Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in Mexico

Mexico: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence was 16.55 Percentage of full-time employment in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
16.55 Percentage of full-time employment
Change on year
up 13.9%
World rank
13th
of 37 countries
All-time high
19.12 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2010
All-time low
13.17 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2021
Years of data
21
2005–2025

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

051015202005201520252005: 17.9 Percentage of full-time employment2006: 16.3 Percentage of full-time employment2007: 19.1 Percentage of full-time employment2008: 18.1 Percentage of full-time employment2009: 16.9 Percentage of full-time employment2010: 19.1 Percentage of full-time employment2011: 17.7 Percentage of full-time employment2012: 16 Percentage of full-time employment2013: 14.2 Percentage of full-time employment2014: 14.8 Percentage of full-time employment2015: 17.3 Percentage of full-time employment2016: 16.1 Percentage of full-time employment2017: 13.3 Percentage of full-time employment2018: 15.7 Percentage of full-time employment2019: 17.1 Percentage of full-time employment2020: 16.9 Percentage of full-time employment2021: 13.2 Percentage of full-time employment2022: 15.7 Percentage of full-time employment2023: 17.5 Percentage of full-time employment2024: 14.5 Percentage of full-time employment2025: 16.6 Percentage of full-time employment

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Mexico is 16.55 Percentage of full-time employment, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.9% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Mexico peaked at 19.12 Percentage of full-time employment in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13.17 Percentage of full-time employment, in 2021.

Mexico ranks 13th of 37 countries on this measure, 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 17.67 Percentage of full-time employment 16.31 Percentage of full-time employment 19.08 Percentage of full-time employment 5
2010s 16.12 Percentage of full-time employment 13.32 Percentage of full-time employment 19.12 Percentage of full-time employment 10
2020s 15.71 Percentage of full-time employment 13.17 Percentage of full-time employment 17.49 Percentage of full-time employment 6

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 10 Canada 17.96 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  2. 11 Australia 17.68 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  3. 12 Cyprus 17.04 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  4. 14 Czechia 16.46 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  5. 15 Germany 15.15 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  6. 16 Austria 14.43 Percentage of full-time employment compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Mexico?
Incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Mexico was 16.55 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 — low pay incidence recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 19.12 Percentage of full-time employment in 2010.
What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 13.17 Percentage of full-time employment in 2021.
How does Mexico rank for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
Mexico ranks 13th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
Is incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 — Low pay incidence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Unit
Percentage of full-time employment
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
48 places, 904 data points, 1973–2025
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.