Group (24) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Doctors, Nurses and other Health Specialists during first quarter of 2025 was 400k people, whose salary averaged $9.48k MX working around 38 hours per week.
The average age of Doctors, Nurses and other Health Specialists was 41.5 years. The workforce was distributed in 53% men with an average salary of $9.59k MX and, 47% women with average salary of $9.35k MX.
The best average salaries received by Doctors, Nurses and other Health Specialists were in Baja California Sur ($23.6k MX), Nayarit ($20.7k MX), and Chihuahua ($16.5k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (60.7k), Estado de México (54.9k), and Jalisco (38.6k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Legal Services ($25.5k MX), Business Administration Services ($19.6k MX), and Multiple Banking ($13.3k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Medical Doctors Offices (368k), Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (263k), and Dental Offices (94.9k).
52.4% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $3.7k MX and 47.6% to men with an average salary of $6.79k MX.
At the level of states, Tamaulipas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 35.4% corresponding to 3.16k from 8.94k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Chihuahua with a 3.98% corresponding to 535 from 13.4k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Doctors, Nurses and other Health Specialists were 400k being a 6.6% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (428k).
In the same period, an average salary of $9.48k MX was observed, registering an increase of 18.7%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($7.98k MX).
The states with the highest number of Doctors, Nurses and other Health Specialists during the first quarter of 2025 were Ciudad de México (60.7k), Estado de México (54.9k), and Jalisco (38.6k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Chiapas and Puebla with an increase of 5.24k (48%) and 5.13k (28.6%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Michoacán de Ocampo and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a decrease of 10.9k (55.6%) and 8.87k (46.8%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Doctors, Nurses and other Health Specialists during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($23.6k MX), Nayarit ($20.7k MX), and Chihuahua ($16.5k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Morelos and Colima with an increase of $4.92k MX (112%) and $4.84k MX (52.1%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Nuevo León and Quintana Roo with a decrease of $7.55k MX (48.4%) and $2.68k MX (35.4%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Doctors, Nurses and other Health Specialists represented the 53% of the employed population and women 47%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (58.1k men and 77.6k women).
The highest average salary was $11.9k MX received by women from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $2.25k 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)
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Doctors, Nurses and other Health Specialists was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (176k men and 158k women).
The highest average salary was $14.5k MX received by women with more than 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $8.48k 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 Doctors, Nurses and other Health Specialists in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Medical Doctors Offices (47.1%), Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (33.7%), and Dental Offices (12.1%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Legal Services ($25.5k MX), Business Administration Services ($19.6k MX), and Multiple Banking ($13.3k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Doctors, Nurses and other Health Specialists reached a 18.9%, which implied a decrease from 1.43 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (20.3%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 35.4 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 35.4%, Tamaulipas
Less Labor Informality: 3.98 %, Chihuahua
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Doctors, Nurses and other Health Specialists were Tamaulipas (35.4%), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (30.6%), and San Luis Potosí (29.7%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Nuevo León (8.63%), Baja California Sur (5.42%), and Chihuahua (3.98%).
The workforce of Doctors, Nurses and other Health Specialists during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 136k workers of which 71.8% corresponds to formal employment (97.4k) and 28.2% to informal employment (38.3k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 334k workers of which 79% corresponds to formal employment (264k) and 21% corresponds to informal employment (69.9k).
The treemap shows the distribution of health centers according to specialties in Mexico.
You can click on any box in the chart to view the distribution of the selected specialty by units type in the donut chart. Or select a unit type in the donut chart to modify the treemap data.