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
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in Mexico, 2005–2025
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 10 Canada 17.96 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 11 Australia 17.68 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 12 Cyprus 17.04 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 14 Czechia 16.46 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 15 Germany 15.15 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 16 Austria 14.43 Percentage of full-time employment compare
More reference data data for Mexico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 84.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 157.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.55 (2050)
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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About this data
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.