Salaries in New Mexico: pay for 645 occupations, May 2025

Across all occupations, employees in New Mexico had a median pay of $47,210 a year ($22.70 an hour) in May 2025, with 870,970 jobs counted. That is 7% below the national median of $50,980.

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Occupation	Median a year	Median an hour	Jobs
Accountants and Auditors	$78,580	$37.78	6,300
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$80,800	$38.85	140
Administrative Services Managers	$104,790	$50.38	not published
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$49,170	$23.64	210
Advertising Sales Agents	$45,620	$21.93	300
Advertising and Promotions Managers	not published	not published	80
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	$66,460	$31.95	not published
Aerospace Engineers	$132,850	$63.87	570
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$35,580	$17.11	130
Agricultural Inspectors	$52,450	$25.21	170
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$108,290	not published	80
Air Traffic Controllers	$148,550	$71.42	350
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$72,760	$34.98	50
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$84,440	$40.60	860
Aircraft Service Attendants	$45,280	$21.77	220
Airfield Operations Specialists	$69,090	$33.22	50
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$136,990	not published	50
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$28,700	$13.80	70
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$29,160	$14.02	1,700
Anesthesiologists	$393,970	$189.41	50
Animal Caretakers	$33,570	$16.14	1,710
Animal Control Workers	$37,800	$18.17	260
Animal Trainers	$34,760	$16.71	60
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$68,180	$32.78	230
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$104,510	not published	40
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$110,180	$52.97	40
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$77,720	$37.37	600
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$50,230	$24.15	690
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$215,120	$103.42	2,270
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,820	not published	40
Art Directors	not published	not published	60
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,240	not published	380
Athletic Trainers	$72,440	not published	150
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$110,070	$52.92	60
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$106,990	not published	50
Audio and Video Technicians	$47,070	$22.63	420
Audiologists	$83,050	$39.93	80
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$45,580	$21.92	110
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$48,260	$23.20	810
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	$37,470	$18.01	150
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$47,300	$22.74	5,080
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$30,880	$14.85	not published
Avionics Technicians	$94,020	$45.20	not published
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$29,890	$14.37	90
Bakers	$34,850	$16.76	1,540
Barbers	$39,100	$18.80	50
Bartenders	$36,980	$17.78	3,790
Bill and Account Collectors	$46,560	$22.38	440
Billing and Posting Clerks	$46,120	$22.17	2,050
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,820	not published	150
Biological Scientists, All Other	$84,120	$40.44	420
Biological Technicians	$49,570	$23.83	140
Boilermakers	$101,200	$48.66	300
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$48,080	$23.12	7,780
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$44,980	$21.63	270
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$38,940	$18.72	190
Broadcast Technicians	$49,990	$24.03	80
Budget Analysts	$87,360	$42.00	740
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other	$39,780	$19.12	90
Bus Drivers, School	$45,470	$21.86	1,870
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$45,610	$21.93	580
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$55,910	$26.88	1,740
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$79,100	$38.03	8,450
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,980	not published	410
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$36,640	$17.62	810
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$76,740	$36.90	2,250
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$47,210	$22.70	170
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$65,650	$31.56	190
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$49,050	$23.58	290
Cardiologists	$239,200 or more	$115.00 or more	90
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$47,340	$22.76	400
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$60,490	$29.08	1,070
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$66,750	not published	100
Cargo and Freight Agents	$48,910	$23.51	110
Carpenters	$59,720	$28.71	3,630
Carpet Installers	$52,700	$25.34	60
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$79,200	$38.08	70
Cashiers	$30,120	$14.48	19,020
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$49,230	$23.67	1,540
Chefs and Head Cooks	$62,250	$29.93	770
Chemical Engineers	$158,190	$76.05	160
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$60,910	$29.28	170
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$72,610	$34.91	not published
Chemical Technicians	$55,120	$26.50	250
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,240	not published	80
Chemists	$126,960	$61.04	280
Chief Executives	$123,500	$59.38	100
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$56,160	$27.00	2,990
Childcare Workers	$35,840	$17.23	4,120
Chiropractors	$75,040	$36.08	140
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$62,440	$30.02	710
Civil Engineers	$103,900	$49.95	1,350
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$67,930	$32.66	1,280
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$30,310	$14.57	1,820
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$35,600	$17.12	60
Clergy	$64,100	$30.82	270
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$47,360	$22.77	2,160
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$124,800	$60.00	not published
Coaches and Scouts	$49,980	not published	590
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,730	$21.99	400
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$43,860	$21.09	240
Commercial Pilots	$97,920	not published	370
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$62,710	$30.15	110
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$49,880	not published	400
Community Health Workers	$54,830	$26.36	610
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$48,820	$23.47	270
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$124,390	$59.80	40
