Subgroup (222) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Researchers and Specialists in Biological, Chemical and Environmental Sciences during first quarter of 2025 was 98.9k people, whose salary averaged $10.6k MX working around 39.3 hours per week.
The average age of Researchers and Specialists in Biological, Chemical and Environmental Sciences was 36.8 years. The workforce was distributed in 45.3% men with an average salary of $10.9k MX and, 54.7% women with average salary of $10.5k MX.
The best average salaries received by Researchers and Specialists in Biological, Chemical and Environmental Sciences were in Nuevo León ($25.3k MX), Guerrero ($23.7k MX), and Tabasco ($19.2k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (22.2k), Ciudad de México (9.81k), and Jalisco (9.57k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Waste Collection ($28.3k MX), Pig Raising ($26.2k MX), and Building Installations and Equipmen ($21.1k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Medical Doctors Offices (40.6k), Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (19.9k), and Legal Services (13.9k).
48.2% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $3.2k MX and 51.8% to men with an average salary of $10.4k MX.
At the level of states, Nayarit had the highest percentage of informal workers with 64.9% corresponding to 259 from 399 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Jalisco with a 4.35% corresponding to 416 from 9.57k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Researchers and Specialists in Biological, Chemical and Environmental Sciences were 98.9k being a 5.92% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (93.3k).
In the same period, an average salary of $10.6k MX was observed, registering an increase of 20.6%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($8.83k MX).
The states with the highest number of Researchers and Specialists in Biological, Chemical and Environmental Sciences during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (22.2k), Ciudad de México (9.81k), and Jalisco (9.57k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Jalisco and Estado de México with an increase of 6.1k (176%) and 4.62k (26.3%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Puebla with a decrease of 7.74k (44.1%) and 1.61k (53.9%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Researchers and Specialists in Biological, Chemical and Environmental Sciences during first quarter of 2025 were Nuevo León ($25.3k MX), Guerrero ($23.7k MX), and Tabasco ($19.2k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Nuevo León and Oaxaca with an increase of $20.1k MX (390%) and $13.1k MX (729%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Coahuila de Zaragoza and Tamaulipas with a decrease of $9.31k MX (56.2%) and $7.19k MX (36.4%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Researchers and Specialists in Biological, Chemical and Environmental Sciences represented the 45.3% of the employed population and women 54.7%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (16.6k men and 31.9k women).
The highest average salary was $12k MX received by women from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $6.63k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1)
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Researchers and Specialists in Biological, Chemical and Environmental Sciences was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (36.5k men and 51.8k women).
The highest average salary was $12.6k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $10.4k MX received by women with 16 to 18 years of schooling.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
The visualization shows the distribution of Researchers and Specialists in Biological, Chemical and Environmental Sciences in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Medical Doctors Offices (38.2%), Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (18.8%), and Legal Services (13.1%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Waste Collection ($28.3k MX), Pig Raising ($26.2k MX), and Building Installations and Equipmen ($21.1k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Researchers and Specialists in Biological, Chemical and Environmental Sciences reached a 15.9%, which implied a decrease from 2.24 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (18.2%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 38.4 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Researchers and Specialists in Biological, Chemical and Environmental Sciences were Nayarit (64.9%), Colima (44.3%), and Tlaxcala (42.5%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Oaxaca (6.61%), Quintana Roo (5.62%), and Jalisco (4.35%).
The workforce of Researchers and Specialists in Biological, Chemical and Environmental Sciences during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 48.5k workers of which 87.4% corresponds to formal employment (42.4k) and 12.6% to informal employment (6.13k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 88.3k workers of which 86.8% corresponds to formal employment (76.6k) and 13.2% corresponds to informal employment (11.7k).