Subgroup (213) - 2024-Q2
The workforce of Researchers and Social Scientists during second quarter of 2024 was 449k people, whose salary averaged $8.43k MX working around 38.4 hours per week.
The average age of Researchers and Social Scientists was 41.8 years. The workforce was distributed in 58.7% men with an average salary of $9.84k MX and, 41.3% women with average salary of $6.42k MX.
The best average salaries received by Researchers and Social Scientists were in Coahuila de Zaragoza ($15.1k MX), Nayarit ($14.9k MX), and Ciudad de México ($14.8k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (82.1k), Ciudad de México (81k), and Jalisco (31.6k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Services Related to Air Transportation ($43k MX), Medical Doctors Offices ($30.7k MX), and Accounting, Auditing and Related Services ($24.7k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Legal Services (586k), General Public Administration (10.3%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (6.25%).
41% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $5.66k MX and 59% to men with an average salary of $6.83k MX.
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 64.4% corresponding to 2.57k from 4k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Baja California Sur with a 8.28% corresponding to 232 from 2.8k workers.
At second quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Researchers and Social Scientists were 449k being a 2.56% lower than the first quarter of 2024. (461k).
In the same period, an average salary of $8.43k MX was observed, registering an increase of 6.98%, compared to the first quarter of 2024 ($7.88k MX).
The states with the highest number of Researchers and Social Scientists during the second quarter of 2024 were Estado de México (82.1k), Ciudad de México (81k), and Jalisco (31.6k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the second quarter of 2024, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of 12.6k (18.1%) and 8.36k (83.1%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Jalisco with a decrease of 16.2k (16.7%) and 6.9k (17.9%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Researchers and Social Scientists during second quarter of 2024 were Coahuila de Zaragoza ($15.1k MX), Nayarit ($14.9k MX), and Ciudad de México ($14.8k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the second quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Nuevo León and Ciudad de México with an increase of $6.64k MX (88.7%) and $6.25k MX (72.7%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Aguascalientes and Michoacán de Ocampo with a decrease of $6.71k MX (67.4%) and $5.5k MX (38%), respectively.
Average Age 2024-Q2
At second quarter of 2024, the male workforce in Researchers and Social Scientists represented the 58.7% of the employed population and women 41.3%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (77.1k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (61.2k).
The highest average salary was $15.8k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.56k MX received by women from 55 to 64 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2024-Q2)
During the second quarter of 2024, male and female workforce in Researchers and Social Scientists was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (241k men and 170k women).
The highest average salary was $15.2k MX received by women with more than 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $5.94k 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 Researchers and Social Scientists in different industries and economic sectors.
At second quarter of 2024, the workforce was higher in Legal Services (68.6%), General Public Administration (10.3%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (6.25%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Services Related to Air Transportation ($43k MX), Medical Doctors Offices ($30.7k MX), and Accounting, Auditing and Related Services ($24.7k MX).
Labor Informality 2024-Q2
During the second quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Researchers and Social Scientists reached a 25.3%, which implied an increase from 0.15 percentage points compared to the first quarter of 2024 (25.1%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 29 percentage points during the second quarter of 2024.
Greater Labor Informality: 64.4%, Tlaxcala
Less Labor Informality: 8.28 %, Baja California Sur
At second quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Researchers and Social Scientists were Tlaxcala (64.4%), Tabasco (54.9%), and Chiapas (52.7%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Hidalgo (11.2%), Campeche (10.2%), and Baja California Sur (8.28%).
The workforce of Researchers and Social Scientists during the second quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 131k workers of which 80.5% corresponds to formal employment (105k) and 19.5% to informal employment (25.5k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 411k workers of which 74.5% corresponds to formal employment (306k) and 25.5% corresponds to informal employment (105k).