Business Operations Specialists, All Other Salary in New Mexico

Business Operations Specialists, All Other in New Mexico have a median of $79,100 a year, below the national $83,050 (−5%); the state ranks 33rd of 51 states by median. Business Operations Specialists, All Other earn 68% more than the median across all occupations in New Mexico ($47,210). Every neighbouring state pays more: Oklahoma, Colorado, Arizona, Texas and Utah range from $80,190 in Utah to $93,640 in Oklahoma. New Mexico employs 8,450 business operations specialists, all other, 9.70 per 1,000 jobs, the 29th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.39 means the occupation is more concentrated in New Mexico than nationally.

New Mexico vs the United States, May 2025

Business Operations Specialists, All Other: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in New Mexico and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
New MexicoHourly$23.49$29.63$38.03$48.73$62.59$41.068,4509.701.39
Annual$48,860$61,620$79,100$101,360$130,200$85,410
United StatesHourly$23.02$30.12$39.93$54.81$72.12$45.181,087,090––
Annual$47,880$62,640$83,050$114,010$150,010$93,970
$0$50k$100k$150k10th10th: $48,860$48,86025th25th: $61,620$61,620MedianMedian: $79,100$79,10075th75th: $101,360$101,36090th90th: $130,200$130,200US median
New Mexico annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
33rd of 51 states
Rank by employment
29th of 50 states
Location quotient
1.39
Jobs per 1,000
9.70

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of New Mexico's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in New Mexico

4 metropolitan areas and 2 nonmetropolitan areas touching New Mexico publish a row for business operations specialists, all other, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Albuquerque, NM$38.97$81,070$50,480$135,4504,16010.281.47
Farmington, NM$37.39$77,780$40,000$115,9202906.190.88
Las Cruces, NM$36.78$76,510$49,850$115,9206908.581.23
Santa Fe, NM$32.48$67,560$49,570$114,72085013.791.97
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$39.24$81,620$51,780$155,7007909.321.33
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$37.85$78,730$36,940$115,2101,2107.281.04

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
New Mexico$38.03$79,1008,4501.39
Arizona$40.04$83,28012,2100.54
Colorado$44.48$92,52045,6702.27
Oklahoma$45.02$93,6405,7000.48
Texas$38.86$80,820104,2701.06
Utah$38.55$80,190****

See the national page for Business Operations Specialists, All Other (every state ranked) and the New Mexico wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS New Mexico estimates.

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Employment estimate not available.
  • Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
  • Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.