Occupation (5211) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Hairdressers, Barbers, Stylists and Hairdressers during first quarter of 2025 was 421k people, whose salary averaged $5.11k MX working around 35.4 hours per week.
The average age of Hairdressers, Barbers, Stylists and Hairdressers was 37.7 years. The workforce was distributed in 26.3% men with an average salary of $5.68k MX and, 73.7% women with average salary of $4.9k MX.
The best average salaries received by Hairdressers, Barbers, Stylists and Hairdressers were in Coahuila de Zaragoza ($10.4k MX), Nayarit ($8.98k MX), and Baja California Sur ($8.11k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (49.5k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (39.1k), and Jalisco (28.1k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services ($8.6k MX), Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks ($8k MX), and Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($5.12k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (840k), General Public Administration (0.22%), and Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks (126).
74.9% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.75k MX and 25.1% to men with an average salary of $5.41k MX.
At the level of states, Estado de México had the highest percentage of informal workers with 99.5% corresponding to 49.3k from 49.5k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Zacatecas with a 55.8% corresponding to 3.53k from 6.32k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Hairdressers, Barbers, Stylists and Hairdressers were 421k being a 10.6% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (471k).
In the same period, an average salary of $5.11k MX was observed, registering an increase of 4.74%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($4.87k MX).
The states with the highest number of Hairdressers, Barbers, Stylists and Hairdressers during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (49.5k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (39.1k), and Jalisco (28.1k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Puebla and Hidalgo with an increase of 6.68k (35.6%) and 2.6k (40.6%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Guanajuato with a decrease of 15.6k (44.3%) and 15.3k (46%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Hairdressers, Barbers, Stylists and Hairdressers during first quarter of 2025 were Coahuila de Zaragoza ($10.4k MX), Nayarit ($8.98k MX), and Baja California Sur ($8.11k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Coahuila de Zaragoza and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of $1.71k MX (19.7%) and $1.65k MX (27.6%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Baja California Sur and Chihuahua with a decrease of $3.78k MX (31.8%) and $1.98k MX (23.8%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Hairdressers, Barbers, Stylists and Hairdressers represented the 26.3% of the employed population and women 73.7%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 15 to 24 years (34.6k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (91.8k).
The highest average salary was $6.13k MX received by men from 45 to 54 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.73k MX received by women from 25 to 34 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 Hairdressers, Barbers, Stylists and Hairdressers was concentrated in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (48k men and 122k women).
The highest average salary was $7.23k MX received by women with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $3.11k MX received by women with 4 to 6 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 Hairdressers, Barbers, Stylists and Hairdressers in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (99.8%), General Public Administration (0.22%), and Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks (0.015%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services ($8.6k MX), Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks ($8k MX), and Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($5.12k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Hairdressers, Barbers, Stylists and Hairdressers reached a 81.5%, which implied a decrease from 3.29 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (84.7%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 27.1 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 99.5%, Estado de México
Less Labor Informality: 55.8 %, Zacatecas
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Hairdressers, Barbers, Stylists and Hairdressers were Estado de México (99.5%), Oaxaca (97.8%), and Tlaxcala (96.2%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Chihuahua (57.7%), Quintana Roo (56%), and Zacatecas (55.8%).
The workforce of Hairdressers, Barbers, Stylists and Hairdressers during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 114k workers of which 10.2% corresponds to formal employment (11.7k) and 89.8% to informal employment (102k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 170k workers of which 17.8% corresponds to formal employment (30.2k) and 82.2% corresponds to informal employment (140k).