Subgroup (511) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Workers in the Preparation and Serving of Food and Beverage Establishments during first quarter of 2025 was 2.64M people, whose salary averaged $5.66k MX working around 40.7 hours per week.
The average age of Workers in the Preparation and Serving of Food and Beverage Establishments was 38.4 years. The workforce was distributed in 38.9% men with an average salary of $6.26k MX and, 61.1% women with average salary of $5.27k MX.
The best average salaries received by Workers in the Preparation and Serving of Food and Beverage Establishments were in Baja California Sur ($12.3k MX), Tamaulipas ($9.52k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($9.42k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (327k), Ciudad de México (229k), and Jalisco (216k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Legal Services ($12.9k MX), Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks ($12.9k MX), and Rental of Household and Personal Goods ($12.2k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Business Administration Services (72.9k), Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools (22.8k), and Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (21.6k).
67% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.83k MX and 33% to men with an average salary of $5.34k MX.
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 95% corresponding to 15.8k from 16.6k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Quintana Roo with a 31% corresponding to 24.6k from 79.5k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Workers in the Preparation and Serving of Food and Beverage Establishments were 2.64M being a 2.02% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (2.59M).
In the same period, an average salary of $5.66k MX was observed, registering a drop of 2.85%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($5.82k 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 (327k), Ciudad de México (229k), and Jalisco (216k)
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 42.1k (14.8%) and 29.8k (32.4%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Baja California with a decrease of 21.9k (12.6%) and 14.5k (16.9%), 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 ($12.3k MX), Tamaulipas ($9.52k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($9.42k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Tamaulipas and Colima with an increase of $2.01k MX (26.7%) and $1.86k MX (30.3%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Jalisco with a decrease of $1.35k MX (21%) and $1.28k MX (20.5%), 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 38.9% of the employed population and women 61.1%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 15 to 24 years (320k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (356k).
The highest average salary was $7.57k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $2.48k 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 (418k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (594k).
The highest average salary was $6.63k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.47k MX received by men 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 (35.6%), Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools (11.1%), and Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (10.5%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Legal Services ($12.9k MX), Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks ($12.9k MX), and Rental of Household and Personal Goods ($12.2k 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 73.5%, which implied an increase from 1.54 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (71.9%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 19.1 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 95%, Tlaxcala
Less Labor Informality: 31 %, 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 (95%), Tabasco (94.5%), and Hidalgo (90%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Chihuahua (49.9%), Baja California Sur (32.6%), and Quintana Roo (31%).
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 15 to 24 years concentrating 602k workers of which 25.5% corresponds to formal employment (154k) and 74.5% to informal employment (449k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 895k workers of which 22.9% corresponds to formal employment (205k) and 77.1% corresponds to informal employment (690k).