX working around 41.1 hours per week.
The average age of Workers in the Preparation and Serving of Food and Beverage Establishments was 38.3 years. The workforce was distributed in 40.1% men with an average salary of $6.38k MX and, 59.9% women with average salary of $5.31k MX.
The best average salaries received by Workers in the Preparation and Serving of Food and Beverage Establishments were in Baja California Sur ($12.7k MX), Tamaulipas ($9.81k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($9.54k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (335k), Ciudad de México (251k), and Jalisco (224k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Travel Agencies and Reservation Services ($26k MX), Hunting and Trapping ($15.1k MX), and Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks ($12.9k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Business Administration Services (77.6k), Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools (23.1k), and Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (21.6k).
66.4% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.83k MX and 33.6% to men with an average salary of $5.45k MX.
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 94.5% corresponding to 16.4k from 17.3k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Quintana Roo with a 29.7% corresponding to 25.4k from 85.4k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Workers in the Preparation and Serving of Food and Beverage Establishments were 2.78M being a 2.1% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (2.72M).
In the same period, an average salary of $5.74k MX was observed, registering a drop of 2.85%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($5.91k MX).
The states with the highest number of Workers in the Preparation and Serving of Food and Beverage Establishments during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (335k), Ciudad de México (251k), and Jalisco (224k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Michoacán de Ocampo with an increase of 35.4k (11.8%) and 29.9k (31.6%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Baja California with a decrease of 20k (11.3%) and 14.9k (16.3%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Workers in the Preparation and Serving of Food and Beverage Establishments during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($12.7k MX), Tamaulipas ($9.81k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($9.54k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Colima and Tamaulipas with an increase of $2.18k MX (35.5%) and $2.14k MX (27.9%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Jalisco with a decrease of $1.3k MX (20.2%) and $1.18k MX (19.1%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Workers in the Preparation and Serving of Food and Beverage Establishments represented the 40.1% of the employed population and women 59.9%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 15 to 24 years (333k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (371k).
The highest average salary was $7.8k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $2.68k MX received by women from 75 or more 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 Workers in the Preparation and Serving of Food and Beverage Establishments was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (444k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (600k).
The highest average salary was $7.05k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.7k MX received by women with 0 to 3 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 Workers in the Preparation and Serving of Food and Beverage Establishments in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Business Administration Services (36.1%), Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools (10.7%), and Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (10%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Travel Agencies and Reservation Services ($26k MX), Hunting and Trapping ($15.1k MX), and Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks ($12.9k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Workers in the Preparation and Serving of Food and Beverage Establishments reached a 71.5%, which implied an increase from 1.46 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (70%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 17.2 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 94.5%, Tlaxcala
Less Labor Informality: 29.7 %, Quintana Roo
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Workers in the Preparation and Serving of Food and Beverage Establishments were Tlaxcala (94.5%), Tabasco (93.4%), and Oaxaca (87.6%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Chihuahua (47.7%), Baja California Sur (30%), and Quintana Roo (29.7%).
The workforce of Workers in the Preparation and Serving of Food and Beverage Establishments during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 627k workers of which 34.1% corresponds to formal employment (214k) and 65.9% to informal employment (413k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 931k workers of which 33.9% corresponds to formal employment (315k) and 66.1% corresponds to informal employment (615k).