Occupation (2142) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Psychologists during first quarter of 2025 was 149k people, whose salary averaged $5.61k MX working around 29.9 hours per week.
The average age of Psychologists was 39.2 years. The workforce was distributed in 17.7% men with an average salary of $8.4k MX and, 82.3% women with average salary of $5.01k MX.
The best average salaries received by Psychologists were in Baja California ($21.8k MX), Nayarit ($13.3k MX), and Baja California Sur ($13.2k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (30.4k), Estado de México (17.9k), and Jalisco (14.7k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization ($30k MX), Community Food, Housing and Emergency Services ($13k MX), and Dental Offices ($12k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Medical Doctors Offices (164k), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (5.89%), and Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools (13.3k).
85.3% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.14k MX and 14.7% to men with an average salary of $4.66k MX.
At the level of states, Quintana Roo had the highest percentage of informal workers with 77.2% corresponding to 1.1k from 1.43k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Baja California Sur with a 3.27% corresponding to 50 from 1.53k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Psychologists were 149k being a 3.15% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (144k).
In the same period, an average salary of $5.61k MX was observed, registering an increase of 8.67%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($5.16k MX).
The states with the highest number of Psychologists during the first quarter of 2025 were Ciudad de México (30.4k), Estado de México (17.9k), and Jalisco (14.7k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Ciudad de México and Jalisco with an increase of 11k (56.6%) and 3.05k (26.2%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Guanajuato with a decrease of 2.89k (13.9%) and 2.35k (23.5%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Psychologists during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California ($21.8k MX), Nayarit ($13.3k MX), and Baja California Sur ($13.2k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Baja California and Tlaxcala with an increase of $15.9k MX (271%) and $6.3k MX (118%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Chiapas and Yucatán with a decrease of $2.84k MX (23.2%) and $2.75k MX (24%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Psychologists represented the 17.7% of the employed population and women 82.3%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (9.11k men and 50.2k women).
The highest average salary was $12.4k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.23k MX received by women from 45 to 54 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1)
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Psychologists was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (25.4k men and 112k women).
The highest average salary was $8.29k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.59k 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 Psychologists in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Medical Doctors Offices (60.3%), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (5.89%), and Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools (4.91%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization ($30k MX), Community Food, Housing and Emergency Services ($13k MX), and Dental Offices ($12k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Psychologists reached a 36.4%, which implied an increase from 3.14 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (33.3%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 17.9 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 77.2%, Quintana Roo
Less Labor Informality: 3.27 %, Baja California Sur
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Psychologists were Quintana Roo (77.2%), Chiapas (62.4%), and Jalisco (55.3%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Guerrero (12.3%), Zacatecas (11.9%), and Baja California Sur (3.27%).
The workforce of Psychologists during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 59.3k workers of which 56.6% corresponds to formal employment (33.6k) and 43.4% to informal employment (25.8k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 137k workers of which 63.1% corresponds to formal employment (86.7k) and 36.9% corresponds to informal employment (50.7k).