Group (23) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Teachers and Specialists in Teaching during first quarter of 2026 was 1.82M people, whose salary averaged $9.32k MX working around 27.2 hours per week.
The average age of Teachers and Specialists in Teaching was 43.2 years. The workforce was distributed in 35.1% men with an average salary of $9.93k MX and, 64.9% women with average salary of $8.99k MX.
The best average salaries received by Teachers and Specialists in Teaching were in Baja California Sur ($15.6k MX), Sinaloa ($14.5k MX), and Sonora ($13.3k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (221k), Ciudad de México (141k), and Puebla (116k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Accounting, Auditing and Related Services ($17.6k MX), Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($16.1k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($15.9k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Higher Technical Education Schools (2.45M), Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools (511k), and General Public Administration (0.88%).
70% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $5.4k MX and 30% to men with an average salary of $5.13k MX.
At the level of states, Yucatán had the highest percentage of informal workers with 22.1% corresponding to 8.66k from 39.2k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Ciudad de México with a 5.3% corresponding to 7.49k from 141k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Teachers and Specialists in Teaching were 1.82M being a 1.13% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (1.84M).
In the same period, an average salary of $9.32k MX was observed, registering an increase of 17.2%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($7.95k MX).
The states with the highest number of Teachers and Specialists in Teaching during the first quarter of 2026 were Estado de México (221k), Ciudad de México (141k), and Puebla (116k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Puebla and Sonora with an increase of 22.8k (24.6%) and 7.44k (17.8%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Jalisco with a decrease of 27.7k (11.1%) and 16.2k (15.4%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Teachers and Specialists in Teaching during first quarter of 2026 were Baja California Sur ($15.6k MX), Sinaloa ($14.5k MX), and Sonora ($13.3k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Michoacán de Ocampo and Baja California Sur with an increase of $4.5k MX (65.4%) and $3.45k MX (28.4%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Tlaxcala and Tabasco with a decrease of $3.29k MX (35.9%) and $2.75k MX (27.4%), respectively.
Average Age 2026-Q1
At first quarter of 2026, the male workforce in Teachers and Specialists in Teaching represented the 35.1% of the employed population and women 64.9%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 45 to 54 years (174k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (373k).
The highest average salary was $11.2k MX received by men from 55 to 64 years, while the lowest average salary was $5.78k 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 (2026-Q1)
During the first quarter of 2026, male and female workforce in Teachers and Specialists in Teaching was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (523k men and 970k women).
The highest average salary was $13.7k MX received by women with more than 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $5.49k MX received by women with 10 to 12 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 Teachers and Specialists in Teaching in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Higher Technical Education Schools (80.2%), Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools (16.7%), and General Public Administration (0.88%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Accounting, Auditing and Related Services ($17.6k MX), Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($16.1k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($15.9k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Teachers and Specialists in Teaching reached a 12%, which implied a decrease from 0.25 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (12.3%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 42.7 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 22.1%, Yucatán
Less Labor Informality: 5.3 %, Ciudad de México
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Teachers and Specialists in Teaching were Yucatán (22.1%), Hidalgo (21.8%), and Tabasco (19.7%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Coahuila de Zaragoza (8.07%), Sonora (5.83%), and Ciudad de México (5.3%).
The workforce of Teachers and Specialists in Teaching during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 546k workers of which 88.1% corresponds to formal employment (481k) and 11.9% to informal employment (64.9k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 1.49M workers of which 89.3% corresponds to formal employment (1.33M) and 10.7% corresponds to informal employment (160k).