Occupation (1113) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Presidents and Municipal Authorities during first quarter of 2026 was 13.7k people, whose salary averaged $6.88k MX working around 48.1 hours per week.
The average age of Presidents and Municipal Authorities was 42.7 years. The workforce was distributed in 63% men with an average salary of $5.84k MX and, 37% women with average salary of $8.66k MX.
The best average salaries received by Presidents and Municipal Authorities were in Quintana Roo ($80k MX), Campeche ($40k MX), and Guanajuato ($25k MX) while the workforce was larger in Oaxaca (2.99k), Puebla (1.48k), and Estado de México (1.09k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($6.81k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (100%).
21.6% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $7.98k MX and 78.4% to men with an average salary of $3.41k MX.
At the level of states, Yucatán had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 262 from 262 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was San Luis Potosí with a 50.1% corresponding to 271 from 541 workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Presidents and Municipal Authorities were 13.7k being a 0.37% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (13.8k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.88k MX was observed, registering a drop of 46.8%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($12.9k MX).
The states with the highest number of Presidents and Municipal Authorities during the first quarter of 2026 were Oaxaca (2.99k), Puebla (1.48k), and Estado de México (1.09k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Puebla and Oaxaca with an increase of 1.29k (697%) and 1.28k (75.5%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Tabasco and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a decrease of 1.49k (88.3%) and 905 (54.8%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Presidents and Municipal Authorities during first quarter of 2026 were Quintana Roo ($80k MX), Campeche ($40k MX), and Guanajuato ($25k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Campeche and Chihuahua with an increase of $31.2k MX (355%) and $15.7k MX (363%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Nuevo León and Aguascalientes with a decrease of $36k MX (100%) and $35.2k MX (100%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Presidents and Municipal Authorities in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (100%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($6.81k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Presidents and Municipal Authorities reached a 69.3%, which implied a decrease from 8.37 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (77.7%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 14.5 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Yucatán
Less Labor Informality: 50.1 %, San Luis Potosí
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Presidents and Municipal Authorities were Yucatán (100%), Tlaxcala (100%), and Tabasco (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Oaxaca (84.6%), Puebla (77.7%), and San Luis Potosí (50.1%).
The workforce of Presidents and Municipal Authorities during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 4.3k workers of which 1.33% corresponds to formal employment (57) and 98.7% to informal employment (4.24k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 8.03k workers of which 24.8% corresponds to formal employment (1.99k) and 75.2% corresponds to informal employment (6.04k).