Nursing Assistants Salary in New Mexico

Nursing Assistants in New Mexico have a median of $39,390 a year, below the national $42,260 (−7%); the state ranks 30th of 51 states by median. That is 17% less than the median across all occupations in New Mexico ($47,210). Among neighbouring states, Colorado, Arizona and Utah pay more (up to $47,380 in Colorado) and Texas and Oklahoma pay less (down to $35,930 in Oklahoma). New Mexico employs 4,750 nursing assistants, 5.45 per 1,000 jobs, the 46th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.59 means it is less common in New Mexico than nationally.

New Mexico vs the United States, May 2025

Nursing Assistants: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in New Mexico and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
New Mexico	Hourly	$16.40	$17.94	$18.94	$21.83	$23.24	$19.90	4,750	5.45	0.59
New Mexico	Annual	$34,110	$37,310	$39,390	$45,410	$48,340	$41,400	4,750	5.45	0.59
United States	Hourly	$16.32	$17.91	$20.32	$22.70	$24.99	$20.53	1,448,910	–	–
United States	Annual	$33,940	$37,260	$42,260	$47,220	$51,980	$42,700	1,448,910	–	–

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: 30th of 51 states
Rank by employment: 46th of 51 states
Location quotient: 0.59
Jobs per 1,000: 5.45

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 nursing assistants, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

Area	Median hourly	Median annual	10th pct (annual)	90th pct (annual)	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Santa Fe, NM	$22.37	$46,530	$35,920	$57,210	410	6.71	0.72
Albuquerque, NM	$19.21	$39,950	$35,240	$49,000	2,110	5.21	0.56
Farmington, NM	$18.94	$39,390	$35,160	$50,970	330	6.88	0.74
Las Cruces, NM	$17.98	$37,400	$30,370	$45,080	390	4.93	0.53
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$20.90	$43,470	$33,700	$51,500	550	6.49	0.70
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$18.21	$37,870	$30,520	$45,350	900	5.42	0.58

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
New Mexico	$18.94	$39,390	4,750	0.59
Arizona	$21.53	$44,780	20,320	0.67
Colorado	$22.78	$47,380	22,240	0.83
Oklahoma	$17.27	$35,930	19,410	1.22
Texas	$18.03	$37,500	88,680	0.68
Utah	$19.15	$39,840	12,260	0.76

See the national page for Nursing Assistants (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.

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.