Industry Group (5413)
2025-Q3: $809B MX, Gross Domestic Product
DENUE May 2026: 8,850, Economic units
Jan-Sep 2024: US$142M, Foreign Direct Investment
2026-Q1 : $5.56k MX, Average Monthly Salary
2026-Q1 : 140k, Workforce
2026-Q1 : 52.6%, Female Workforce
2026-Q1: 34.8, Average Age
In the third quarter of 2025 the gross domestic product was $809B MX, 1.62% more than the previous quarter.
According DENUE 2026, Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services registered 8,850 economic units. The states with the highest number of economic units were Ciudad de México (937), Jalisco (737), and Nuevo León (666).
According to data from the Economic Census 2019, total gross production was $49.8B MX. The states with the highest total gross production were Ciudad de México ($21.7B MX) and Nuevo León ($3.28B MX).
For its part, total income reached $51B MX in 2019, being the states with the highest income Ciudad de México ($22.3B MX) and Nuevo León ($3.32B MX).
Economic activities are related if they require similar knowledge or inputs. In 2014 in Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services the states with the highest affinity were Nuevo León (0.77), Chihuahua (0.75), Coahuila de Zaragoza (0.71), Baja California (0.7), and Sonora (0.7).
During the first quarter of 2026 in Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services the workforce was 140k people, 47.4% men and 52.6% women. In addition, the average monthly salary informed was $5.56k MX.
During the same period, occupations with the highest number of workers in Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services were Veterinarians and Animal Scientists, Veterinary Assistants and Technicians, Fishing and Forestry, and Animal Trainers and Occupations Related to Pet Care.
At the state level, the occupied population of Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services was concentrated in List Michoacán de Ocampo,Ciudad de México,Jalisco.
The average age of workers in Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services in the first quarter of 2026 was 34.8 years. In the same period, the average schooling of the workforce of Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services, was 16 years.
Average Monthly Salary 2026-Q1: $5.56k MX
Working population 2026-Q1: 140k
In the first quarter of 2026, the workforce in Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services it was of 140k people, 47.4% men with a reported average monthly salary of $5.23k MX and 52.6% women with a salary of $5.86k MX.
Of the total employed population, 38.3% of the total workforce were formal workers with an average monthly salary of $6.69k MX, while he 61.7% corresponds to informal workers with an average salary of $4.86k MX.
In the first quarter of 2026 the occupations with the highest number of workers were Veterinarians and Animal Scientists, Veterinary Assistants and Technicians, Fishing and Forestry, and Animal Trainers and Occupations Related to Pet Care.
At the state level, the workforce of Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services was concentrated on Michoacán de Ocampo, Ciudad de México, and Jalisco.
Gross domestic product 2025-Q3: $809B MX
Gross Domestic Product 2024: $728B MX
* Data displayed corresponds to the sector Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services since the information at lower levels of disaggregation is not available.
In the third quarter of 2025, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services recorded a gross domestic product of $809B MX, evidencing an increase of 1.62% compared to the previous quarter and an increase of 12.6% compared to the same period of the previous year.
* Current values, at current prices, base year 2013. Excludes taxes on products.
According to data from the Economic Census 2019, 7,245 economic units were totaled in Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services, highlighting Ciudad de México (1,077), Jalisco (667), and Estado de México (506).
Total gross production was $49.8B MX. The states with the highest total gross production were Ciudad de México ($21.7B MX) and Nuevo León ($3.28B MX).
Total income reached $51B MX in 2019, being the states with the highest income Ciudad de México ($22.3B MX) and Nuevo León ($3.32B MX).
* It is recommended to consider the values as approximations of the real value because some records have been anonymized due to confidentiality principles.
According to dato from Economic Census 2014, Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services had a total of 16,461 economic units and the municipalities with the highest number of economic units were Cuauhtémoc (735), Benito Juárez (732), and Guadalajara (663)
Total income eached $120B MX and the municipalities with the highest income were Miguel Hidalgo ($29.5B MX), Cuauhtémoc ($12B MX), and Centro ($11.3B MX).
Total expenditures were $83.7B MX and the municipalities with the highest expenditures were Miguel Hidalgo ($25.1B MX), Centro ($10.9B MX), and Cuauhtémoc ($10.1B MX).
On the other hand, in 2014 there were 151791 employees dependent on economic units and the municipalities with the highest number of employees were Benito Juárez (15k), Miguel Hidalgo (11.7k), and Querétaro (8.99k).
* Any inconsistency between the data at the state and municipal level is due to the anonymization methodologies applied to the data, also municipalities not shown in the visualization have been anonymized.
The visualization shows the number of economic units in Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services according to the number of employees.
According to DENUE data published in May 2026, 6,962 companies with 0 to 10 employees were registered (276 companies more than the previous period). In the same period, 1,641 companies with 11 to 50 employees were registered (176 companies more than the previous period).
121 companies with 51 to 100 employees were registered in 2026 (23 companies more than the previous period). Likewise, 126 companies with more than 101 employees were registered (12 companies more than the previous period).
Source National Statistical Directory of Economic Units (DENUE)
In the period January to September 2024, FDI from Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services was US$142M, distributed in reinvestment of earnings (US$106M), inter-company debts (US$40.1M), and equity Capital (-US$4M).
Since January 1999 to September 2024, the accumulated amount of FDI in Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services was US$1.06B, distributed in equity Capital (US$630M), reinvestment of earnings (US$298M), and inter-company debts (US$132M).
* Confidential data is not shown in the chart (see information icon in the section).
Period Jan-Sep 2024: US$0
Period Jan-1999 to Sep-2024: US$309M, Mexico City is the main receiving state
No FDI is recorded in the period January to September, 2024
Historically (from January 1999 to September2024) the states that have received the highest FDI are Mexico City (US$309M), Sinaloa (US$263M), and Tabasco (US$163M).
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Periodo Jan-Sep 2024: ---, US$0
Main investing country between Jan-1999 and Sep-2024: Canada, US$294M
No FDI is recorded in the period January to September of 2024.
Historically (from January 1999 to September de 2024) the countries that contributed the most to FDI were Spain (US$139M), United Kingdom (Confidential), and Brazil (Confidential).
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As of May 2021, the states with the highest degree of specialization in Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services were Ciudad de México (1.7), Jalisco (1.33), and Estado de México (0.57). The degree of specialization is measured using the RCA index, which represents the ratio between the observed and expected establishments of each state for each industry.
The states with the highest degree of development opportunity in Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services according to Relatedness were Sinaloa (0.6), San Luis Potosí (0.53), and Tamaulipas (0.5). The Relatedness measures the distance between an industry and the current industrial composition in each state. The presented entities register a level of specialization lower than one unit (RCA <1).
Average Age 2026-Q1: 34.8
Average Years of Schooling 2026-Q1: 16
The visualization shows the workforce of Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services by age group and years of schooling, comparing men and women.
In the first quarter of 2026 in Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services the average age for women was 32.4 years and the average schooling was 15.7 years.
The average age of men in the Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services workforce was 37.5 years, while the average schooling was 16.3 years during first quarter of 2026.
* The visualization omits the range of schooling "Not Specified".