This official figure of the STPS Occupational Statistical Information System has data provided by the workers registered in the IMSS, and the wages are the average of those registered with the last month of evaluation.
Those presented below are the arithmetic average of the registered from January to June 2025.
What state does the best salary have?
Of the 32 federative entities, the Mexico City It is the one that registered an average so far this year, with a total of 774.45 pesos151.6 pesos more than El Nacional.
The following states with a better average daily salary are:
Baja California (716.57 pesos)
Nuevo León (678.32 pesos)
Querétaro (673.60 pesos)
Tamaulipas (656.67 pesos)
Campeche (654.02)
Chihuahua (649.80 pesos)
San Luis Potosí (623.20 pesos)
Coahuila (612.93 pesos)
Baja California Sur (599.46 pesos)
Jalisco (599.07 pesos)
A possible reason that northern states have a higher salary is for being part of the program of the Free zone of the northern border (ZLFN) which establishes minimal limits to the rest of the country, because the cost of living and competition is higher.
The program applies in 43 municipalities in the states of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas.
In addition to salary, it includes measures such as 8%VAT reduction, 20%ISR.
Where do you earn less?
On the contrary, entities such as Sinaloa (487.55 pesos) and Nayarit (498.64 pesos) They are where a minor income was averaged.
Durango (500.84 pesos)
Oaxaca (504.9 pesos)
Guerrero (505.52 pesos)
Michoacán (507.64 pesos)
Tlaxcala (515.57 pesos)
Yucatán (518.62 pesos)
Hidalgo (521.18 pesos)
Chiapas (531.12 pesos)
What industry pays more?
As for the salary due to economic activity, the electricity industry and collection and supply of drinking water is the one that has an average, almost the national dual, with 1,232.98 pesos a day.
According to IMSS, 28,830 workers are part of this sector. 78.16% are men and 21.84% women, and most are between 30 to 59 years (68.38%).
Electricity industry, potable water collection and supply (1,232.98 pesos)
Extractive industries (914.94 pesos)
Social and Communal Services (711.15 pesos)
Transformation industries (660.53 pesos)
Construction industry (461.81 pesos)
Transport and Communications (647.51 pesos)
Services for companies, people and home (635.82 pesos)
Commerce (566.47 pesos)
Agriculture, Livestock, Silviculture, Fisheries and Hunting (437.77 pesos)
In the case of agriculture and primary sectors, the occupied population is 612,229 people, 71.12% are men and 28.8% women.
Large companies give higher salaries
The SIEL data show that the larger an establishment, it can offer a salary greater than the little ones with insured.
While just an insured person, the salary reaches 354.14 pesos. On the other hand, if it goes between 51 and 250 insured employees, the amount increases to 603.15.
The maximum number of employees, which is more than 1000, also corresponds to money. In this case, insured can access a salary of 777.96 pesos.
Minimum wage 2025
The STPS and the National Commission of Minimum Wages (Conasami) established that in 2025he Minimum wage should be 278.80 daily in the general area, and 419.88 pesos in the free zone of the Northern Border. Both with an annual increase.
