Group (22) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Researchers and Specialists in Exact Sciences, Biological, Engineering, Information Technology and Telecommunications during first quarter of 2025 was 1.08M people, whose salary averaged $8.64k MX working around 40.5 hours per week.
The average age of Researchers and Specialists in Exact Sciences, Biological, Engineering, Information Technology and Telecommunications was 37.7 years. The workforce was distributed in 78.8% men with an average salary of $8.88k MX and, 21.2% women with average salary of $7.77k MX.
The best average salaries received by Researchers and Specialists in Exact Sciences, Biological, Engineering, Information Technology and Telecommunications were in Campeche ($17.3k MX), Baja California Sur ($17.2k MX), and Nayarit ($15.8k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (169k), Ciudad de México (161k), and Jalisco (99.8k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Financial Institutions for Economic Developmen ($44.4k MX), Financial Institutions for Economic Development ($44.4k MX), and Pig Raising ($26.2k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Legal Services (498k), Residential Building Construction (152k), and Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (108k).
22% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $5.41k MX and 78% to men with an average salary of $6.82k MX.
At the level of states, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave had the highest percentage of informal workers with 40.7% corresponding to 11.4k from 28k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Nuevo León with a 6.31% corresponding to 5.84k from 92.5k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Researchers and Specialists in Exact Sciences, Biological, Engineering, Information Technology and Telecommunications were 1.08M being a 0.055% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (1.08M).
In the same period, an average salary of $8.64k MX was observed, registering a drop of 0.16%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($8.66k MX).
The states with the highest number of Researchers and Specialists in Exact Sciences, Biological, Engineering, Information Technology and Telecommunications during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (169k), Ciudad de México (161k), and Jalisco (99.8k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Jalisco and Nuevo León with an increase of 18.5k (22.7%) and 12.1k (15%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Ciudad de México with a decrease of 16.3k (8.78%) and 12.7k (7.34%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Researchers and Specialists in Exact Sciences, Biological, Engineering, Information Technology and Telecommunications during first quarter of 2025 were Campeche ($17.3k MX), Baja California Sur ($17.2k MX), and Nayarit ($15.8k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Estado de México with an increase of $4.01k MX (53.1%) and $3.92k MX (221%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Baja California and Coahuila de Zaragoza with a decrease of $3.93k MX (33.9%) and $3.52k MX (22.5%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Researchers and Specialists in Exact Sciences, Biological, Engineering, Information Technology and Telecommunications represented the 78.8% of the employed population and women 21.2%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (317k men and 117k women).
The highest average salary was $12k MX received by men from 45 to 54 years, while the lowest average salary was $3.48k MX received by women from 55 to 64 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 Exact Sciences, Biological, Engineering, Information Technology and Telecommunications was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (809k men and 214k women).
The highest average salary was $33.7k MX received by men with more than 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.17k MX received by men with 13 to 15 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 Exact Sciences, Biological, Engineering, Information Technology and Telecommunications in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Legal Services (39.2%), Residential Building Construction (11.9%), and Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (8.48%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Financial Institutions for Economic Developmen ($44.4k MX), Financial Institutions for Economic Development ($44.4k MX), and Pig Raising ($26.2k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Researchers and Specialists in Exact Sciences, Biological, Engineering, Information Technology and Telecommunications reached a 15.4%, which implied a decrease from 0.14 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (15.6%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 38.9 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 40.7%, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
Less Labor Informality: 6.31 %, Nuevo León
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Researchers and Specialists in Exact Sciences, Biological, Engineering, Information Technology and Telecommunications were Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (40.7%), Puebla (35.9%), and Guerrero (35.6%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Aguascalientes (9.05%), Chihuahua (8.69%), and Nuevo León (6.31%).
The workforce of Researchers and Specialists in Exact Sciences, Biological, Engineering, Information Technology and Telecommunications during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 434k workers of which 84.2% corresponds to formal employment (366k) and 15.8% to informal employment (68.4k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 1.02M workers of which 85.1% corresponds to formal employment (871k) and 14.9% corresponds to informal employment (152k).