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Cantantes

Occupation (2173) - 2025-Q1

  • 27.5k, Workforce
  • $5.44k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 40.3, Average age
  • 24.2, Weekly hours worked
  • 3.4, Weekly days worked
  • 10.7%, Workforce with second job
  • 69.9%, Informal Workforce
  • 11.1, Average years of Schooling

About Cantantes

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The workforce of Cantantes during first quarter of 2025 was 27.5k people, whose salary averaged $5.44k MX working around 24.2 hours per week.

The average age of Cantantes was 40.3 years. The workforce was distributed in 80.2% men with an average salary of $4.76k MX and, 19.8% women with average salary of $8.19k MX.

The best average salaries received by Cantantes were in Puebla ($32k MX), Baja California Sur ($21.5k MX), and Guerrero ($12.6k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (8.01k), Estado de México (4.81k), and Jalisco (1.67k).

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Amusement Parks and Arcades ($6k MX) and Performing Arts Companies and Groups ($5.92k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Performing Arts Companies and Groups (47.7k), General Public Administration (5.73%), and Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes and Similar Figures (300).

24.5% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $9.44k MX and 75.5% to men with an average salary of $6.92k MX.

At the level of states, Zacatecas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 373 from 373 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Ciudad de México with a 10.5% corresponding to 841 from 8.01k workers.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 27.5k, Workforce 2025-Q1
  • $5.44k MX, Average monthly salary 2025-Q1

At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Cantantes were 27.5k being a 9.94% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (25k).

In the same period, an average salary of $5.44k MX was observed, registering a drop of 45.8%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($10k MX).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Cantantes during the first quarter of 2025 were Ciudad de México (8.01k), Estado de México (4.81k), and Jalisco (1.67k)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Ciudad de México and Guerrero with an increase of 4.94k (161%) and 1.27k (404%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Puebla and Hidalgo with a decrease of 2.49k (71.8%) and 1.29k (89.5%), respectively.

Salaries by State

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The states with the best average salaries for Cantantes during first quarter of 2025 were Puebla ($32k MX), Baja California Sur ($21.5k MX), and Guerrero ($12.6k MX)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Puebla and Guerrero with an increase of $28.5k MX (829%) and $4.11k MX (48.2%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Estado de México and Baja California with a decrease of $14.1k MX (100%) and $13.6k MX (84.5%), respectively.

Workforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries

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The visualization shows the distribution of Cantantes in different industries and economic sectors.

At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Performing Arts Companies and Groups (93.1%), General Public Administration (5.73%), and Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes and Similar Figures (0.59%).

In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Amusement Parks and Arcades ($6k MX) and Performing Arts Companies and Groups ($5.92k MX).

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2025-Q1

  • 69.9%, Cantantes
  • 54.3%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Cantantes reached a 69.9%, which implied a decrease from 16.2 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024  (86.1%).

The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 15.6 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Zacatecas

Less Labor Informality: 10.5 %, Ciudad de México

At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Cantantes were Zacatecas (100%), Yucatán (100%), and Tlaxcala (100%).

The states with the lowest informality rate were Quintana Roo (66.7%), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (39.9%), and Ciudad de México (10.5%).

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Cantantes during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 10.5k workers of which 54.1% corresponds to formal employment (5.71k) and 45.9% to informal employment (4.84k).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 10.8k workers of which 53%  corresponds to formal employment (5.71k) and 47% corresponds to informal employment (5.07k).