Occupation (2132) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Researchers and Specialists in Sociology and Social Development during first quarter of 2025 was 8.38k people, whose salary averaged $8.28k MX working around 35.9 hours per week.
The average age of Researchers and Specialists in Sociology and Social Development was 39.3 years. The workforce was distributed in 63.6% men with an average salary of $4.51k MX and, 36.4% women with average salary of $14.8k MX.
The best average salaries received by Researchers and Specialists in Sociology and Social Development were in Durango ($30k MX), Guerrero ($20k MX), and Sonora ($19k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (3.69k), Estado de México (1.76k), and Puebla (1.73k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Waste Treatment and Final Disposal ($28k MX), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($19k MX), and General Public Administration ($14.6k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on General Public Administration (44.2%), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (24.7%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development (24.7%).
22.5% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.79k MX and 77.5% to men with an average salary of $1k MX.
At the level of states, Querétaro had the highest percentage of informal workers with 39.9% corresponding to 105 from 263 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Puebla with a 14.2% corresponding to 246 from 1.73k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Researchers and Specialists in Sociology and Social Development were 8.38k being a 129% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (3.66k).
In the same period, an average salary of $8.28k MX was observed, registering an increase of 7.22%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($7.72k MX).
The states with the highest number of Researchers and Specialists in Sociology and Social Development during the first quarter of 2025 were Ciudad de México (3.69k), Estado de México (1.76k), and Puebla (1.73k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Ciudad de México and Puebla with an increase of 3.58k (3.14k%) and 1.12k (184%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Michoacán de Ocampo and Durango with a decrease of 453 (77.2%) and 55 (43.7%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Researchers and Specialists in Sociology and Social Development during first quarter of 2025 were Durango ($30k MX), Guerrero ($20k MX), and Sonora ($19k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Durango and Puebla with an increase of $14k MX (88%) and $4.49k MX (46%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Ciudad de México and Guerrero with a decrease of $4.57k MX (38.1%) and $3.49k MX (21.1%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Researchers and Specialists in Sociology and Social Development in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in General Public Administration (44.2%), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (24.7%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development (24.7%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Waste Treatment and Final Disposal ($28k MX), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($19k MX), and General Public Administration ($14.6k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Researchers and Specialists in Sociology and Social Development reached a 18.6%, which implied a decrease from 9.03 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (27.6%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 35.7 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 Sociology and Social Development were Querétaro (39.9%), Ciudad de México (32.7%), and Puebla (14.2%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Querétaro (39.9%), Ciudad de México (32.7%), and Puebla (14.2%).
The workforce of Researchers and Specialists in Sociology and Social Development during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 3.94k workers of which 69.4% corresponds to formal employment (2.73k) and 30.6% to informal employment (1.21k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 5.38k workers of which 71.1% corresponds to formal employment (3.82k) and 28.9% corresponds to informal employment (1.56k).