Occupation (2261) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Civil and Construction Engineers during first quarter of 2025 was 89.5k people, whose salary averaged $9.3k MX working around 44.7 hours per week.
The average age of Civil and Construction Engineers was 39.5 years. The workforce was distributed in 90.9% men with an average salary of $9.58k MX and, 9.11% women with average salary of $6.47k MX.
The best average salaries received by Civil and Construction Engineers were in Baja California Sur ($27.4k MX), Sonora ($26.2k MX), and Quintana Roo ($21.4k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (13.7k), Nuevo León (8.17k), and Jalisco (7.66k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass ($30k MX), Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works ($18.9k MX), and General Hospitals ($16k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Residential Building Construction (42k), Legal Services (35.7k), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (7.9%).
11.7% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $2.02k MX and 88.3% to men with an average salary of $7.18k MX.
At the level of states, Hidalgo had the highest percentage of informal workers with 56.6% corresponding to 933 from 1.65k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Chihuahua with a 5.23% corresponding to 63 from 1.2k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Civil and Construction Engineers were 89.5k being a 8.24% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (97.6k).
In the same period, an average salary of $9.3k MX was observed, registering a drop of 2.06%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($9.49k MX).
The states with the highest number of Civil and Construction Engineers during the first quarter of 2025 were Ciudad de México (13.7k), Nuevo León (8.17k), and Jalisco (7.66k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Michoacán de Ocampo and Chiapas with an increase of 2.94k (244%) and 2.54k (100%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Ciudad de México with a decrease of 7.69k (71%) and 4.89k (26.3%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Civil and Construction Engineers during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($27.4k MX), Sonora ($26.2k MX), and Quintana Roo ($21.4k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Hidalgo and Quintana Roo with an increase of $10.1k MX (297%) and $9.18k MX (75.2%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Campeche and Querétaro with a decrease of $17.5k MX (64.5%) and $14.7k MX (100%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1: 40, Men
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Civil and Construction Engineers represented the 90.9% of the employed population and women 9.11%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (34k men and 4.96k women).
The highest average salary was $11.9k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $5.46k MX received by men from 55 to 64 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 Civil and Construction Engineers was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (77.9k men and 8.16k women).
The highest average salary was $9.49k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $6.47k 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 Civil and Construction Engineers in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Residential Building Construction (39.8%), Legal Services (33.8%), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (7.9%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass ($30k MX), Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works ($18.9k MX), and General Hospitals ($16k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Civil and Construction Engineers reached a 17.1%, which implied a decrease from 1.93 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (19.1%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 37.2 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Civil and Construction Engineers were Hidalgo (56.6%), Tamaulipas (49.8%), and Tlaxcala (44.7%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Campeche (6.68%), Sinaloa (6.36%), and Chihuahua (5.23%).
The workforce of Civil and Construction Engineers during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 39k workers of which 83.2% corresponds to formal employment (32.4k) and 16.8% to informal employment (6.53k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 86.1k workers of which 83.5% corresponds to formal employment (71.9k) and 16.5% corresponds to informal employment (14.2k).