Occupation (2162) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Artists and Artistic Designers, Illustrators and Engravers during first quarter of 2025 was 101k people, whose salary averaged $5.39k MX working around 37.7 hours per week.
The average age of Artists and Artistic Designers, Illustrators and Engravers was 35.4 years. The workforce was distributed in 53.6% men with an average salary of $7.15k MX and, 46.4% women with average salary of $3.36k MX.
The best average salaries received by Artists and Artistic Designers, Illustrators and Engravers were in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ($12.2k MX), Chihuahua ($12.1k MX), and Sinaloa ($10.2k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (21.3k), Ciudad de México (15.9k), and Guanajuato (8.18k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass ($30k MX), Credit Unions and Saving Institutions ($20k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($19k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Legal Services (127k), Business Administration Services (4k), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (2.64%).
50.5% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.03k MX and 49.5% to men with an average salary of $5.63k MX.
At the level of states, Zacatecas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 68 from 68 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a 4.82% corresponding to 365 from 7.57k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Artists and Artistic Designers, Illustrators and Engravers were 101k being a 8.49% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (93.5k).
In the same period, an average salary of $5.39k MX was observed, registering a drop of 5.44%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($5.7k MX).
The states with the highest number of Artists and Artistic Designers, Illustrators and Engravers during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (21.3k), Ciudad de México (15.9k), and Guanajuato (8.18k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Guanajuato with an increase of 4.84k (178%) and 3.42k (72.1%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Querétaro with a decrease of 6.52k (29.1%) and 1.1k (47.4%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Artists and Artistic Designers, Illustrators and Engravers during first quarter of 2025 were Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ($12.2k MX), Chihuahua ($12.1k MX), and Sinaloa ($10.2k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Chihuahua and Sinaloa with an increase of $9.55k MX (373%) and $5.77k MX (131%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Guerrero and Baja California Sur with a decrease of $10.5k MX (52.4%) and $9.93k MX (70.1%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Artists and Artistic Designers, Illustrators and Engravers represented the 53.6% of the employed population and women 46.4%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (17.5k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (24.6k).
The highest average salary was $10.1k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $2.52k MX received by women from 35 to 44 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1)
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Artists and Artistic Designers, Illustrators and Engravers was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (52.5k men and 43.6k women).
The highest average salary was $7.16k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $3.37k 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 Artists and Artistic Designers, Illustrators and Engravers in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Legal Services (83.7%), Business Administration Services (2.64%), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (2.64%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass ($30k MX), Credit Unions and Saving Institutions ($20k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($19k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Artists and Artistic Designers, Illustrators and Engravers reached a 26.4%, which implied a decrease from 2.97 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (29.4%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 27.9 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Zacatecas
Less Labor Informality: 4.82 %, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Artists and Artistic Designers, Illustrators and Engravers were Zacatecas (100%), Oaxaca (89.5%), and Nayarit (80.4%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Nuevo León (13.7%), Guanajuato (5.04%), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (4.82%).
The workforce of Artists and Artistic Designers, Illustrators and Engravers during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 41.4k workers of which 66.3% corresponds to formal employment (27.4k) and 33.7% to informal employment (14k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 96.1k workers of which 75.4% corresponds to formal employment (72.4k) and 24.6% corresponds to informal employment (23.7k).