Occupation (2331) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Secondary School Teachers during first quarter of 2025 was 317k people, whose salary averaged $8.23k MX working around 28.4 hours per week.
The average age of Secondary School Teachers was 44.1 years. The workforce was distributed in 42.6% men with an average salary of $8.42k MX and, 57.4% women with average salary of $8.09k MX.
The best average salaries received by Secondary School Teachers were in Chihuahua ($14.5k MX), Ciudad de México ($14k MX), and Baja California Sur ($13.8k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (38.5k), Jalisco (21.5k), and Michoacán de Ocampo (19.2k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in General Public Administration ($23.4k MX), Higher Technical Education Schools ($8.57k MX), and Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools ($5.87k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Higher Technical Education Schools (527k), Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools (101k), and General Public Administration (0.056%).
61.8% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $6.27k MX and 38.2% to men with an average salary of $8.01k MX.
At the level of states, Chiapas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 23.5% corresponding to 2.3k from 9.76k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Sonora with a 1.17% corresponding to 91 from 7.75k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Secondary School Teachers were 317k being a 12.8% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (363k).
In the same period, an average salary of $8.23k MX was observed, registering an increase of 4.48%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($7.88k MX).
The states with the highest number of Secondary School Teachers during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (38.5k), Jalisco (21.5k), and Michoacán de Ocampo (19.2k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Oaxaca and Coahuila de Zaragoza with an increase of 4.92k (40.4%) and 3.7k (55.3%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Nuevo León with a decrease of 37.2k (49.1%) and 7.69k (34%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Secondary School Teachers during first quarter of 2025 were Chihuahua ($14.5k MX), Ciudad de México ($14k MX), and Baja California Sur ($13.8k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Ciudad de México and Tabasco with an increase of $8.52k MX (157%) and $4.28k MX (61.3%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Michoacán de Ocampo and Aguascalientes with a decrease of $5.98k MX (54.7%) and $4.87k MX (42.7%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Secondary School Teachers represented the 42.6% of the employed population and women 57.4%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 45 to 54 years (48.2k men and 54k women).
The highest average salary was $10.4k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $7.18k MX received by women 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 (2025-Q1)
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Secondary School Teachers was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (115k men and 149k women).
The highest average salary was $8.38k MX received by women with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $7.88k MX received by women with more than 18 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 Secondary School Teachers in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Higher Technical Education Schools (83.9%), Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools (16.1%), and General Public Administration (0.056%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in General Public Administration ($23.4k MX), Higher Technical Education Schools ($8.57k MX), and Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools ($5.87k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Secondary School Teachers reached a 7.34%, which implied a decrease from 0.021 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (7.36%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 47 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Secondary School Teachers were Chiapas (23.5%), Morelos (20.5%), and Tabasco (18.7%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Quintana Roo (3.13%), Jalisco (2.68%), and Sonora (1.17%).
The workforce of Secondary School Teachers during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 102k workers of which 98.6% corresponds to formal employment (101k) and 1.36% to informal employment (1.38k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 264k workers of which 92.9% corresponds to formal employment (245k) and 7.11% corresponds to informal employment (18.8k).