Occupation (9611) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Domestic Workers during first quarter of 2025 was 1.84M people, whose salary averaged $4.13k MX working around 28.2 hours per week.
The average age of Domestic Workers was 45.5 years. The workforce was distributed in 3.57% men with an average salary of $3.93k MX and, 96.4% women with average salary of $4.14k MX.
The best average salaries received by Domestic Workers were in Baja California Sur ($7.18k MX), Nuevo León ($6.52k MX), and Baja California ($6.16k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (290k), Ciudad de México (161k), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (131k).
96.6% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.08k MX and 3.43% to men with an average salary of $3.62k MX.
At the level of states, Chiapas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 99.5% corresponding to 71.7k from 72k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Baja California Sur with a 82.5% corresponding to 12.6k from 15.3k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Domestic Workers were 1.84M being a 7.16% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (1.98M).
In the same period, an average salary of $4.13k MX was observed, registering a drop of 2.81%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($4.25k MX).
The states with the highest number of Domestic Workers during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (290k), Ciudad de México (161k), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (131k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Jalisco and Yucatán with an increase of 6.72k (5.8%) and 4.78k (11.4%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Guerrero with a decrease of 24.3k (13.1%) and 17.1k (27.4%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Domestic Workers during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($7.18k MX), Nuevo León ($6.52k MX), and Baja California ($6.16k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Tabasco and Quintana Roo with an increase of $867 MX (28.9%) and $790 MX (15.3%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Hidalgo and Nuevo León with a decrease of $1.09k MX (23.7%) and $683 MX (9.48%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Domestic Workers represented the 3.57% of the employed population and women 96.4%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 55 to 64 years (14.8k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 45 to 54 years (503k).
The highest average salary was $4.94k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $2.45k MX received by women from 75 or more 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 Domestic Workers was concentrated in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (24.8k men and 742k women).
The highest average salary was $4.52k MX received by women with 10 to 12 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $3.66k MX received by women with 16 to 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 Domestic Workers in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass (100%).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Domestic Workers reached a 96.3%, which implied an increase from 0.54 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (95.8%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 42 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 99.5%, Chiapas
Less Labor Informality: 82.5 %, Baja California Sur
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Domestic Workers were Chiapas (99.5%), Estado de México (99.2%), and Morelos (99.2%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Sonora (88.6%), Nuevo León (88.1%), and Baja California Sur (82.5%).
The workforce of Domestic Workers during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 517k workers of which 4.52% corresponds to formal employment (23.4k) and 95.5% to informal employment (494k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 767k workers of which 3.44% corresponds to formal employment (26.4k) and 96.6% corresponds to informal employment (741k).