Category (6) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Workers in Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Hunting and Fishing during first quarter of 2026 was 3.71M people, whose salary averaged $4.04k MX working around 37.5 hours per week.
The average age of Workers in Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Hunting and Fishing was 48.8 years. The workforce was distributed in 87% men with an average salary of $3.99k MX and, 13% women with average salary of $4.34k MX.
The best average salaries received by Workers in Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Hunting and Fishing were in Baja California Sur ($9.84k MX), Sinaloa ($8.06k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($8.03k MX) while the workforce was larger in Chiapas (461k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (363k), and Oaxaca (306k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Residential Building Construction ($21.5k MX), Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services ($21.5k MX), and Higher Technical Education Schools ($14k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Cattle Raising (76.9%), Fishing (209k), and Pig Raising (3.07%).
12.9% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $3.63k MX and 87.1% to men with an average salary of $3.38k MX.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Workers in Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Hunting and Fishing were 3.71M being a 1.67% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (3.77M).
In the same period, an average salary of $4.04k MX was observed, registering an increase of 20.6%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($3.34k MX).
The states with the highest number of Workers in Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Hunting and Fishing during the first quarter of 2026 were Chiapas (461k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (363k), and Oaxaca (306k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Chiapas and Michoacán de Ocampo with an increase of 28.5k (6.6%) and 21.8k (8.08%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Guerrero and Estado de México with a decrease of 82.7k (30.1%) and 43.1k (17.9%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Workers in Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Hunting and Fishing during first quarter of 2026 were Baja California Sur ($9.84k MX), Sinaloa ($8.06k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($8.03k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Campeche and Michoacán de Ocampo with an increase of $2.4k MX (54.5%) and $2.15k MX (51.9%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Chihuahua and Querétaro with a decrease of $944 MX (16.5%) and $361 MX (8.78%), respectively.
Average Age 2026-Q1
At first quarter of 2026, the male workforce in Workers in Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Hunting and Fishing represented the 87% of the employed population and women 13%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 45 to 54 years (660k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (105k).
The highest average salary was $6.31k MX received by women from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $952 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 (2026-Q1)
The highest average salary was $6.77k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $2.14k MX received by women with 0 to 3 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 Workers in Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Hunting and Fishing in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Cattle Raising (76.9%), Fishing (15.1%), and Pig Raising (3.07%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Residential Building Construction ($21.5k MX), Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services ($21.5k MX), and Higher Technical Education Schools ($14k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Workers in Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Hunting and Fishing reached a 79.6%, which implied a decrease from 1.57 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (81.2%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 24.8 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: N/A%, N/A
The workforce of Workers in Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Hunting and Fishing during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 752k workers of which 20.6% corresponds to formal employment (155k) and 79.4% to informal employment (597k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with N/A concentrating N/A workers of which N/A% corresponds to N/A (N/A) and N/A% corresponds to N/A (N/A).