Occupation (2521) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Official Prosecutors and Detectives during first quarter of 2026 was 23.9k people, whose salary averaged $12.8k MX working around 48.3 hours per week.
The average age of Official Prosecutors and Detectives was 40.7 years. The workforce was distributed in 60.3% men with an average salary of $15k MX and, 39.7% women with average salary of $9.51k MX.
The best average salaries received by Official Prosecutors and Detectives were in Estado de México ($29.6k MX), Sinaloa ($25.6k MX), and Nuevo León ($24k MX) while the workforce was larger in Michoacán de Ocampo (3.51k), Jalisco (2.63k), and Estado de México (2.08k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Legal Services ($42.6k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($14.3k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($14.3k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (32.4%), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development (32.4%), and General Public Administration (23.2%).
93.7% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $6.83k MX and 6.34% to men with an average salary of $17.4k MX.
At the level of states, Nuevo León had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 681 from 681 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Morelos with a 23.5% corresponding to 80 from 341 workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Official Prosecutors and Detectives were 23.9k being a 4.2% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (24.9k).
In the same period, an average salary of $12.8k MX was observed, registering a drop of 17.6%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($15.5k MX).
The states with the highest number of Official Prosecutors and Detectives during the first quarter of 2026 were Michoacán de Ocampo (3.51k), Jalisco (2.63k), and Estado de México (2.08k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Michoacán de Ocampo and Jalisco with an increase of 2.19k (166%) and 1.69k (179%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Guanajuato and Ciudad de México with a decrease of 3.71k (89.4%) and 2.3k (59%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Official Prosecutors and Detectives during first quarter of 2026 were Estado de México ($29.6k MX), Sinaloa ($25.6k MX), and Nuevo León ($24k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Michoacán de Ocampo and Coahuila de Zaragoza with an increase of $12.8k MX (168%) and $11.9k MX (164%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Tamaulipas and Puebla with a decrease of $33k MX (100%) and $30k MX (100%), respectively.
Average Schooling in Years (2026-Q1)
During the first quarter of 2026, male and female workforce in Official Prosecutors and Detectives was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (9.2k men and 7.89k women).
The highest average salary was $13.6k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $8.27k 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 Official Prosecutors and Detectives in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (32.4%), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development (32.4%), and General Public Administration (23.2%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Legal Services ($42.6k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($14.3k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($14.3k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Official Prosecutors and Detectives reached a 14.4%, which implied an increase from 7.35 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (7.04%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 40.4 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Nuevo León
Less Labor Informality: 23.5 %, Morelos
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Official Prosecutors and Detectives were Nuevo León (100%), Ciudad de México (100%), and Chiapas (60.7%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Zacatecas (31.6%), San Luis Potosí (25.8%), and Morelos (23.5%).
The workforce of Official Prosecutors and Detectives during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 9.21k workers of which 74.7% corresponds to formal employment (6.88k) and 25.3% to informal employment (2.33k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 17.1k workers of which 84.7% corresponds to formal employment (14.5k) and 15.3% corresponds to informal employment (2.62k).