Subgroup (215) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Authors, Journalists and Translators during first quarter of 2025 was 48.2k people, whose salary averaged $9.04k MX working around 35 hours per week.
The average age of Authors, Journalists and Translators was 39.5 years. The workforce was distributed in 58.3% men with an average salary of $12.2k MX and, 41.7% women with average salary of $4.68k MX.
The best average salaries received by Authors, Journalists and Translators were in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ($15.2k MX), Campeche ($13.2k MX), and Colima ($12.8k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (20.8k), Chihuahua (2.34k), and Estado de México (2.28k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in General Hospitals ($25k MX), Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes and Similar Figures ($15.7k MX), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($12.6k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Legal Services (22k), Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes and Similar Figures (5.97k), and Business Administration Services (2.46k).
39.8% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $2.85k MX and 60.2% to men with an average salary of $17.9k MX.
At the level of states, Aguascalientes had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 163 from 163 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Guanajuato with a 11.2% corresponding to 144 from 1.28k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Authors, Journalists and Translators were 48.2k being a 4.2% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (50.4k).
In the same period, an average salary of $9.04k MX was observed, registering an increase of 70.9%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($5.29k MX).
The states with the highest number of Authors, Journalists and Translators during the first quarter of 2025 were Ciudad de México (20.8k), Chihuahua (2.34k), and Estado de México (2.28k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Chihuahua and Baja California with an increase of 1.04k (79.9%) and 1.01k (86.9%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Jalisco and Morelos with a decrease of 2.8k (70.7%) and 885 (61.5%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Authors, Journalists and Translators during first quarter of 2025 were Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ($15.2k MX), Campeche ($13.2k MX), and Colima ($12.8k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Ciudad de México and Querétaro with an increase of $8.98k MX (239%) and $8.08k MX (202%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Yucatán and Aguascalientes with a decrease of $13.9k MX (63.4%) and $9.18k MX (100%), respectively.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1)
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Authors, Journalists and Translators was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (19k men and 16.2k women).
The highest average salary was $8.62k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $5.57k MX received by women 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 Authors, Journalists and Translators in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Legal Services (52.6%), Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes and Similar Figures (14.3%), and Business Administration Services (5.9%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in General Hospitals ($25k MX), Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes and Similar Figures ($15.7k MX), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($12.6k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Authors, Journalists and Translators reached a 35.8%, which implied a decrease from 5.15 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (40.9%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 18.5 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Aguascalientes
Less Labor Informality: 11.2 %, Guanajuato
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Authors, Journalists and Translators were Aguascalientes (100%), Estado de México (92.6%), and Baja California Sur (86.8%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Baja California (17.9%), Coahuila de Zaragoza (16.3%), and Guanajuato (11.2%).
The workforce of Authors, Journalists and Translators during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 17.7k workers of which 64.2% corresponds to formal employment (11.3k) and 35.8% to informal employment (6.33k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 35.2k workers of which 74.7% corresponds to formal employment (26.3k) and 25.3% corresponds to informal employment (8.93k).