Category (5) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Workers in Personal Services and Surveillance during first quarter of 2026 was 5.52M people, whose salary averaged $7.25k MX working around 42.4 hours per week.
The average age of Workers in Personal Services and Surveillance was 39.8 years. The workforce was distributed in 47% men with an average salary of $8.18k MX and, 53% women with average salary of $6.44k MX.
The best average salaries received by Workers in Personal Services and Surveillance were in Baja California Sur ($11.5k MX), Nayarit ($10.1k MX), and Quintana Roo ($9.6k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (734k), Ciudad de México (457k), and Jalisco (380k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Services Related to Mining ($89.2k MX), Dental Offices ($24k MX), and Legislative Bodies ($23.9k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (1.66M), Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services (962k), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (8.95%).
65.8% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $5.91k MX and 34.2% to men with an average salary of $7.19k MX.
At the level of states, Oaxaca had the highest percentage of informal workers with 77.8% corresponding to 104k from 133k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Quintana Roo with a 33.4% corresponding to 53.5k from 160k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Workers in Personal Services and Surveillance were 5.52M being a 0.37% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (5.54M).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.25k MX was observed, registering an increase of 15.4%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($6.29k MX).
The states with the highest number of Workers in Personal Services and Surveillance during the first quarter of 2026 were Estado de México (734k), Ciudad de México (457k), and Jalisco (380k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Puebla with an increase of 60.5k (8.99%) and 23.3k (11.7%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Sonora and Ciudad de México with a decrease of 28.9k (18%) and 22.4k (4.68%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Workers in Personal Services and Surveillance during first quarter of 2026 were Baja California Sur ($11.5k MX), Nayarit ($10.1k MX), and Quintana Roo ($9.6k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Estado de México and Sonora with an increase of $2.74k MX (56.3%) and $1.49k MX (20.4%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Sinaloa and Yucatán with a decrease of $381 MX (4.54%) and $18.5 MX (0.26%), respectively.
Average Age 2026-Q1
At first quarter of 2026, the male workforce in Workers in Personal Services and Surveillance represented the 47% of the employed population and women 53%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (605k men and 717k women).
The highest average salary was $9.07k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.82k MX received by women from 65 to 74 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 Workers in Personal Services and Surveillance was concentrated in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (955k men and 987k women).
The highest average salary was $9.45k MX received by men with 13 to 15 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $5.83k MX received by women with 4 to 6 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 Personal Services and Surveillance in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (38.1%), Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services (22.1%), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (8.95%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Services Related to Mining ($89.2k MX), Dental Offices ($24k MX), and Legislative Bodies ($23.9k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Workers in Personal Services and Surveillance reached a 61.3%, which implied a decrease from 1.14 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (62.4%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 6.52 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 77.8%, Oaxaca
Less Labor Informality: 33.4 %, Quintana Roo
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Workers in Personal Services and Surveillance were Oaxaca (77.8%), Hidalgo (77.1%), and Tlaxcala (74.3%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Baja California Sur (44%), Chihuahua (43.2%), and Quintana Roo (33.4%).
The workforce of Workers in Personal Services and Surveillance during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 1.32M workers of which 41.4% corresponds to formal employment (547k) and 58.6% to informal employment (774k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 1.94M workers of which 43.7% corresponds to formal employment (848k) and 56.3% corresponds to informal employment (1.09M).