Occupation (5313) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Security Guards Establishments during first quarter of 2025 was 866k people, whose salary averaged $6.65k MX working around 57.8 hours per week.
The average age of Security Guards Establishments was 44.8 years. The workforce was distributed in 82.6% men with an average salary of $6.88k MX and, 17.4% women with average salary of $5.56k MX.
The best average salaries received by Security Guards Establishments were in Baja California Sur ($11.7k MX), Tamaulipas ($10.3k MX), and Nayarit ($9.87k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (137k), Ciudad de México (75.4k), and Jalisco (58.8k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Financial Institutions for Economic Developmen ($29k MX), Financial Institutions for Economic Development ($29k MX), and Accounting, Auditing and Related Services ($27k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services (944k), Higher Technical Education Schools (82.6k), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (2.57%).
12.2% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.82k MX and 87.8% to men with an average salary of $5.4k MX.
At the level of states, Oaxaca had the highest percentage of informal workers with 53.5% corresponding to 4.8k from 8.97k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Sinaloa with a 7.42% corresponding to 2k from 27k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Security Guards Establishments were 866k being a 0.96% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (874k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.65k MX was observed, registering an increase of 9.9%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($6.05k MX).
The states with the highest number of Security Guards Establishments during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (137k), Ciudad de México (75.4k), and Jalisco (58.8k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Puebla and Guanajuato with an increase of 8.52k (39.2%) and 7.91k (15.5%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Sinaloa with a decrease of 13.7k (9.12%) and 8.71k (24.4%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Security Guards Establishments during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($11.7k MX), Tamaulipas ($10.3k MX), and Nayarit ($9.87k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Yucatán and Ciudad de México with an increase of $2.59k MX (43.8%) and $2.21k MX (36.7%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Morelos and Quintana Roo with a decrease of $1.7k MX (48.7%) and $1.63k MX (20.1%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Security Guards Establishments represented the 82.6% of the employed population and women 17.4%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 45 to 54 years (183k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (42.7k).
The highest average salary was $7.5k MX received by men from 55 to 64 years, while the lowest average salary was $3.91k MX received by women from 15 to 24 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1)
At first quarter of 2025 the male workforce in Security Guards Establishments was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (272k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (74.9k).
The highest average salary was $7.6k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.97k 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 Security Guards Establishments in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services (72.8%), Higher Technical Education Schools (6.37%), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (2.57%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Financial Institutions for Economic Developmen ($29k MX), Financial Institutions for Economic Development ($29k MX), and Accounting, Auditing and Related Services ($27k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Security Guards Establishments reached a 16.4%, which implied a decrease from 4 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (20.4%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 37.9 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Security Guards Establishments were Oaxaca (53.5%), Hidalgo (39.1%), and Chiapas (34.3%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Tamaulipas (8.98%), Colima (7.59%), and Sinaloa (7.42%).
The workforce of Security Guards Establishments during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 220k workers of which 85.2% corresponds to formal employment (188k) and 14.8% to informal employment (32.7k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 314k workers of which 84.3% corresponds to formal employment (265k) and 15.7% corresponds to informal employment (49.3k).