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Official Prosecutors and Detectives

Occupation (2521) - 2025-Q1

  • 28k, Workforce
  • $9.51k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 38.6, Average age
  • 46.5, Weekly hours worked
  • 4.79, Weekly days worked
  • 10.7%, Workforce with second job
  • 11.5%, Informal Workforce
  • 15.2, Average years of Schooling

About Official Prosecutors and Detectives

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The workforce of Official Prosecutors and Detectives during first quarter of 2025 was 28k people, whose salary averaged $9.51k MX working around 46.5 hours per week.

The average age of Official Prosecutors and Detectives was 38.6 years. The workforce was distributed in 65.8% men with an average salary of $8.49k MX and, 34.2% women with average salary of $11.5k MX.

The best average salaries received by Official Prosecutors and Detectives were in Querétaro ($40k MX), Nuevo León ($28.2k MX), and Colima ($23.5k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (6.61k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (2.26k), and Estado de México (1.97k).

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Multiple Banking ($14k MX), Legal Services ($13.8k MX), and Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services ($12.9k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on General Public Administration (33.5%), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (26.2%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development (26.2%).

18.4% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.68k MX and 81.6% to men with an average salary of $10.7k MX.

At the level of states, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave had the highest percentage of informal workers with 93.8% corresponding to 2.12k from 2.26k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Hidalgo with a 4.48% corresponding to 65 from 1.45k workers.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 28k, Workforce 2025-Q1
  • $9.51k MX, Average monthly salary 2025-Q1

At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Official Prosecutors and Detectives were 28k being a 40.7% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (19.9k).

In the same period, an average salary of $9.51k MX was observed, registering an increase of 64.6%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($5.78k MX).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Official Prosecutors and Detectives during the first quarter of 2025 were Ciudad de México (6.61k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (2.26k), and Estado de México (1.97k)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Ciudad de México and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of 3.12k (89.3%) and 1.49k (194%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Nuevo León and Sonora with a decrease of 1.67k (65%) and 1.19k (86.9%), respectively.

Salaries by State

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The states with the best average salaries for Official Prosecutors and Detectives during first quarter of 2025 were Querétaro ($40k MX), Nuevo León ($28.2k MX), and Colima ($23.5k MX)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Estado de México and Colima with an increase of $16.4k MX (784%) and $14.5k MX (161%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Coahuila de Zaragoza and Tamaulipas with a decrease of $30.2k MX (76.4%) and $24k MX (100%), respectively.

Average Salary and Workforce by Gender and Schooling Years

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Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1)

  • 16.1, Women
  • 14.8, Men

During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Official Prosecutors and Detectives was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (9.73k men and 8.31k women).

The highest average salary was $12.6k MX received by women with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $9.5k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling.

* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.

Workforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries

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The visualization shows the distribution of Official Prosecutors and Detectives in different industries and economic sectors.

At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in General Public Administration (33.5%), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (26.2%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development (26.2%).

In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Multiple Banking ($14k MX), Legal Services ($13.8k MX), and Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services ($12.9k MX).

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2025-Q1

  • 11.5%, Official Prosecutors and Detectives
  • 54.3%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Official Prosecutors and Detectives reached a 11.5%, which implied a decrease from 0.098 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024  (11.6%).

The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 42.8 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: 93.8%, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

Less Labor Informality: 4.48 %, Hidalgo

At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Official Prosecutors and Detectives were Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (93.8%), San Luis Potosí (79.3%), and Campeche (44.7%).

The states with the lowest informality rate were Tlaxcala (30.3%), Nayarit (27.6%), and Hidalgo (4.48%).

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Official Prosecutors and Detectives during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 12k workers of which 95% corresponds to formal employment (11.4k) and 5.01% to informal employment (601).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 18k workers of which 95.5%  corresponds to formal employment (17.2k) and 4.52% corresponds to informal employment (816).