Occupation (7131) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Plasterers, Plasterers and other Coaters Ceilings and Walls during first quarter of 2026 was 30.8k people, whose salary averaged $10.5k MX working around 43.1 hours per week.
The average age of Plasterers, Plasterers and other Coaters Ceilings and Walls was 40.7 years. The workforce was distributed in 94.6% men with an average salary of $10.7k MX and, 5.43% women with average salary of $7.88k MX.
The best average salaries received by Plasterers, Plasterers and other Coaters Ceilings and Walls were in Sinaloa ($24.6k MX), Sonora ($18.5k MX), and Baja California Sur ($18.2k MX) while the workforce was larger in Coahuila de Zaragoza (3.51k), Chihuahua (3.43k), and Estado de México (3.12k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Residential Building Construction ($10.6k MX), Building Installations and Equipmen ($10.3k MX), and Building Installations and Equipment ($10.3k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Building Installations and Equipmen (15.2k), Building Installations and Equipment (15.2k), and Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works (12.1k).
1.55% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $7.45k MX and 98.4% to men with an average salary of $11k MX.
At the level of states, Zacatecas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 515 from 515 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Estado de México with a 61.3% corresponding to 1.91k from 3.12k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Plasterers, Plasterers and other Coaters Ceilings and Walls were 30.8k being a 46.5% higher than the fourth quarter of 2025. (21.1k).
In the same period, an average salary of $10.5k MX was observed, registering an increase of 14.2%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($9.2k MX).
The states with the highest number of Plasterers, Plasterers and other Coaters Ceilings and Walls during the first quarter of 2026 were Coahuila de Zaragoza (3.51k), Chihuahua (3.43k), and Estado de México (3.12k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Michoacán de Ocampo with an increase of 3.02k (3.14k%) and 1.36k (837%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Sonora and Baja California Sur with a decrease of 545 (49.4%) and 79 (9.39%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Plasterers, Plasterers and other Coaters Ceilings and Walls during first quarter of 2026 were Sinaloa ($24.6k MX), Sonora ($18.5k MX), and Baja California Sur ($18.2k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Sinaloa and Sonora with an increase of $11.8k MX (92.1%) and $9.96k MX (117%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Zacatecas and Quintana Roo with a decrease of $9.29k MX (73.7%) and $8.16k MX (45.3%), respectively.
Average Age 2026-Q1: 41, Men
At first quarter of 2026, the male workforce in Plasterers, Plasterers and other Coaters Ceilings and Walls represented the 94.6% of the employed population and women 5.43%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 35 to 44 years (8.48k men and 1.31k women).
The highest average salary was $10.2k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $10.2k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2026-Q1): 8.79, Men
At first quarter of 2026 the male workforce in Plasterers, Plasterers and other Coaters Ceilings and Walls was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (13.9k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with more than 18 years of schooling (1.21k).
The highest average salary was $10.8k MX received by men with 7 to 9 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $10.8k MX received by men with 7 to 9 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 Plasterers, Plasterers and other Coaters Ceilings and Walls in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Building Installations and Equipmen (26.5%), Building Installations and Equipment (26.5%), and Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works (21.2%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Residential Building Construction ($10.6k MX), Building Installations and Equipmen ($10.3k MX), and Building Installations and Equipment ($10.3k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Plasterers, Plasterers and other Coaters Ceilings and Walls reached a 87.2%, which implied a decrease from 1.1 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (88.3%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 32.4 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Zacatecas
Less Labor Informality: 61.3 %, Estado de México
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Plasterers, Plasterers and other Coaters Ceilings and Walls were Zacatecas (100%), Tabasco (100%), and Sonora (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Coahuila de Zaragoza (80.7%), Tamaulipas (79%), and Estado de México (61.3%).
The workforce of Plasterers, Plasterers and other Coaters Ceilings and Walls during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 9.78k workers of which 22.1% corresponds to formal employment (2.16k) and 77.9% to informal employment (7.62k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 14.2k workers of which 11.2% corresponds to formal employment (1.59k) and 88.8% corresponds to informal employment (12.6k).