Occupation (2513) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Customs Brokers during first quarter of 2025 was 22.1k people, whose salary averaged $5.36k MX working around 45 hours per week.
The average age of Customs Brokers was 39.2 years. The workforce was distributed in 65.5% men with an average salary of $5.37k MX and, 34.5% women with average salary of $5.34k MX.
The best average salaries received by Customs Brokers were in Coahuila de Zaragoza ($22k MX), Nuevo León ($21k MX), and Chiapas ($19k MX) while the workforce was larger in Baja California (5.54k), Estado de México (4.14k), and Colima (3.44k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Legal Services ($20k MX) and Services Related to Air Transportation ($5.45k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Services Related to Air Transportation (35.7k), General Public Administration (4.59%), and Legal Services (732).
27.1% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $5.73k MX and 72.9% to men with an average salary of $3.6k MX.
At the level of states, San Luis Potosí had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 30 from 30 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Estado de México with a 6.35% corresponding to 263 from 4.14k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Customs Brokers were 22.1k being a 17.8% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (26.9k).
In the same period, an average salary of $5.36k MX was observed, registering a drop of 29.8%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($7.63k MX).
The states with the highest number of Customs Brokers during the first quarter of 2025 were Baja California (5.54k), Estado de México (4.14k), and Colima (3.44k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Colima and Sonora with an increase of 1.58k (84.8%) and 345 (261%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Tamaulipas and Baja California with a decrease of 3.32k (57%) and 2.89k (34.3%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Customs Brokers during first quarter of 2025 were Coahuila de Zaragoza ($22k MX), Nuevo León ($21k MX), and Chiapas ($19k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Chiapas and Coahuila de Zaragoza with an increase of $15.6k MX (455%) and $13k MX (145%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Colima with a decrease of $8.06k MX (100%) and $3.01k MX (30.3%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Customs Brokers in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Services Related to Air Transportation (92.2%), General Public Administration (4.59%), and Legal Services (1.89%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Legal Services ($20k MX) and Services Related to Air Transportation ($5.45k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Customs Brokers reached a 9.26%, which implied a decrease from 2.33 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (11.6%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 45 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, San Luis Potosí
Less Labor Informality: 6.35 %, Estado de México
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Customs Brokers were San Luis Potosí (100%), Campeche (100%), and Baja California (18.8%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Tamaulipas (12.1%), Colima (9.67%), and Estado de México (6.35%).
The workforce of Customs Brokers during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 8.2k workers of which 95.9% corresponds to formal employment (7.86k) and 4.15% to informal employment (340).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 11.8k workers of which 90.3% corresponds to formal employment (10.7k) and 9.72% corresponds to informal employment (1.15k).