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Painters

Occupation (2161) - 2025-Q1

  • 17k, Workforce
  • $4.2k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 50.2, Average age
  • 26.3, Weekly hours worked
  • 4.63, Weekly days worked
  • 17.6%, Workforce with second job
  • 77%, Informal Workforce
  • 12.9, Average years of Schooling

About Painters

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The workforce of Painters during first quarter of 2025 was 17k people, whose salary averaged $4.2k MX working around 26.3 hours per week.

The average age of Painters was 50.2 years. The workforce was distributed in 63.7% men with an average salary of $1.99k MX and, 36.3% women with average salary of $8.09k MX.

The best average salaries received by Painters were in Nayarit ($30k MX), Baja California Sur ($12.4k MX), and Sonora ($10k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (5.72k), Puebla (1.68k), and Querétaro (1.44k).

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Parking Lots and Garages for Motor Vehicles ($12k MX), Legal Services ($10k MX), and Building Installations and Equipmen ($7.07k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes and Similar Figures (23.2k), Building Installations and Equipmen (786), and Building Installations and Equipment (786).

43.3% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $8.81k MX and 56.7% to men with an average salary of $2.76k MX.

At the level of states, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 264 from 264 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Zacatecas with a 36% corresponding to 36 from 100 workers.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 17k, Workforce 2025-Q1
  • $4.2k MX, Average monthly salary 2025-Q1

At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Painters were 17k being a 7.11% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (18.3k).

In the same period, an average salary of $4.2k MX was observed, registering a drop of 11.6%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($4.75k MX).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Painters during the first quarter of 2025 were Ciudad de México (5.72k), Puebla (1.68k), and Querétaro (1.44k)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Puebla and Baja California Sur with an increase of 767 (84.5%) and 701 (1.3k%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Jalisco with a decrease of 2.23k (28.1%) and 1.3k (57.4%), respectively.

Salaries by State

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The states with the best average salaries for Painters during first quarter of 2025 were Nayarit ($30k MX), Baja California Sur ($12.4k MX), and Sonora ($10k MX)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Campeche and Jalisco with an increase of $3.54k MX (152%) and -$338 (-100%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Hidalgo and Ciudad de México with a decrease of $16.5k MX (76.7%) and $6.3k MX (67.9%), respectively.

Workforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries

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The visualization shows the distribution of Painters in different industries and economic sectors.

At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes and Similar Figures (88.2%), Building Installations and Equipmen (2.99%), and Building Installations and Equipment (2.99%).

In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Parking Lots and Garages for Motor Vehicles ($12k MX), Legal Services ($10k MX), and Building Installations and Equipmen ($7.07k MX).

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2025-Q1

  • 77%, Painters
  • 54.3%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Painters reached a 77%, which implied a decrease from 6.45 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024  (83.5%).

The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 22.7 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

Less Labor Informality: 36 %, Zacatecas

At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Painters were Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (100%), Tlaxcala (100%), and Tamaulipas (100%).

The states with the lowest informality rate were Morelos (40.2%), Baja California Sur (38.7%), and Zacatecas (36%).

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Painters during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 55 to 64 years concentrating 4.73k workers of which 9.2% corresponds to formal employment (435) and 90.8% to informal employment (4.29k).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 5.94k workers of which 37.3%  corresponds to formal employment (2.22k) and 62.7% corresponds to informal employment (3.72k).