Occupation (2152) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Journalists and Editors during first quarter of 2025 was 30.8k people, whose salary averaged $8.06k MX working around 37.1 hours per week.
The average age of Journalists and Editors was 41.3 years. The workforce was distributed in 56.6% men with an average salary of $10.1k MX and, 43.4% women with average salary of $5.37k MX.
The best average salaries received by Journalists and Editors were in Querétaro ($19.6k MX), Colima ($16k MX), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ($13.7k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (15.9k), Sinaloa (1.29k), and Puebla (1.17k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes and Similar Figures ($16.8k MX), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($12.6k MX), and Legal Services ($12.1k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Legal Services (8.58k), Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes and Similar Figures (4.8k), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (9.08%).
48.8% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $2.9k MX and 51.2% to men with an average salary of $9.88k MX.
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 608 from 608 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Ciudad de México with a 20% corresponding to 3.16k from 15.9k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Journalists and Editors were 30.8k being a 19.7% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (25.7k).
In the same period, an average salary of $8.06k MX was observed, registering an increase of 37.6%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($5.86k MX).
The states with the highest number of Journalists and Editors during the first quarter of 2025 were Ciudad de México (15.9k), Sinaloa (1.29k), and Puebla (1.17k)
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 5.49k (52.9%) and 960 (459%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Guanajuato and Jalisco with a decrease of 1.27k (86.2%) and 1.03k (55.9%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Journalists and Editors during first quarter of 2025 were Querétaro ($19.6k MX), Colima ($16k MX), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ($13.7k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Guerrero and Ciudad de México with an increase of $6.68k MX (303%) and $5.42k MX (114%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Tamaulipas and Durango with a decrease of $9.08k MX (97.3%) and $7.04k MX (39.6%), respectively.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1)
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Journalists and Editors was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (13.9k men and 11.6k women).
The highest average salary was $10.2k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $6.08k 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 Journalists and Editors in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Legal Services (43.7%), Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes and Similar Figures (24.5%), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (9.08%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes and Similar Figures ($16.8k MX), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($12.6k MX), and Legal Services ($12.1k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Journalists and Editors reached a 28.3%, which implied a decrease from 4.88 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (33.2%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 26 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Tlaxcala
Less Labor Informality: 20 %, Ciudad de México
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Journalists and Editors were Tlaxcala (100%), Quintana Roo (81.3%), and Tamaulipas (74.1%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Puebla (26.2%), Coahuila de Zaragoza (22.7%), and Ciudad de México (20%).
The workforce of Journalists and Editors during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 13.3k workers of which 75.8% corresponds to formal employment (10.1k) and 24.2% to informal employment (3.23k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 25.5k workers of which 75.2% corresponds to formal employment (19.2k) and 24.8% corresponds to informal employment (6.32k).