Occupation (1522) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Coordinators and Department Heads in Social and Economic Development during first quarter of 2026 was 15.9k people, whose salary averaged $9.36k MX working around 44.6 hours per week.
The average age of Coordinators and Department Heads in Social and Economic Development was 45.7 years. The workforce was distributed in 41.2% men with an average salary of $7.21k MX and, 58.8% women with average salary of $10.9k MX.
The best average salaries received by Coordinators and Department Heads in Social and Economic Development were in Nuevo León ($32k MX), Chihuahua ($24.3k MX), and Baja California Sur ($24k MX) while the workforce was larger in Chiapas (1.88k), Ciudad de México (1.85k), and Tabasco (1.47k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Community Food, Housing and Emergency Services ($27.9k MX), Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks ($14.6k MX), and General Public Administration ($13.4k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on General Public Administration (30.4%), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (26.2%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (13.2%).
40.7% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $6.77k MX and 59.3% to men with an average salary of $2.64k MX.
At the level of states, Puebla had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 286 from 286 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Oaxaca with a 9.86% corresponding to 127 from 1.29k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Coordinators and Department Heads in Social and Economic Development were 15.9k being a 10% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (17.7k).
In the same period, an average salary of $9.36k MX was observed, registering an increase of 3.12%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($9.08k MX).
The states with the highest number of Coordinators and Department Heads in Social and Economic Development during the first quarter of 2026 were Chiapas (1.88k), Ciudad de México (1.85k), and Tabasco (1.47k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Tabasco and Guanajuato with an increase of 1.37k (1.3k%) and 1.12k (850%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Jalisco with a decrease of 2.55k (58%) and 1.31k (52.7%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Coordinators and Department Heads in Social and Economic Development during first quarter of 2026 were Nuevo León ($32k MX), Chihuahua ($24.3k MX), and Baja California Sur ($24k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Tamaulipas and Baja California Sur with an increase of $12.2k MX (154%) and $6k MX (33.3%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Sonora and Puebla with a decrease of $12.3k MX (47.3%) and $12k MX (100%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Coordinators and Department Heads in Social and Economic Development in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in General Public Administration (30.4%), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (26.2%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (13.2%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Community Food, Housing and Emergency Services ($27.9k MX), Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks ($14.6k MX), and General Public Administration ($13.4k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Coordinators and Department Heads in Social and Economic Development reached a 29.2%, which implied a decrease from 11.4 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (40.6%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 25.6 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Coordinators and Department Heads in Social and Economic Development were Puebla (100%), Nayarit (100%), and Estado de México (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Chihuahua (28.2%), Chiapas (13%), and Oaxaca (9.86%).
The workforce of Coordinators and Department Heads in Social and Economic Development during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 55 to 64 years concentrating 5.67k workers of which 63.9% corresponds to formal employment (3.63k) and 36.1% to informal employment (2.05k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 9.07k workers of which 77.2% corresponds to formal employment (7k) and 22.8% corresponds to informal employment (2.07k).