Subgroup (132) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Directors and Managers in It, Telecommunications, Transport and Research and Technological Development during first quarter of 2026 was 58.8k people, whose salary averaged $19.3k MX working around 41.7 hours per week.
The average age of Directors and Managers in It, Telecommunications, Transport and Research and Technological Development was 44.9 years. The workforce was distributed in 69% men with an average salary of $22.3k MX and, 31% women with average salary of $12.6k MX.
The best average salaries received by Directors and Managers in It, Telecommunications, Transport and Research and Technological Development were in Tamaulipas ($57.5k MX), Baja California ($35.6k MX), and Nuevo León ($33.1k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (12.7k), Estado de México (11.6k), and Jalisco (4.56k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Specialized Design ($30k MX), Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services ($30k MX), and Multiple Banking ($25k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Services Related to Air Transportation (12.5k), Business Administration Services (9.42k), and Legal Services (9.21k).
28.1% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $13.3k MX and 71.9% to men with an average salary of $28.1k MX.
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 142 from 142 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Guanajuato with a 5.31% corresponding to 113 from 2.13k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Directors and Managers in It, Telecommunications, Transport and Research and Technological Development were 58.8k being a 13.2% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (67.8k).
In the same period, an average salary of $19.3k MX was observed, registering an increase of 19.5%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($16.2k MX).
The states with the highest number of Directors and Managers in It, Telecommunications, Transport and Research and Technological Development during the first quarter of 2026 were Ciudad de México (12.7k), Estado de México (11.6k), and Jalisco (4.56k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Baja California and Coahuila de Zaragoza with an increase of 1.61k (361%) and 1.41k (84.5%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a decrease of 3.36k (21%) and 3.1k (84.8%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Directors and Managers in It, Telecommunications, Transport and Research and Technological Development during first quarter of 2026 were Tamaulipas ($57.5k MX), Baja California ($35.6k MX), and Nuevo León ($33.1k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Tamaulipas and Estado de México with an increase of $42.4k MX (281%) and $14.1k MX (126%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Aguascalientes and Nayarit with a decrease of $48.2k MX (87.3%) and $29.5k MX (65.2%), respectively.
Average Schooling in Years (2026-Q1)
During the first quarter of 2026, male and female workforce in Directors and Managers in It, Telecommunications, Transport and Research and Technological Development was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (25.8k men and 12.1k women).
The highest average salary was $27.4k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $15k 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 Directors and Managers in It, Telecommunications, Transport and Research and Technological Development in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Services Related to Air Transportation (23.8%), Business Administration Services (18%), and Legal Services (17.6%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Specialized Design ($30k MX), Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services ($30k MX), and Multiple Banking ($25k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Directors and Managers in It, Telecommunications, Transport and Research and Technological Development reached a 13.6%, which implied an increase from 6.86 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (6.78%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 41.1 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Tlaxcala
Less Labor Informality: 5.31 %, Guanajuato
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Directors and Managers in It, Telecommunications, Transport and Research and Technological Development were Tlaxcala (100%), Chiapas (70.9%), and Oaxaca (68.3%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Baja California (10.1%), Tamaulipas (7.51%), and Guanajuato (5.31%).
The workforce of Directors and Managers in It, Telecommunications, Transport and Research and Technological Development during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 20.6k workers of which 97.5% corresponds to formal employment (20.1k) and 2.45% to informal employment (506).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 37.9k workers of which 82.2% corresponds to formal employment (31.2k) and 17.8% corresponds to informal employment (6.76k).