Occupation (2543) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Graphic Designers during first quarter of 2025 was 62.6k people, whose salary averaged $5.29k MX working around 35.9 hours per week.
The average age of Graphic Designers was 36.4 years. The workforce was distributed in 58.4% men with an average salary of $3.83k MX and, 41.6% women with average salary of $7.33k MX.
The best average salaries received by Graphic Designers were in Tamaulipas ($27.8k MX), Sonora ($20.4k MX), and Baja California Sur ($14.2k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (16.3k), Estado de México (5.85k), and Puebla (4.95k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Residential Building Construction ($8k MX), Legal Services ($5.62k MX), and General Public Administration ($4.63k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Legal Services (71.3k), General Public Administration (3.66%), and Retail Trade of Household Furniture and other Household Goods (1.02k).
35.1% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $8.38k MX and 64.9% to men with an average salary of $2k MX.
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 92 from 92 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Nuevo León with a 8.8% corresponding to 205 from 2.33k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Graphic Designers were 62.6k being a 12.3% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (55.7k).
In the same period, an average salary of $5.29k MX was observed, registering a drop of 21%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($6.69k MX).
The states with the highest number of Graphic Designers during the first quarter of 2025 were Ciudad de México (16.3k), Estado de México (5.85k), and Puebla (4.95k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Ciudad de México and Puebla with an increase of 7.17k (78.5%) and 2.83k (134%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Michoacán de Ocampo and Nuevo León with a decrease of 3.88k (92.8%) and 3.17k (57.6%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Graphic Designers during first quarter of 2025 were Tamaulipas ($27.8k MX), Sonora ($20.4k MX), and Baja California Sur ($14.2k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Tamaulipas and Sonora with an increase of $21.8k MX (363%) and $17.7k MX (654%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Ciudad de México and Michoacán de Ocampo with a decrease of $9.72k MX (94.8%) and $6.65k MX (91.3%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Graphic Designers represented the 58.4% of the employed population and women 41.6%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (15.2k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (8.73k).
The highest average salary was $9.6k MX received by women from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $3.8k MX received by men from 25 to 34 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 Graphic Designers was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (15.2k men and 16.6k women).
The highest average salary was $9.37k MX received by women with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $1.67k MX received by men 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 Graphic Designers in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Legal Services (91.9%), General Public Administration (3.66%), and Retail Trade of Household Furniture and other Household Goods (1.32%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Residential Building Construction ($8k MX), Legal Services ($5.62k MX), and General Public Administration ($4.63k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Graphic Designers reached a 36.7%, which implied a decrease from 14.6 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (51.3%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 17.6 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Tlaxcala
Less Labor Informality: 8.8 %, Nuevo León
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Graphic Designers were Tlaxcala (100%), Oaxaca (100%), and Michoacán de Ocampo (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Guanajuato (17.3%), Yucatán (9.96%), and Nuevo León (8.8%).
The workforce of Graphic Designers during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 23.1k workers of which 60.7% corresponds to formal employment (14k) and 39.3% to informal employment (9.1k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 31.7k workers of which 71.2% corresponds to formal employment (22.6k) and 28.8% corresponds to informal employment (9.13k).