Occupation (1222) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Directors and Managers in Social and Economic Development during first quarter of 2026 was 6.14k people, whose salary averaged $6.01k MX working around 47.1 hours per week.
The average age of Directors and Managers in Social and Economic Development was 42.1 years. The workforce was distributed in 58.6% men with an average salary of $5.28k MX and, 41.4% women with average salary of $7.03k MX.
The best average salaries received by Directors and Managers in Social and Economic Development were in Sonora ($31.7k MX), Campeche ($31.4k MX), and Sinaloa ($25k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (2.91k), Chihuahua (766), and Morelos (505).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services ($30k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($26k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($26k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (60.4%), Residential Facilities with Nursing Care for Convalescent, in Rehabilitation, Incurable and Terminal Patients (1.7k), and Community Food, Housing and Emergency Services (754).
61.6% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $5.75k MX and 38.4% to men with an average salary of $12.3k MX.
At the level of states, Morelos had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 505 from 505 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Estado de México with a 18.8% corresponding to 549 from 2.91k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Directors and Managers in Social and Economic Development were 6.14k being a 44% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (11k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.01k MX was observed, registering a drop of 70.3%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($20.2k MX).
The states with the highest number of Directors and Managers in Social and Economic Development during the first quarter of 2026 were Estado de México (2.91k), Chihuahua (766), and Morelos (505)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Durango with an increase of 1.88k (182%) and 332 (242%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Michoacán de Ocampo and Baja California with a decrease of 446 (73.7%) and 308 (84.2%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Directors and Managers in Social and Economic Development during first quarter of 2026 were Sonora ($31.7k MX), Campeche ($31.4k MX), and Sinaloa ($25k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Campeche and Sonora with an increase of $20k MX (174%) and $11.7k MX (58.3%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Chiapas and Colima with a decrease of $45.7k MX (100%) and $22.7k MX (48%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Directors and Managers in Social and Economic Development in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (60.4%), Residential Facilities with Nursing Care for Convalescent, in Rehabilitation, Incurable and Terminal Patients (16.1%), and Community Food, Housing and Emergency Services (7.13%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services ($30k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($26k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($26k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Directors and Managers in Social and Economic Development reached a 27.9%, which implied an increase from 8.13 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (19.8%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 26.9 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Morelos
Less Labor Informality: 18.8 %, Estado de México
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Directors and Managers in Social and Economic Development were Morelos (100%), Michoacán de Ocampo (100%), and Guanajuato (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Guanajuato (100%), Campeche (80.6%), and Estado de México (18.8%).
The workforce of Directors and Managers in Social and Economic Development during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 3.76k workers of which 80.2% corresponds to formal employment (3.01k) and 19.8% to informal employment (742).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 5.4k workers of which 76.1% corresponds to formal employment (4.11k) and 23.9% corresponds to informal employment (1.29k).