Occupation (4213) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Telemarketers during first quarter of 2026 was 48.6k people, whose salary averaged $7.1k MX working around 43.1 hours per week.
The average age of Telemarketers was 35.1 years. The workforce was distributed in 36.7% men with an average salary of $8.83k MX and, 63.3% women with average salary of $6.09k MX.
The best average salaries received by Telemarketers were in Chihuahua ($30.1k MX), Yucatán ($25.9k MX), and Guerrero ($15.5k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (18.3k), Ciudad de México (9.9k), and Nuevo León (3.81k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization ($40k MX), Amusement Parks and Arcades ($25k MX), and Travel Agencies and Reservation Services ($15k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Business Administration Services (41.2k), Retail Trade of Household Furniture and other Household Goods (9.58k), and Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (8.32k).
69.8% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.42k MX and 30.2% to men with an average salary of $4.47k MX.
At the level of states, Sinaloa had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 709 from 709 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Michoacán de Ocampo with a 5.28% corresponding to 79 from 1.5k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Telemarketers were 48.6k being a 17% higher than the fourth quarter of 2025. (41.5k).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.1k MX was observed, registering a drop of 16%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($8.45k MX).
The states with the highest number of Telemarketers during the first quarter of 2026 were Estado de México (18.3k), Ciudad de México (9.9k), and Nuevo León (3.81k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Ciudad de México with an increase of 9.38k (105%) and 1.26k (14.6%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Nuevo León and Guerrero with a decrease of 3.18k (45.5%) and 854 (83.4%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Telemarketers during first quarter of 2026 were Chihuahua ($30.1k MX), Yucatán ($25.9k MX), and Guerrero ($15.5k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Yucatán and Sonora with an increase of $16.9k MX (188%) and $7.51k MX (146%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Campeche and Guanajuato with a decrease of $56.8k MX (88%) and $8.55k MX (49.3%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Telemarketers in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Business Administration Services (57%), Retail Trade of Household Furniture and other Household Goods (13.3%), and Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (11.5%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization ($40k MX), Amusement Parks and Arcades ($25k MX), and Travel Agencies and Reservation Services ($15k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Telemarketers reached a 20.8%, which implied an increase from 1.85 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (19%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 34 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Sinaloa
Less Labor Informality: 5.28 %, Michoacán de Ocampo
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Telemarketers were Sinaloa (100%), Guanajuato (83.6%), and Quintana Roo (56.1%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Nuevo León (12.3%), Estado de México (9.38%), and Michoacán de Ocampo (5.28%).
The workforce of Telemarketers during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 19.4k workers of which 69.4% corresponds to formal employment (13.5k) and 30.6% to informal employment (5.95k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 19.4k workers of which 85% corresponds to formal employment (16.5k) and 15% corresponds to informal employment (2.91k).