Occupation (2153) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Translators and Interpreters during first quarter of 2025 was 13.4k people, whose salary averaged $5.01k MX working around 33.8 hours per week.
The average age of Translators and Interpreters was 35.4 years. The workforce was distributed in 54.3% men with an average salary of $6.12k MX and, 45.7% women with average salary of $3.69k MX.
The best average salaries received by Translators and Interpreters were in Sonora ($25k MX), Colima ($17.6k MX), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ($16.9k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (2.33k), Estado de México (2.28k), and Chihuahua (1.5k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in General Hospitals ($25k MX), Business Administration Services ($10.6k MX), and Legal Services ($6.6k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Legal Services (13.2k), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (8.78%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development (8.78%).
39.3% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $3.71k MX and 60.7% to men with an average salary of $8.73k MX.
At the level of states, Tamaulipas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 540 from 540 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Guanajuato with a 13.3% corresponding to 144 from 1.08k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Translators and Interpreters were 13.4k being a 26.7% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (18.3k).
In the same period, an average salary of $5.01k MX was observed, registering a drop of 7.01%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($5.39k MX).
The states with the highest number of Translators and Interpreters during the first quarter of 2025 were Ciudad de México (2.33k), Estado de México (2.28k), and Chihuahua (1.5k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Chihuahua with an increase of 1.54k (209%) and 939 (167%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Puebla with a decrease of 3.72k (61.5%) and 1.69k (90%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Translators and Interpreters during first quarter of 2025 were Sonora ($25k MX), Colima ($17.6k MX), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ($16.9k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Sonora and Puebla with an increase of $20.5k MX (450%) and $7.29k MX (109%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Campeche and Tamaulipas with a decrease of $13k MX (44.8%) and $5.26k MX (61.9%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Translators and Interpreters in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Legal Services (68.1%), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (8.78%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development (8.78%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in General Hospitals ($25k MX), Business Administration Services ($10.6k MX), and Legal Services ($6.6k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Translators and Interpreters reached a 37.3%, which implied an increase from 0.65 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (36.6%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 17 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Tamaulipas
Less Labor Informality: 13.3 %, Guanajuato
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Translators and Interpreters were Tamaulipas (100%), Sonora (100%), and Baja California Sur (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Morelos (31.4%), Chihuahua (26.7%), and Guanajuato (13.3%).
The workforce of Translators and Interpreters during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 6.14k workers of which 87.9% corresponds to formal employment (5.4k) and 12.1% to informal employment (743).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 8.17k workers of which 81.2% corresponds to formal employment (6.63k) and 18.8% corresponds to informal employment (1.54k).