Subgroup (111) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Officials, Legislators and Government Officials during first quarter of 2026 was 15.4k people, whose salary averaged $7.07k MX working around 47.6 hours per week.
The average age of Officials, Legislators and Government Officials was 44.1 years. The workforce was distributed in 61% men with an average salary of $6.81k MX and, 39% women with average salary of $7.46k MX.
The best average salaries received by Officials, Legislators and Government Officials were in Colima ($100k MX), Quintana Roo ($49.9k MX), and Guanajuato ($25k MX) while the workforce was larger in Oaxaca (2.99k), Puebla (1.48k), and Estado de México (1.09k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in General Public Administration ($10.4k MX), Legislative Bodies ($8.3k MX), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($6.81k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (89%), General Public Administration (6.83%), and Legislative Bodies (2.2%).
21.7% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $7.84k MX and 78.3% to men with an average salary of $3.74k MX.
At the level of states, Yucatán had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 262 from 262 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was San Luis Potosí with a 50.1% corresponding to 271 from 541 workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Officials, Legislators and Government Officials were 15.4k being a 0.18% higher than the fourth quarter of 2025. (15.4k).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.07k MX was observed, registering a drop of 47.6%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($13.5k MX).
The states with the highest number of Officials, Legislators and Government Officials during the first quarter of 2026 were Oaxaca (2.99k), Puebla (1.48k), and Estado de México (1.09k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Puebla and Oaxaca with an increase of 1.29k (697%) and 1.28k (75.5%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Tabasco and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a decrease of 1.49k (88.3%) and 982 (56.8%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Officials, Legislators and Government Officials during first quarter of 2026 were Colima ($100k MX), Quintana Roo ($49.9k MX), and Guanajuato ($25k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Colima and Campeche with an increase of $88k MX (736%) and $12k MX (94.2%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Nuevo León and Aguascalientes with a decrease of $36k MX (100%) and $35.2k MX (100%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Officials, Legislators and Government Officials in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (89%), General Public Administration (6.83%), and Legislative Bodies (2.2%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in General Public Administration ($10.4k MX), Legislative Bodies ($8.3k MX), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($6.81k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Officials, Legislators and Government Officials reached a 62.6%, which implied a decrease from 8.26 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (70.9%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 7.82 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Yucatán
Less Labor Informality: 50.1 %, San Luis Potosí
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Officials, Legislators and Government Officials were Yucatán (100%), Tlaxcala (100%), and Tabasco (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Morelos (70%), Nayarit (55.8%), and San Luis Potosí (50.1%).
The workforce of Officials, Legislators and Government Officials during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 4.6k workers of which 5.06% corresponds to formal employment (233) and 94.9% to informal employment (4.37k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 9.61k workers of which 35.7% corresponds to formal employment (3.43k) and 64.3% corresponds to informal employment (6.17k).