Security Guards Establishments
Occupation (5313) - 2025-Q1
- 866k, Workforce
- $6.65k MX, Average monthly salary
- 44.8, Average age
- 57.8, Weekly hours worked
- 5.36, Weekly days worked
- 3.07%, Workforce with second job
- 9.81, Average years of Schooling
About Security Guards Establishments
#permalink to sectionThe workforce of Security Guards Establishments during first quarter of 2025 was 866k people, whose salary averaged $6.65k MX working around 57.8 hours per week.
The average age of Security Guards Establishments was 44.8 years. The workforce was distributed in 82.6% men with an average salary of $6.88k MX and, 17.4% women with average salary of $5.56k MX.
The best average salaries received by Security Guards Establishments were in Baja California Sur ($11.7k MX), Tamaulipas ($10.3k MX), and Nayarit ($9.87k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (137k), Ciudad de México (75.4k), and Jalisco (58.8k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Financial Institutions for Economic Developmen ($29k MX), Financial Institutions for Economic Development ($29k MX), and Accounting, Auditing and Related Services ($27k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services (944k), Higher Technical Education Schools (82.6k), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (2.57%).
12.2% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.82k MX and 87.8% to men with an average salary of $5.4k MX.
At the level of states, Oaxaca had the highest percentage of informal workers with 53.5% corresponding to 4.8k from 8.97k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Sinaloa with a 7.42% corresponding to 2k from 27k workers.
Employment
#permalink to sectionWorkforce and Salaries Evolution
#permalink to section- 866k, Workforce 2025-Q1
- $6.65k MX, Average monthly salary 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Security Guards Establishments were 866k being a 0.96% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (874k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.65k MX was observed, registering an increase of 9.9%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($6.05k MX).
Workforce by State
#permalink to sectionThe states with the highest number of Security Guards Establishments during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (137k), Ciudad de México (75.4k), and Jalisco (58.8k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Puebla and Guanajuato with an increase of 8.52k (39.2%) and 7.91k (15.5%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Sinaloa with a decrease of 13.7k (9.12%) and 8.71k (24.4%), respectively.
Salaries by State
#permalink to sectionThe states with the best average salaries for Security Guards Establishments during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($11.7k MX), Tamaulipas ($10.3k MX), and Nayarit ($9.87k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Yucatán and Ciudad de México with an increase of $2.59k MX (43.8%) and $2.21k MX (36.7%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Morelos and Quintana Roo with a decrease of $1.7k MX (48.7%) and $1.63k MX (20.1%), respectively.
Diversity
#permalink to sectionAverage Salary and Workforce by Gender and Schooling Years
#permalink to sectionAt first quarter of 2025 the male workforce in Security Guards Establishments was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (272k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (74.9k).
The highest average salary was $7.6k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.97k 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.
Industries
#permalink to sectionWorkforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries
#permalink to sectionThe visualization shows the distribution of Security Guards Establishments in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services (72.8%), Higher Technical Education Schools (6.37%), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (2.57%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Financial Institutions for Economic Developmen ($29k MX), Financial Institutions for Economic Development ($29k MX), and Accounting, Auditing and Related Services ($27k MX).
Labor Informality
#permalink to sectionLabor Informality
#permalink to sectionLabor Informality 2025-Q1: 54.3%, Average Informality in Mexico
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Security Guards Establishments reached a 0%, which implied remained from 0 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (0%).
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Security Guards Establishments reached a 0%, which implied remained from 0 percentage points compared to the same period of the previous year (0%).
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Security Guards Establishments reached a 0%.
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 54.3 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Labor Informality by State
#permalink to sectionAt first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Security Guards Establishments were Oaxaca (53.5%), Hidalgo (39.1%), and Chiapas (34.3%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Tamaulipas (8.98%), Colima (7.59%), and Sinaloa (7.42%).
Labor Informality by Age and Education
#permalink to sectionThe workforce of Security Guards Establishments during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with N/A concentrating N/A workers of which N/A% corresponds to N/A (N/A) and N/A% to N/A (N/A).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 314k workers of which 84.3% corresponds to formal employment (265k) and 15.7% corresponds to informal employment (49.3k).