Subgroup (228) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Communications and Telecommunications Engineers during first quarter of 2026 was 8.36k people, whose salary averaged $9.96k MX working around 40 hours per week.
The average age of Communications and Telecommunications Engineers was 36.6 years. The workforce was distributed in 98.6% men with an average salary of $9.99k MX and, 1.41% women with average salary of $8.02k MX.
The best average salaries received by Communications and Telecommunications Engineers were in Baja California Sur ($80k MX), San Luis Potosí ($20k MX), and Michoacán de Ocampo ($18k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (4.99k), Nuevo León (1.05k), and Guerrero (849).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Rental of Household and Personal Goods ($26.5k MX), Legal Services ($20.1k MX), and Higher Technical Education Schools ($12k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Rental of Household and Personal Goods (2.56k), Legal Services (2.08k), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (12.8%).
At the level of states, Sonora had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 232 from 232 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Ciudad de México with a 22.7% corresponding to 1.13k from 4.99k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Communications and Telecommunications Engineers were 8.36k being a 39.3% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (13.8k).
In the same period, an average salary of $9.96k MX was observed, registering an increase of 19.5%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($8.34k MX).
The states with the highest number of Communications and Telecommunications Engineers during the first quarter of 2026 were Ciudad de México (4.99k), Nuevo León (1.05k), and Guerrero (849)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Ciudad de México and Guerrero with an increase of 1.35k (36.9%) and 720 (558%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Jalisco and Sonora with a decrease of 354 (49.4%) and 260 (52.8%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Communications and Telecommunications Engineers during first quarter of 2026 were Baja California Sur ($80k MX), San Luis Potosí ($20k MX), and Michoacán de Ocampo ($18k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Ciudad de México and San Luis Potosí with an increase of $8.24k MX (184%) and -$2k (-9.09%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Nuevo León and Querétaro with a decrease of $34.4k MX (100%) and $25k MX (100%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Communications and Telecommunications Engineers in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Rental of Household and Personal Goods (35.9%), Legal Services (29.1%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (12.8%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Rental of Household and Personal Goods ($26.5k MX), Legal Services ($20.1k MX), and Higher Technical Education Schools ($12k MX).