Subgroup (531) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Service Workers Protection and Surveillance during first quarter of 2026 was 1.19M people, whose salary averaged $7.84k MX working around 58 hours per week.
The average age of Service Workers Protection and Surveillance was 43.6 years. The workforce was distributed in 82% men with an average salary of $7.93k MX and, 18% women with average salary of $7.43k MX.
The best average salaries received by Service Workers Protection and Surveillance were in Colima ($11.5k MX), Nayarit ($10.7k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($10.7k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (216k), Ciudad de México (89.4k), and Guanajuato (74k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Legislative Bodies ($23.9k MX), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports and Similar Events ($16k MX), and Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization ($13.5k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services (938k), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (17.3%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (8.49%).
13.5% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $5.74k MX and 86.5% to men with an average salary of $6.54k MX.
At the level of states, Chiapas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 40.5% corresponding to 8.46k from 20.9k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Guerrero with a 7.49% corresponding to 1.13k from 15.1k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Service Workers Protection and Surveillance were 1.19M being a 3.27% higher than the fourth quarter of 2025. (1.15M).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.84k MX was observed, registering an increase of 9.24%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($7.18k MX).
The states with the highest number of Service Workers Protection and Surveillance during the first quarter of 2026 were Estado de México (216k), Ciudad de México (89.4k), and Guanajuato (74k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Nuevo León with an increase of 18.7k (9.49%) and 9.63k (22.2%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Sinaloa and Yucatán with a decrease of 9.67k (25.3%) and 6.22k (24.2%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Service Workers Protection and Surveillance during first quarter of 2026 were Colima ($11.5k MX), Nayarit ($10.7k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($10.7k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in San Luis Potosí and Hidalgo with an increase of $3.11k MX (67.4%) and $2.52k MX (33%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Guerrero and Nayarit with a decrease of $2.33k MX (32.9%) and $1.06k MX (9.01%), respectively.
Average Age 2026-Q1
At first quarter of 2026, the male workforce in Service Workers Protection and Surveillance represented the 82% of the employed population and women 18%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 45 to 54 years (260k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (66.7k).
The highest average salary was $8.37k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $6.08k MX received by men 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 (2026-Q1)
During the first quarter of 2026, male and female workforce in Service Workers Protection and Surveillance was concentrated in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (380k men and 93.4k women).
The highest average salary was $10.1k MX received by women with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $5.77k MX received by women with 13 to 15 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 Service Workers Protection and Surveillance in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services (49.5%), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (17.3%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (8.49%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Legislative Bodies ($23.9k MX), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports and Similar Events ($16k MX), and Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization ($13.5k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Service Workers Protection and Surveillance reached a 18.7%, which implied an increase from 1.05 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (17.6%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 36.1 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Service Workers Protection and Surveillance were Chiapas (40.5%), Hidalgo (37.7%), and Tlaxcala (36.5%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Sinaloa (9.97%), Chihuahua (7.88%), and Guerrero (7.49%).
The workforce of Service Workers Protection and Surveillance during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 302k workers of which 86.5% corresponds to formal employment (261k) and 13.5% to informal employment (40.7k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 473k workers of which 85.9% corresponds to formal employment (407k) and 14.1% corresponds to informal employment (66.7k).