Occupation (3213) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Telephone and Telegraph during first quarter of 2026 was 49.3k people, whose salary averaged $6.57k MX working around 40.8 hours per week.
The average age of Telephone and Telegraph was 34.4 years. The workforce was distributed in 44.8% men with an average salary of $6.77k MX and, 55.2% women with average salary of $6.4k MX.
The best average salaries received by Telephone and Telegraph were in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ($17.8k MX), Baja California Sur ($17.5k MX), and San Luis Potosí ($13.2k MX) while the workforce was larger in Nuevo León (8.66k), Ciudad de México (8.07k), and Estado de México (3.59k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($15k MX), Higher Technical Education Schools ($14k MX), and Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works ($12.9k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Business Administration Services (27.3k), Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (2.35k), and Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services (2.24k).
47.2% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.98k MX and 52.8% to men with an average salary of $6.87k MX.
At the level of states, Oaxaca had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 61 from 61 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Querétaro with a 5.55% corresponding to 112 from 2.02k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Telephone and Telegraph were 49.3k being a 30.4% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (70.8k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.57k MX was observed, registering a drop of 4.47%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($6.87k MX).
The states with the highest number of Telephone and Telegraph during the first quarter of 2026 were Nuevo León (8.66k), Ciudad de México (8.07k), and Estado de México (3.59k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Guanajuato and Morelos with an increase of 2.43k (342%) and 1.91k (161%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Ciudad de México with a decrease of 11.8k (76.6%) and 10.4k (56.4%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Telephone and Telegraph during first quarter of 2026 were Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ($17.8k MX), Baja California Sur ($17.5k MX), and San Luis Potosí ($13.2k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and San Luis Potosí with an increase of $9.32k MX (109%) and $8.72k MX (194%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Jalisco and Sonora with a decrease of $9.74k MX (69.8%) and $8.43k MX (47.5%), respectively.
Average Age 2026-Q1
At first quarter of 2026, the male workforce in Telephone and Telegraph represented the 44.8% of the employed population and women 55.2%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (8.15k men and 10.2k women).
The highest average salary was $6.99k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $6.21k MX received by women from 25 to 34 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2026-Q1): 13.5, Women
During the first quarter of 2026, male and female workforce in Telephone and Telegraph was concentrated in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (9.72k men and 12.8k women).
The highest average salary was $6.9k MX received by women with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $5.38k MX received by women with 10 to 12 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 Telephone and Telegraph in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Business Administration Services (57.5%), Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (4.94%), and Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services (4.7%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($15k MX), Higher Technical Education Schools ($14k MX), and Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works ($12.9k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Telephone and Telegraph reached a 13.6%, which implied a decrease from 5.88 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (19.5%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 41.2 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Telephone and Telegraph were Oaxaca (100%), Tabasco (85.5%), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (79.7%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Nayarit (8.57%), Ciudad de México (7.78%), and Querétaro (5.55%).
The workforce of Telephone and Telegraph during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 18.4k workers of which 88.4% corresponds to formal employment (16.2k) and 11.6% to informal employment (2.14k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 22.6k workers of which 92.9% corresponds to formal employment (20.9k) and 7.12% corresponds to informal employment (1.61k).