Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in Mexico

Mexico: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence was 20.79 Percentage of full-time employment in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
20.79 Percentage of full-time employment
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
18th
of 32 countries
All-time high
23.06 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2006
All-time low
17.62 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2019
Years of data
21
2005–2025

Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in Mexico, 2005–2025

05101520252005201520252005: 20.1 Percentage of full-time employment2006: 23.1 Percentage of full-time employment2007: 19 Percentage of full-time employment2008: 21.1 Percentage of full-time employment2009: 22.1 Percentage of full-time employment2010: 21.7 Percentage of full-time employment2011: 19.3 Percentage of full-time employment2012: 20.7 Percentage of full-time employment2013: 22.1 Percentage of full-time employment2014: 22 Percentage of full-time employment2015: 20.8 Percentage of full-time employment2016: 19.5 Percentage of full-time employment2017: 21.1 Percentage of full-time employment2018: 20.7 Percentage of full-time employment2019: 17.6 Percentage of full-time employment2020: 19.6 Percentage of full-time employment2021: 22.1 Percentage of full-time employment2022: 18.6 Percentage of full-time employment2023: 19.9 Percentage of full-time employment2024: 19.8 Percentage of full-time employment2025: 20.8 Percentage of full-time employment

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of full-time employment.

Analysis

In 2025, incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Mexico stood at 20.79 Percentage of full-time employment.

That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Mexico peaked at 23.06 Percentage of full-time employment in 2006 and was at its lowest, 17.62 Percentage of full-time employment, in 2019.

That places Mexico 18th out of 32 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.06 Percentage of full-time employment 18.99 Percentage of full-time employment 23.06 Percentage of full-time employment 5
2010s 20.53 Percentage of full-time employment 17.62 Percentage of full-time employment 22.06 Percentage of full-time employment 10
2020s 20.13 Percentage of full-time employment 18.62 Percentage of full-time employment 22.12 Percentage of full-time employment 6

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 15 Canada 21.96 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  2. 16 Spain 21.3 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  3. 17 Iceland 21 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  4. 19 Greece 20.2 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  5. 20 Australia 19.95 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  6. 21 OECD 19.61 Percentage of full-time employment compare

See the full ranking of 40 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Mexico?
Incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Mexico was 20.79 Percentage of full-time employment in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 23.06 Percentage of full-time employment in 2006.
What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 17.62 Percentage of full-time employment in 2019.
How does Mexico rank for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
Mexico ranks 18th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
Is incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence
Unit
Percentage of full-time employment
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
40 places, 618 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains series on the incidence of low-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning less than two-thirds of gross median earnings of all full-time workers; the incidence of high-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning more than one-and-half time gross median earnings of all full-time workers.