Subgroup (227) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Researchers and Specialists in Computer Systems during first quarter of 2025 was 380k people, whose salary averaged $8.34k MX working around 39 hours per week.
The average age of Researchers and Specialists in Computer Systems was 37.3 years. The workforce was distributed in 84.2% men with an average salary of $8.86k MX and, 15.8% women with average salary of $5.56k MX.
The best average salaries received by Researchers and Specialists in Computer Systems were in Sinaloa ($18k MX), Nayarit ($16.9k MX), and Yucatán ($15.5k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (71.8k), Ciudad de México (71.6k), and Nuevo León (38.5k).
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 Residential Building Construction ($28.8k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Legal Services (265k), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (76.6k), and Business Administration Services (19.8k).
15% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $8.05k MX and 85% to men with an average salary of $4.76k MX.
At the level of states, Guerrero had the highest percentage of informal workers with 52.6% corresponding to 1.12k from 2.13k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Hidalgo with a 4.34% corresponding to 222 from 5.11k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Researchers and Specialists in Computer Systems were 380k being a 6.31% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (357k).
In the same period, an average salary of $8.34k MX was observed, registering a drop of 9.66%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($9.23k MX).
The states with the highest number of Researchers and Specialists in Computer Systems during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (71.8k), Ciudad de México (71.6k), and Nuevo León (38.5k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Jalisco and Ciudad de México with an increase of 17.6k (84.4%) and 3.16k (4.62%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Michoacán de Ocampo with a decrease of 6.45k (61.2%) and 3k (29.6%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Researchers and Specialists in Computer Systems during first quarter of 2025 were Sinaloa ($18k MX), Nayarit ($16.9k MX), and Yucatán ($15.5k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Estado de México and Durango with an increase of $6.05k MX (261%) and $4.85k MX (72.2%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en San Luis Potosí and Ciudad de México with a decrease of $16.2k MX (81.3%) and $6.22k MX (67.4%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Researchers and Specialists in Computer Systems represented the 84.2% of the employed population and women 15.8%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (113k men and 24.7k women).
The highest average salary was $14.3k MX received by men from 45 to 54 years, while the lowest average salary was $3.51k MX received by women 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 Computer Systems was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (301k men and 56.3k women).
The highest average salary was $7.77k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.61k 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 Computer Systems in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Legal Services (52.9%), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (15.3%), and Business Administration Services (3.95%).
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 Residential Building Construction ($28.8k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Researchers and Specialists in Computer Systems reached a 11.4%, which implied a decrease from 0.93 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (12.3%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 42.9 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 Computer Systems were Guerrero (52.6%), Puebla (40.1%), and Tabasco (31.1%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Estado de México (4.71%), Baja California Sur (4.5%), and Hidalgo (4.34%).
The workforce of Researchers and Specialists in Computer Systems during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 138k workers of which 83.4% corresponds to formal employment (115k) and 16.6% to informal employment (23k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 358k workers of which 88.7% corresponds to formal employment (317k) and 11.3% corresponds to informal employment (40.3k).