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Assistants in Legal Services

Occupation (2532) - 2025-Q1

  • 51.3k, Workforce
  • $5.53k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 33.8, Average age
  • 33.1, Weekly hours worked
  • 4.77, Weekly days worked
  • 6.77%, Workforce with second job
  • 44.1%, Informal Workforce
  • 14.4, Average years of Schooling

About Assistants in Legal Services

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The workforce of Assistants in Legal Services during first quarter of 2025 was 51.3k people, whose salary averaged $5.53k MX working around 33.1 hours per week.

The average age of Assistants in Legal Services was 33.8 years. The workforce was distributed in 59% men with an average salary of $5.71k MX and, 41% women with average salary of $5.28k MX.

The best average salaries received by Assistants in Legal Services were in San Luis Potosí ($14.2k MX), Hidalgo ($10.8k MX), and Baja California Sur ($10.3k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (13.4k), Estado de México (7.36k), and Jalisco (5.13k).

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization ($16k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($10.8k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($10.8k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Legal Services (72k), General Public Administration (7.34%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (6.87%).

51.3% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $2.54k MX and 48.7% to men with an average salary of $3.55k MX.

At the level of states, Puebla had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 883 from 883 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Jalisco with a 5.85% corresponding to 300 from 5.13k workers.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 51.3k, Workforce 2025-Q1
  • $5.53k MX, Average monthly salary 2025-Q1

At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Assistants in Legal Services were 51.3k being a 18.5% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (62.9k).

In the same period, an average salary of $5.53k MX was observed, registering an increase of 62.2%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($3.41k MX).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Assistants in Legal Services during the first quarter of 2025 were Ciudad de México (13.4k), Estado de México (7.36k), and Jalisco (5.13k)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Jalisco and Nuevo León with an increase of 1.87k (57.2%) and 1.79k (57.7%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Hidalgo with a decrease of 8.02k (52.1%) and 1.97k (96.6%), respectively.

Salaries by State

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The states with the best average salaries for Assistants in Legal Services during first quarter of 2025 were San Luis Potosí ($14.2k MX), Hidalgo ($10.8k MX), and Baja California Sur ($10.3k MX)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in San Luis Potosí and Jalisco with an increase of $12.7k MX (868%) and $9.17k MX (2.68k%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Oaxaca and Michoacán de Ocampo with a decrease of $22.5k MX (90.5%) and $10.5k MX (100%), respectively.

Average Salary and Workforce by Sex and Age

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Average Age 2025-Q1: 35, Women

At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Assistants in Legal Services represented the 59% of the employed population and women 41%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 15 to 24 years (13.1k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (9.71k).

The highest average salary was $3.76k MX received by women from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $3.76k MX received by women from 25 to 34 years.

* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.

Average Salary and Workforce by Gender and Schooling Years

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Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1)

  • 14.9, Women
  • 14, Men

At first quarter of 2025 the male workforce in Assistants in Legal Services was higher in the educational segment with 13 to 15 years of schooling (14.4k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (12.7k).

The highest average salary was $9.37k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $3.43k 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.

Workforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries

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The visualization shows the distribution of Assistants in Legal Services in different industries and economic sectors.

At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Legal Services (74.3%), General Public Administration (7.34%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (6.87%).

In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization ($16k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($10.8k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($10.8k MX).

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2025-Q1

  • 44.1%, Assistants in Legal Services
  • 54.3%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Assistants in Legal Services reached a 44.1%, which implied a decrease from 8.34 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024  (52.5%).

The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 10.2 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Puebla

Less Labor Informality: 5.85 %, Jalisco

At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Assistants in Legal Services were Puebla (100%), Hidalgo (100%), and Baja California (100%).

The states with the lowest informality rate were Sonora (19.6%), Guanajuato (8.22%), and Jalisco (5.85%).

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Assistants in Legal Services during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 15 to 24 years concentrating 16.6k workers of which 63.8% corresponds to formal employment (10.6k) and 36.2% to informal employment (6k).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 22.4k workers of which 45%  corresponds to formal employment (10.1k) and 55% corresponds to informal employment (12.3k).