Subgroup (217) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Performing Artists during first quarter of 2025 was 168k people, whose salary averaged $6.93k MX working around 18.3 hours per week.
The average age of Performing Artists was 37.3 years. The workforce was distributed in 90.2% men with an average salary of $6.95k MX and, 9.81% women with average salary of $6.75k MX.
The best average salaries received by Performing Artists were in Sinaloa ($16k MX), Nayarit ($12.7k MX), and Puebla ($12.4k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (29.1k), Ciudad de México (18.2k), and Jalisco (13.5k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Food Catering Services ($68.8k MX), Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($12.3k MX), and Retail Trade of Health Care Items ($11k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Performing Arts Companies and Groups (299k), Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes and Similar Figures (4.82k), and General Public Administration (0.97%).
9.4% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $7.48k MX and 90.6% to men with an average salary of $7.47k MX.
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 1.91k from 1.91k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Ciudad de México with a 54.3% corresponding to 9.89k from 18.2k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Performing Artists were 168k being a 1.43% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (171k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.93k MX was observed, registering a drop of 14.1%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($8.07k MX).
The states with the highest number of Performing Artists during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (29.1k), Ciudad de México (18.2k), and Jalisco (13.5k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Guerrero with an increase of 6.36k (27.9%) and 2.55k (114%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Hidalgo with a decrease of 5.37k (42.4%) and 3.54k (53.1%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Performing Artists during first quarter of 2025 were Sinaloa ($16k MX), Nayarit ($12.7k MX), and Puebla ($12.4k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Puebla and Guanajuato with an increase of $7.38k MX (147%) and $3.92k MX (127%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Sonora and Oaxaca with a decrease of $13.6k MX (76.5%) and $10.6k MX (75.8%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1: 37.7, Men
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Performing Artists represented the 90.2% of the employed population and women 9.81%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (46k men and 5.47k women).
The highest average salary was $12.1k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $3.8k MX received by men from 55 to 64 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1): 11, Men
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Performing Artists was concentrated in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (54.2k men and 6.07k women).
The highest average salary was $9.52k MX received by men with 4 to 6 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.25k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
The visualization shows the distribution of Performing Artists in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Performing Arts Companies and Groups (94.8%), Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes and Similar Figures (1.53%), and General Public Administration (0.97%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Food Catering Services ($68.8k MX), Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($12.3k MX), and Retail Trade of Health Care Items ($11k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Performing Artists reached a 88.9%, which implied an increase from 3.22 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (85.7%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 34.6 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Tlaxcala
Less Labor Informality: 54.3 %, Ciudad de México
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Performing Artists were Tlaxcala (100%), Sonora (100%), and San Luis Potosí (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Campeche (72.9%), Tamaulipas (69.8%), and Ciudad de México (54.3%).
The workforce of Performing Artists during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 51.5k workers of which 13.5% corresponds to formal employment (6.94k) and 86.5% to informal employment (44.6k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 60.3k workers of which 10.3% corresponds to formal employment (6.19k) and 89.7% corresponds to informal employment (54.1k).