Occupation (9723) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Deliverers of Goods (Walking and Cycling) during first quarter of 2026 was 26.9k people, whose salary averaged $4.4k MX working around 32.3 hours per week.
The average age of Deliverers of Goods (Walking and Cycling) was 30.5 years. The workforce was distributed in 78.3% men with an average salary of $4.47k MX and, 21.7% women with average salary of $4.12k MX.
The best average salaries received by Deliverers of Goods (Walking and Cycling) were in Morelos ($25k MX), Querétaro ($10.8k MX), and Jalisco ($8.6k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (8.34k), Estado de México (5.4k), and Guerrero (2.3k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Multiple Banking ($25k MX), Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks ($9.46k MX), and Retail Trade of Groceries and Food ($5.75k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (10.2k), Retail Trade of Beverages, Ice and Tobacco (2.56k), and Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (1.13k).
23.6% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.26k MX and 76.4% to men with an average salary of $3.91k MX.
At the level of states, Zacatecas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 165 from 165 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Guerrero with a 46.3% corresponding to 1.06k from 2.3k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Deliverers of Goods (Walking and Cycling) were 26.9k being a 14.1% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (31.3k).
In the same period, an average salary of $4.4k MX was observed, registering an increase of 48%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($2.97k MX).
The states with the highest number of Deliverers of Goods (Walking and Cycling) during the first quarter of 2026 were Ciudad de México (8.34k), Estado de México (5.4k), and Guerrero (2.3k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Ciudad de México and Chiapas with an increase of 1.91k (29.7%) and 1.07k (989%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Puebla and Estado de México with a decrease of 7.03k (77.3%) and 492 (8.35%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Deliverers of Goods (Walking and Cycling) during first quarter of 2026 were Morelos ($25k MX), Querétaro ($10.8k MX), and Jalisco ($8.6k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Morelos and Puebla with an increase of $22.3k MX (835%) and $6.06k MX (1k%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Oaxaca and San Luis Potosí with a decrease of $8.22k MX (85.2%) and $6.02k MX (100%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Deliverers of Goods (Walking and Cycling) in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (67.3%), Retail Trade of Beverages, Ice and Tobacco (16.8%), and Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (7.4%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Multiple Banking ($25k MX), Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks ($9.46k MX), and Retail Trade of Groceries and Food ($5.75k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Deliverers of Goods (Walking and Cycling) reached a 88.7%, which implied a decrease from 5.21 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (94%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 34 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Deliverers of Goods (Walking and Cycling) were Zacatecas (100%), Yucatán (100%), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Estado de México (95%), Chiapas (49.5%), and Guerrero (46.3%).
The workforce of Deliverers of Goods (Walking and Cycling) during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 15 to 24 years concentrating 11.7k workers of which 100% corresponds to informal employment (11.7k) and 28.5% to formal employment (2.18k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 10.9k workers of which 5.15% corresponds to formal employment (563) and 94.9% corresponds to informal employment (10.4k).