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Officials, Legislators and Government Officials

Subgroup (111) - 2025-Q1

  • 9.14k, Workforce
  • $9.96k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 43.3, Average age
  • 44.3, Weekly hours worked
  • 5.61, Weekly days worked
  • 11.1%, Workforce with second job
  • 62.9%, Informal Workforce
  • 14.6, Average years of Schooling

About Officials, Legislators and Government Officials

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The workforce of Officials, Legislators and Government Officials during first quarter of 2025 was 9.14k people, whose salary averaged $9.96k MX working around 44.3 hours per week.

The average age of Officials, Legislators and Government Officials was 43.3 years. The workforce was distributed in 43.9% men with an average salary of $12.8k MX and, 56.1% women with average salary of $7.73k MX.

The best average salaries received by Officials, Legislators and Government Officials were in Tamaulipas ($80k MX), Yucatán ($50k MX), and Zacatecas ($45k MX) while the workforce was larger in Sonora (1.58k), Hidalgo (1.55k), and Oaxaca (1.51k).

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($28.9k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($28.9k MX), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($9.4k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (89.2%), Legislative Bodies (5.72%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (2.56%).

53.6% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $6.8k MX and 46.4% to men with an average salary of $10.4k MX.

At the level of states, Yucatán had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 151 from 151 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Durango with a 10.9% corresponding to 36 from 329 workers.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 9.14k, Workforce 2025-Q1
  • $9.96k MX, Average monthly salary 2025-Q1

At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Officials, Legislators and Government Officials were 9.14k being a 23.7% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (12k).

In the same period, an average salary of $9.96k MX was observed, registering an increase of 50.4%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($6.63k MX).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Officials, Legislators and Government Officials during the first quarter of 2025 were Sonora (1.58k), Hidalgo (1.55k), and Oaxaca (1.51k)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Hidalgo and Sonora with an increase of 1.25k (420%) and 1.2k (319%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Sinaloa and Tamaulipas with a decrease of 459 (60.1%) and 427 (81.8%), respectively.

Salaries by State

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The states with the best average salaries for Officials, Legislators and Government Officials during first quarter of 2025 were Tamaulipas ($80k MX), Yucatán ($50k MX), and Zacatecas ($45k MX)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Tamaulipas and Yucatán with an increase of $70.9k MX (783%) and $34.8k MX (230%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Durango and Sinaloa with a decrease of $46.5k MX (77.4%) and $17.6k MX (100%), respectively.

Workforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries

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The visualization shows the distribution of Officials, Legislators and Government Officials in different industries and economic sectors.

At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (89.2%), Legislative Bodies (5.72%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (2.56%).

In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($28.9k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($28.9k MX), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($9.4k MX).

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2025-Q1

  • 62.9%, Officials, Legislators and Government Officials
  • 54.3%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Officials, Legislators and Government Officials reached a 62.9%, which implied an increase from 1.98 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024  (60.9%).

The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 8.6 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Yucatán

Less Labor Informality: 10.9 %, Durango

At first quarter of 2025, 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 Coahuila de Zaragoza (36.4%), Colima (25.8%), and Durango (10.9%).

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Officials, Legislators and Government Officials during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 3.03k workers of which 33.5% corresponds to formal employment (1.01k) and 66.5% to informal employment (2.01k).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 6.19k workers of which 40.4%  corresponds to formal employment (2.5k) and 59.6% corresponds to informal employment (3.69k).