Subgroup (421) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Sales Employees and Telemarketers during first quarter of 2026 was 4.09M people, whose salary averaged $5.45k MX working around 44 hours per week.
The average age of Sales Employees and Telemarketers was 34.1 years. The workforce was distributed in 40.9% men with an average salary of $6.38k MX and, 59.1% women with average salary of $4.8k MX.
The best average salaries received by Sales Employees and Telemarketers were in Nuevo León ($7.89k MX), Baja California Sur ($7.62k MX), and Sonora ($7.61k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (628k), Jalisco (296k), and Ciudad de México (285k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization ($40k MX), Multiple Banking ($20k MX), and Travel Agencies and Reservation Services ($13.1k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (2.35M), Retail Trade of Textile Products, except Apparel (867k), and Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (709k).
65.9% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $3.79k MX and 34.1% to men with an average salary of $4.92k MX.
At the level of states, Oaxaca had the highest percentage of informal workers with 80.3% corresponding to 92.4k from 115k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Nuevo León with a 35.3% corresponding to 55.3k from 157k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Sales Employees and Telemarketers were 4.09M being a 0.93% higher than the fourth quarter of 2025. (4.05M).
In the same period, an average salary of $5.45k MX was observed, registering an increase of 18.7%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($4.59k MX).
The states with the highest number of Sales Employees and Telemarketers during the first quarter of 2026 were Estado de México (628k), Jalisco (296k), and Ciudad de México (285k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Michoacán de Ocampo and Estado de México with an increase of 27.2k (16.6%) and 18.7k (3.07%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Querétaro with a decrease of 15.4k (6.16%) and 15.3k (18.7%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Sales Employees and Telemarketers during first quarter of 2026 were Nuevo León ($7.89k MX), Baja California Sur ($7.62k MX), and Sonora ($7.61k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Ciudad de México and Estado de México with an increase of $2.66k MX (82.1%) and $1.47k MX (36.7%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Baja California Sur and Colima with a decrease of $870 MX (10.3%) and $654 MX (9.44%), respectively.
Average Age 2026-Q1
At first quarter of 2026, the male workforce in Sales Employees and Telemarketers represented the 40.9% of the employed population and women 59.1%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 15 to 24 years (532k men and 720k women).
The highest average salary was $7.67k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $607 MX received by women from 75 or more years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2026-Q1)
During the first quarter of 2026, male and female workforce in Sales Employees and Telemarketers was concentrated in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (679k men and 1.04M women).
The highest average salary was $7.83k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $1.84k MX received by women with 0 to 3 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 Sales Employees and Telemarketers in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (38.6%), Retail Trade of Textile Products, except Apparel (14.2%), and Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (11.6%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization ($40k MX), Multiple Banking ($20k MX), and Travel Agencies and Reservation Services ($13.1k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Sales Employees and Telemarketers reached a 60.1%, which implied a decrease from 0.76 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (60.8%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 5.29 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 80.3%, Oaxaca
Less Labor Informality: 35.3 %, Nuevo León
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Sales Employees and Telemarketers were Oaxaca (80.3%), Tlaxcala (79.5%), and Puebla (76.5%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Sinaloa (40.3%), Coahuila de Zaragoza (37.6%), and Nuevo León (35.3%).
The workforce of Sales Employees and Telemarketers during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 15 to 24 years concentrating 1.25M workers of which 24.4% corresponds to formal employment (306k) and 75.6% to informal employment (946k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 1.72M workers of which 44.4% corresponds to formal employment (764k) and 55.6% corresponds to informal employment (956k).