New Mexico
Across all occupations in New Mexico, the median wage is $47,210 a year ($22.70 an hour) and the mean $62,330, May 2025. That median is −7% against the US median of $50,980. BLS counts 870,970 jobs in the state. The highest-paying occupation is emergency medicine physicians; the largest is home health and personal care aides.
All occupations: New Mexico vs the United States
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||
| New Mexico | Hourly | $13.83 | $16.95 | $22.70 | $36.07 | $52.92 | $29.96 | 870,970 |
| Annual | $28,760 | $35,260 | $47,210 | $75,030 | $110,070 | $62,330 | ||
| United States | Hourly | $15.00 | $18.07 | $24.51 | $38.71 | $61.81 | $33.54 | 155,495,730 |
| Annual | $31,200 | $37,590 | $50,980 | $80,520 | $128,560 | $69,770 | ||
Minimum wage in New Mexico
The wage floor is a separate question from these survey figures. See the New Mexico minimum wage page for the current rate, scheduled increases and tipped rules, verified against the U.S. Department of Labor.
20 highest-paying occupations in New Mexico
| Rank | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $405,130 | $194.77 | 340 |
| 2 | Anesthesiologists | $393,970 | $189.41 | 50 |
| 3 | Surgeons, All Other | $363,940 | $174.97 | 150 |
| 4 | Physicians, All Other | $327,670 | $157.54 | 1,930 |
| 5 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $259,990 | $125.00 | 110 |
| 6 | Family Medicine Physicians | $228,040 | $109.64 | 650 |
| 7 | Psychiatrists | $227,730 | $109.49 | ** |
| 8 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $215,120 | $103.42 | 2,270 |
| 9 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $205,400 | $98.75 | 250 |
| 10 | Podiatrists | $202,690 | $97.45 | 60 |
| 11 | Pediatricians, General | $202,390 | $97.30 | 270 |
| 12 | Computer and Information Research Scientists | $165,690 | $79.66 | 490 |
| 13 | Materials Engineers | $165,600 | $79.61 | 450 |
| 14 | Computer Hardware Engineers | $165,350 | $79.50 | 5,260 |
| 15 | Physicists | $165,340 | $79.49 | 580 |
| 16 | Nuclear Engineers | $164,300 | $78.99 | 500 |
| 17 | Engineers, All Other | $162,070 | $77.92 | 2,190 |
| 18 | Electrical Engineers | $158,520 | $76.21 | 2,560 |
| 19 | Chemical Engineers | $158,190 | $76.05 | 160 |
| 20 | Mechanical Engineers | $157,710 | $75.82 | 2,710 |
Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes cannot appear here, however well it pays.
20 largest occupations in New Mexico
Occupation groups in New Mexico
Metropolitan areas in New Mexico
4 metropolitan areas touch New Mexico, plus 2 nonmetropolitan areas, with the all-occupations median of each. A linked metropolitan area has its own profile; nonmetropolitan areas appear here only.
| Area | Type | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque, NM | Metropolitan | $48,060 | $23.11 | 404,700 |
| Farmington, NM | Metropolitan | $45,820 | $22.03 | 47,670 |
| Las Cruces, NM | Metropolitan | $42,070 | $20.23 | 80,000 |
| Santa Fe, NM | Metropolitan | $48,710 | $23.42 | 61,770 |
| Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | Nonmetropolitan | $49,230 | $23.67 | 84,350 |
| Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | Nonmetropolitan | $45,200 | $21.73 | 166,560 |
Occupation pages for New Mexico
62 occupations have a dedicated New Mexico page with the state's percentiles, its metro table and a comparison with neighbouring states.
- Accountants and Auditors $78,580
- Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $47,300
- Bartenders $36,980
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $48,080
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other $79,100
- Carpenters $59,720
- Cashiers $30,120
- Computer and Information Systems Managers $137,730
- Computer User Support Specialists $53,280
- Construction Laborers $38,400
- Cooks, Fast Food $30,190
- Cooks, Restaurant $35,020
- Customer Service Representatives $39,030
- Electricians $58,390
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $74,550
- Fast Food and Counter Workers $28,700
- Financial Managers $133,700
- First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $75,130
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $39,310
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $62,640
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $64,640
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $46,550
- First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $55,790
- Food Preparation Workers $33,370
- General and Operations Managers $98,630
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $50,500
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides $28,520
- Human Resources Specialists $68,050
- Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $62,150
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $36,020
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $37,230
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $37,560
- Lawyers $119,680
- Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $59,330
- Light Truck Drivers $42,360
- Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $30,480
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $45,760
- Management Analysts $93,180
- Managers, All Other $123,550
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $61,950
- Medical Assistants $39,230
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $44,230
- Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $75,240
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $39,340
- Nursing Assistants $39,390
- Office Clerks, General $37,130
- Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $69,180
- Project Management Specialists $106,970
- Receptionists and Information Clerks $35,140
- Registered Nurses $94,340
- Retail Salespersons $33,300
- Sales Managers $114,080
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $61,880
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $61,320
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $75,900
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $46,450
- Security Guards $43,320
- Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $38,860
- Software Developers $124,520
- Stockers and Order Fillers $35,830
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $35,900
- Waiters and Waitresses $36,920
Take-home pay and benefits calculators for New Mexico
FastCalc, a sister site, has these calculators for New Mexico. Each takes your own figures; this site computes nothing.
Source and notes
Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS New Mexico estimates.
*- Wage estimate not available.
**- 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.
- Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in New Mexico.