Sales Managers Salary in New Mexico

In New Mexico, sales managers earn a median $114,080 a year, well below the national median of $148,270 (−23%); the state ranks 44th of 50 states by median. Sales Managers earn 2.4 times the median across all occupations in New Mexico ($47,210). Every neighbouring state pays more: Colorado, Arizona, Utah, Texas and Oklahoma range from $128,920 in Oklahoma to $180,850 in Colorado. New Mexico employs 1,750 sales managers, 2.01 per 1,000 jobs, the 39th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.49 means it is less common in New Mexico than nationally.

New Mexico vs the United States, May 2025

Sales Managers: 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	$31.34	$44.23	$54.85	$73.98	$98.46	$61.47	1,750	2.01	0.49
New Mexico	Annual	$65,190	$91,990	$114,080	$153,880	$204,790	$127,850	1,750	2.01	0.49
United States	Hourly	$35.18	$48.25	$71.28	$99.68	$139.68	$79.02	637,080	–	–
United States	Annual	$73,170	$100,360	$148,270	$207,340	$290,540	$164,350	637,080	–	–

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: 44th of 50 states
Rank by employment: 39th of 48 states
Location quotient: 0.49
Jobs per 1,000: 2.01

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 sales managers, 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	$70.44	$146,510	$66,550	$180,200	190	3.06	0.75
Albuquerque, NM	$52.96	$110,160	$64,310	$208,020	860	2.12	0.52
Farmington, NM	$51.50	$107,110	$71,490	$171,030	120	2.42	0.59
Las Cruces, NM	$48.85	$101,610	$60,240	$172,870	130	1.59	0.39
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$53.90	$112,120	$70,410	$251,250	60	0.74	0.18
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$53.25	$110,760	$70,010	$184,140	290	1.75	0.43

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
New Mexico	$54.85	$114,080	1,750	0.49
Arizona	$70.04	$145,690	13,870	1.04
Colorado	$86.95	$180,850	8,780	0.75
Oklahoma	$61.98	$128,920	3,250	0.46
Texas	$65.40	$136,020	76,010	1.32
Utah	$65.64	$136,520	8,990	1.26

See the national page for Sales Managers (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.