Pharmacologists
Occupation (2428) - 2025-Q1
- 13k, Workforce
- $9.06k MX, Average monthly salary
- 36.7, Average age
- 41, Weekly hours worked
- 4.96, Weekly days worked
- 2.94%, Workforce with second job
- 7.71%, Informal Workforce
- 17, Average years of Schooling
About Pharmacologists
#permalink to sectionThe workforce of Pharmacologists during first quarter of 2025 was 13k people, whose salary averaged $9.06k MX working around 41 hours per week.
The average age of Pharmacologists was 36.7 years. The workforce was distributed in 53.3% men with an average salary of $9.63k MX and, 46.7% women with average salary of $8.42k MX.
The best average salaries received by Pharmacologists were in Baja California Sur ($36k MX), Michoacán de Ocampo ($24k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($23.5k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (2.99k), Nuevo León (2.32k), and Tamaulipas (1.58k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($10.1k MX), Dental Offices ($9.16k MX), and Medical Doctors Offices ($8.49k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (11.7k), Medical Doctors Offices (10.3k), and General Hospitals (3.06k).
83.2% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $10.3k MX and 16.8% to men with an average salary of $7.74k MX.
At the level of states, San Luis Potosí had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 169 from 169 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Tabasco with a 4.84% corresponding to 75 from 1.55k workers.
Employment
#permalink to sectionWorkforce and Salaries Evolution
#permalink to section- 13k, Workforce 2025-Q1
- $9.06k MX, Average monthly salary 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Pharmacologists were 13k being a 12.4% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (11.6k).
In the same period, an average salary of $9.06k MX was observed, registering a drop of 21.6%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($11.6k MX).
Workforce by State
#permalink to sectionThe states with the highest number of Pharmacologists during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (2.99k), Nuevo León (2.32k), and Tamaulipas (1.58k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Tabasco and Nuevo León with an increase of 1.48k (2.18k%) and 999 (75.9%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Guerrero with a decrease of 1.32k (30.7%) and 514 (78%), respectively.
Salaries by State
#permalink to sectionThe states with the best average salaries for Pharmacologists during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($36k MX), Michoacán de Ocampo ($24k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($23.5k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Campeche and Coahuila de Zaragoza with an increase of $4k MX (28.6%) and -$517 (-2.15%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Chihuahua and Nuevo León with a decrease of $27.2k MX (71.5%) and $18.5k MX (61.9%), respectively.
Industries
#permalink to sectionWorkforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries
#permalink to sectionThe visualization shows the distribution of Pharmacologists in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (44.9%), Medical Doctors Offices (39.8%), and General Hospitals (11.8%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($10.1k MX), Dental Offices ($9.16k MX), and Medical Doctors Offices ($8.49k MX).
Labor Informality
#permalink to sectionLabor Informality
#permalink to sectionLabor Informality 2025-Q1
- 7.71%, Pharmacologists
- 54.3%, Average Informality in Mexico
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Pharmacologists reached a 7.71%, which implied an increase from 4.87 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (2.85%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 46.6 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Labor Informality by State
#permalink to sectionGreater Labor Informality: 100%, San Luis Potosí
Less Labor Informality: 4.84 %, Tabasco
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Pharmacologists were San Luis Potosí (100%), Tamaulipas (41.2%), and Sinaloa (14.9%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Sinaloa (14.9%), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (9.59%), and Tabasco (4.84%).
Labor Informality by Age and Education
#permalink to sectionThe workforce of Pharmacologists during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 15 to 24 years concentrating 4.16k workers of which 77.7% corresponds to formal employment (3.23k) and 22.3% to informal employment (929).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 10.7k workers of which 90.6% corresponds to formal employment (9.66k) and 9.41% corresponds to informal employment (1k).