Occupation (5253) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Funeral Services Workers during first quarter of 2026 was 16.8k people, whose salary averaged $7.08k MX working around 45.7 hours per week.
The average age of Funeral Services Workers was 38.3 years. The workforce was distributed in 75.4% men with an average salary of $7.73k MX and, 24.6% women with average salary of $5.11k MX.
The best average salaries received by Funeral Services Workers were in Sonora ($25.8k MX), Baja California Sur ($22.6k MX), and Yucatán ($17.2k MX) while the workforce was larger in Hidalgo (4.3k), Ciudad de México (2.12k), and Michoacán de Ocampo (1.28k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($13.2k MX), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($9.88k MX), and Employment Services ($7.74k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (28.1k), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (6.16%), and Employment Services (212).
34.9% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.65k MX and 65.1% to men with an average salary of $5.88k MX.
At the level of states, Yucatán had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 353 from 353 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Colima with a 20.7% corresponding to 57 from 275 workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Funeral Services Workers were 16.8k being a 95.7% higher than the fourth quarter of 2025. (8.58k).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.08k MX was observed, registering an increase of 12.6%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($6.29k MX).
The states with the highest number of Funeral Services Workers during the first quarter of 2026 were Hidalgo (4.3k), Ciudad de México (2.12k), and Michoacán de Ocampo (1.28k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Hidalgo and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of 4.22k (4.9k%) and 1.08k (2.46k%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Michoacán de Ocampo and Nayarit with a decrease of 1.38k (52%) and 293 (39.1%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Funeral Services Workers during first quarter of 2026 were Sonora ($25.8k MX), Baja California Sur ($22.6k MX), and Yucatán ($17.2k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Chihuahua and Nayarit with an increase of $8.29k MX (136%) and $5.77k MX (89.9%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Puebla and Hidalgo with a decrease of $7.82k MX (86.9%) and $5.83k MX (58.3%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Funeral Services Workers in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (92%), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (6.16%), and Employment Services (0.69%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($13.2k MX), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($9.88k MX), and Employment Services ($7.74k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Funeral Services Workers reached a 66%, which implied an increase from 13.5 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (52.4%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 11.2 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Funeral Services Workers were Yucatán (100%), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (100%), and Tlaxcala (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Puebla (54.7%), Coahuila de Zaragoza (37.2%), and Colima (20.7%).
The workforce of Funeral Services Workers during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 4.14k workers of which 22.7% corresponds to formal employment (940) and 77.3% to informal employment (3.2k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 8.92k workers of which 35% corresponds to formal employment (3.12k) and 65% corresponds to informal employment (5.79k).