Subgroup (213) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Researchers and Social Scientists during first quarter of 2025 was 474k people, whose salary averaged $8.08k MX working around 37.9 hours per week.
The average age of Researchers and Social Scientists was 40.8 years. The workforce was distributed in 57.1% men with an average salary of $9.28k MX and, 42.9% women with average salary of $6.48k MX.
The best average salaries received by Researchers and Social Scientists were in Baja California Sur ($19.5k MX), Ciudad de México ($15.1k MX), and Durango ($14.9k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (113k), Estado de México (97.4k), and Puebla (25.3k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools ($34k MX), Fishing ($30.1k MX), and Metallic Ore Mining ($30.1k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Legal Services (569k), General Public Administration (11.1%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (7.92%).
33.1% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.77k MX and 66.9% to men with an average salary of $19.6k MX.
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 85.9% corresponding to 4.15k from 4.83k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Baja California Sur with a 3.48% corresponding to 116 from 3.33k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Researchers and Social Scientists were 474k being a 2.1% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (464k).
In the same period, an average salary of $8.08k MX was observed, registering an increase of 4.4%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($7.74k MX).
The states with the highest number of Researchers and Social Scientists during the first quarter of 2025 were Ciudad de México (113k), Estado de México (97.4k), and Puebla (25.3k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Ciudad de México and Baja California with an increase of 23.5k (26.3%) and 2.93k (22.7%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Jalisco and Michoacán de Ocampo with a decrease of 6.18k (21.9%) and 3.61k (20.5%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Researchers and Social Scientists during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($19.5k MX), Ciudad de México ($15.1k MX), and Durango ($14.9k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Chihuahua and Zacatecas with an increase of $4.6k MX (53.7%) and $3.2k MX (75.6%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Sinaloa and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a decrease of $6.47k MX (39.3%) and $5.17k MX (44.9%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Researchers and Social Scientists represented the 57.1% of the employed population and women 42.9%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (86k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (69.4k).
The highest average salary was $17.8k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $2.11k MX received by women from 15 to 24 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 Social Scientists was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (251k men and 192k women).
The highest average salary was $9.65k MX received by men with more than 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $6.3k 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 Social Scientists in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Legal Services (64.5%), General Public Administration (11.1%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (7.92%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools ($34k MX), Fishing ($30.1k MX), and Metallic Ore Mining ($30.1k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Researchers and Social Scientists reached a 21.8%, which implied a decrease from 4.17 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (26%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 32.5 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 85.9%, Tlaxcala
Less Labor Informality: 3.48 %, Baja California Sur
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Researchers and Social Scientists were Tlaxcala (85.9%), Hidalgo (56.2%), and Puebla (45.3%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Aguascalientes (5.19%), Sinaloa (4.92%), and Baja California Sur (3.48%).
The workforce of Researchers and Social Scientists during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 154k workers of which 78.6% corresponds to formal employment (121k) and 21.4% to informal employment (32.8k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 442k workers of which 78.4% corresponds to formal employment (347k) and 21.6% corresponds to informal employment (95.4k).