Occupation (5313) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Security Guards Establishments during first quarter of 2026 was 849k people, whose salary averaged $7.59k MX working around 57.4 hours per week.
The average age of Security Guards Establishments was 44.4 years. The workforce was distributed in 83.3% men with an average salary of $7.63k MX and, 16.7% women with average salary of $7.36k MX.
The best average salaries received by Security Guards Establishments were in Hidalgo ($12.7k MX), Colima ($11.5k MX), and Tamaulipas ($10.7k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (131k), Ciudad de México (68.4k), and Guanajuato (54k).
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 (928k), Higher Technical Education Schools (97.4k), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (2.67%).
11.4% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.57k MX and 88.6% to men with an average salary of $6.89k MX.
At the level of states, Puebla had the highest percentage of informal workers with 38.2% corresponding to 11.7k from 30.8k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Guerrero with a 5.28% corresponding to 563 from 10.7k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Security Guards Establishments were 849k being a 2.41% higher than the fourth quarter of 2025. (829k).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.59k MX was observed, registering an increase of 14.9%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($6.6k MX).
The states with the highest number of Security Guards Establishments during the first quarter of 2026 were Estado de México (131k), Ciudad de México (68.4k), and Guanajuato (54k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Baja California and Nuevo León with an increase of 7.92k (20.2%) and 7.05k (19.9%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Yucatán and Sinaloa with a decrease of 5.31k (31.1%) and 5.17k (17.4%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Security Guards Establishments during first quarter of 2026 were Hidalgo ($12.7k MX), Colima ($11.5k MX), and Tamaulipas ($10.7k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Hidalgo and San Luis Potosí with an increase of $5.53k MX (76.7%) and $2.77k MX (59.7%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Nayarit and Guerrero with a decrease of $2.03k MX (17.1%) and $1.83k MX (28.3%), respectively.
Average Age 2026-Q1
At first quarter of 2026, the male workforce in Security Guards Establishments represented the 83.3% of the employed population and women 16.7%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 45 to 54 years (180k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (40.6k).
The highest average salary was $8.37k MX received by men from 15 to 24 years, while the lowest average salary was $5.84k MX received by women from 15 to 24 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2026-Q1)
At first quarter of 2026 the male workforce in Security Guards Establishments was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (242k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (51.7k).
The highest average salary was $8.84k MX received by women with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.55k 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 Security Guards Establishments 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 (72.3%), Higher Technical Education Schools (7.59%), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (2.67%).
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 Security Guards Establishments reached a 18.2%, which implied an increase from 1.49 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (16.7%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 36.6 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Security Guards Establishments were Puebla (38.2%), Chiapas (31.3%), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (28%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Querétaro (9.47%), Chihuahua (8.54%), and Guerrero (5.28%).
The workforce of Security Guards Establishments during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 212k workers of which 86.6% corresponds to formal employment (184k) and 13.4% to informal employment (28.6k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 291k workers of which 82.3% corresponds to formal employment (240k) and 17.7% corresponds to informal employment (51.6k).