Occupation (2153) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Translators and Interpreters during first quarter of 2026 was 13.9k people, whose salary averaged $7.56k MX working around 34.3 hours per week.
The average age of Translators and Interpreters was 34.4 years. The workforce was distributed in 51.9% men with an average salary of $8.91k MX and, 48.1% women with average salary of $6.1k MX.
The best average salaries received by Translators and Interpreters were in Tamaulipas ($24.8k MX), Morelos ($18k MX), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ($17k MX) while the workforce was larger in Jalisco (2.94k), Nuevo León (1.8k), and Chihuahua (1.14k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Business Administration Services ($25k MX), General Public Administration ($10k MX), and Legal Services ($8.34k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Legal Services (19.7k), Legislative Bodies (6.32%), and Business Administration Services (994).
41.8% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $3.95k MX and 58.2% to men with an average salary of $8.98k MX.
At the level of states, Sinaloa had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 775 from 775 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Chihuahua with a 24.8% corresponding to 283 from 1.14k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Translators and Interpreters were 13.9k being a 9.4% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (15.4k).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.56k MX was observed, registering a drop of 47.8%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($14.5k MX).
The states with the highest number of Translators and Interpreters during the first quarter of 2026 were Jalisco (2.94k), Nuevo León (1.8k), and Chihuahua (1.14k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Jalisco and Michoacán de Ocampo with an increase of 2.33k (382%) and 1.04k (1.23k%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Estado de México with a decrease of 2.82k (79%) and 1.44k (82.4%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Translators and Interpreters during first quarter of 2026 were Tamaulipas ($24.8k MX), Morelos ($18k MX), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ($17k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Puebla and Baja California Sur with an increase of $10.9k MX (205%) and $10.7k MX (204%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Estado de México and Ciudad de México with a decrease of $27.7k MX (100%) and $24.5k MX (100%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Translators and Interpreters in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Legal Services (85.9%), Legislative Bodies (6.32%), and Business Administration Services (4.34%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Business Administration Services ($25k MX), General Public Administration ($10k MX), and Legal Services ($8.34k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Translators and Interpreters reached a 47.4%, which implied an increase from 25.1 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (22.3%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 7.4 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Translators and Interpreters were Sinaloa (100%), Morelos (100%), and Guanajuato (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Tamaulipas (39.1%), Puebla (28.2%), and Chihuahua (24.8%).
The workforce of Translators and Interpreters during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 7.66k workers of which 54.6% corresponds to formal employment (4.19k) and 45.4% to informal employment (3.48k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 9.27k workers of which 52.5% corresponds to formal employment (4.87k) and 47.5% corresponds to informal employment (4.4k).