Occupation (2428) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Pharmacologists during first quarter of 2026 was 11.3k people, whose salary averaged $15.7k MX working around 39.7 hours per week.
The average age of Pharmacologists was 38.3 years. The workforce was distributed in 46.9% men with an average salary of $19k MX and, 53.1% women with average salary of $12.9k MX.
The best average salaries received by Pharmacologists were in Chihuahua ($44.5k MX), Tamaulipas ($28k MX), and Tabasco ($26.2k MX) while the workforce was larger in Jalisco (3.5k), Sinaloa (1.45k), and Tabasco (1.22k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Medical Doctors Offices ($22.9k MX), Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($13.3k MX), and General Hospitals ($13.1k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (10.9k), Medical Doctors Offices (6.32k), and General Hospitals (3.17k).
17.8% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $6.9k MX and 82.2% to men with an average salary of $8.31k MX.
At the level of states, Tamaulipas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 130 from 130 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Sinaloa with a 19.5% corresponding to 283 from 1.45k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Pharmacologists were 11.3k being a 23.9% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (14.9k).
In the same period, an average salary of $15.7k MX was observed, registering an increase of 137%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($6.66k MX).
The states with the highest number of Pharmacologists during the first quarter of 2026 were Jalisco (3.5k), Sinaloa (1.45k), and Tabasco (1.22k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Jalisco and Oaxaca with an increase of 812 (30.2%) and 193 (268%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Tamaulipas and Tabasco with a decrease of 1.38k (91.4%) and 636 (34.2%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Pharmacologists during first quarter of 2026 were Chihuahua ($44.5k MX), Tamaulipas ($28k MX), and Tabasco ($26.2k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Chihuahua and Tamaulipas with an increase of $36.3k MX (444%) and $19.2k MX (221%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Colima and Baja California Sur with a decrease of $38k MX (100%) and $34k MX (100%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Pharmacologists in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (48.4%), Medical Doctors Offices (28.1%), and General Hospitals (14.1%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Medical Doctors Offices ($22.9k MX), Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($13.3k MX), and General Hospitals ($13.1k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Pharmacologists reached a 21.3%, which implied an increase from 4 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (17.3%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 33.5 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Tamaulipas
Less Labor Informality: 19.5 %, Sinaloa
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Pharmacologists were Tamaulipas (100%), Guanajuato (100%), and Baja California Sur (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Jalisco (39.1%), Tlaxcala (31%), and Sinaloa (19.5%).
The workforce of Pharmacologists during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 4.34k workers of which 66.4% corresponds to formal employment (2.88k) and 33.6% to informal employment (1.46k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 10.4k workers of which 76.8% corresponds to formal employment (8k) and 23.2% corresponds to informal employment (2.41k).