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$83,540	$40.16	340
Compliance Officers	$67,990	$32.69	2,400
Computer Hardware Engineers	$165,350	$79.50	5,260
Computer Network Architects	$109,080	$52.44	420
Computer Network Support Specialists	$64,550	$31.03	1,300
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$44,970	$21.62	70
Computer Occupations, All Other	$127,090	$61.10	1,650
Computer Programmers	$83,750	$40.26	600
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,440	not published	200
Computer Systems Analysts	$98,220	$47.22	2,290
Computer User Support Specialists	$53,280	$25.62	3,290
Computer and Information Research Scientists	$165,690	$79.66	490
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$137,730	$66.21	1,500
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$43,330	$20.83	330
Concierges	$35,740	$17.19	50
Conservation Scientists	$76,800	$36.92	330
Construction Laborers	$38,400	$18.46	12,470
Construction Managers	$104,550	$50.26	2,480
Construction and Building Inspectors	$65,420	$31.45	800
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	$48,900	$23.51	470
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$67,520	$32.46	320
Cooks, Fast Food	$30,190	$14.52	1,800
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$36,470	$17.54	3,160
Cooks, Restaurant	$35,020	$16.84	7,810
Cooks, Short Order	$37,150	$17.86	750
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$47,940	$23.05	2,740
Cost Estimators	$67,590	$32.50	900
Counter and Rental Clerks	$35,580	$17.11	2,360
Couriers and Messengers	$38,570	$18.54	400
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$46,960	$22.58	1,040
Crane and Tower Operators	$62,400	$30.00	290
Credit Analysts	$72,160	$34.69	90
Credit Counselors	$50,390	$24.23	200
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$31,460	$15.13	510
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,760	$22.00	170
Curators	$63,690	$30.62	140
Customer Service Representatives	$39,030	$18.77	16,950
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$32,770	$15.75	200
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,430	$18.96	220
Data Entry Keyers	$49,810	$23.95	300
Data Scientists	$95,850	$46.08	560
Database Administrators	$98,450	$47.33	570
Database Architects	$117,950	$56.71	120
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$29,110	$14.00	560
Dental Assistants	$44,400	$21.35	2,150
Dental Hygienists	$95,940	$46.12	1,420
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$45,300	$21.78	130
Dentists, General	$155,260	$74.64	780
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	$59,570	$28.64	880
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$86,840	$41.75	2,020
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$87,210	$41.93	410
Dietetic Technicians	$37,580	$18.07	100
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$74,730	$35.93	500
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$29,360	$14.12	2,960
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$48,240	$23.19	60
Dishwashers	$30,520	$14.67	3,250
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$43,960	$21.13	1,350
Driver/Sales Workers	$29,770	$14.31	2,970
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$53,900	$25.91	580
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$60,140	$28.91	100
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$110,020	not published	60
Economists	not published	not published	120
Editors	$64,250	$30.89	230
Education Administrators, All Other	$113,110	$54.38	360
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$107,720	not published	2,290
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$109,480	$52.64	1,160
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,830	not published	290
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$58,840	$28.29	310
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$77,880	$37.44	1,780
Electrical Engineers	$158,520	$76.21	2,560
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$76,470	$36.76	1,020
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$96,070	$46.19	1,000
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$101,330	$48.72	390
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	$83,470	$40.13	30
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$80,590	$38.74	420
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$100,410	$48.27	140
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$37,210	$17.89	540
Electricians	$58,390	$28.07	5,020
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$119,320	$57.37	670
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$49,300	$23.70	160
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$136,990	$65.86	1,110
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$74,550	not published	6,210
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$71,430	$34.34	110
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$53,000	$25.48	790
Embalmers	$45,340	$21.80	30
Emergency Management Directors	$145,550	$69.98	170
Emergency Medical Technicians	$37,550	$18.05	1,260
Emergency Medicine Physicians	$405,130	$194.77	340
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,410	not published	290
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$101,750	$48.92	1,390
Engineers, All Other	$162,070	$77.92	2,190
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,450	not published	230
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	not published	not published	80
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$61,170	$29.41	130
Environmental Engineers	$108,360	$52.10	500
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$111,270	not published	50
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$62,330	$29.97	500
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$86,630	$41.65	940
Epidemiologists	$79,980	$38.45	80
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$76,350	$36.71	270
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$73,890	$35.53	2,800
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$44,680	$21.48	1,030
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$78,960	$37.96	80
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,670	$21.96	50
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$36,710	$17.65	80
Facilities Managers	$108,110	$51.98	390
Family Medicine Physicians	$228,040	$109.64	650
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$49,920	$24.00	120
Farm and Home Management Educators	$62,730	$30.16	160
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$31,150	$14.98	1,960
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$36,400	$17.50	330
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$28,700	$13.80	28,250
Fence Erectors	$44,450	$21.37	270
File Clerks	$37,700	$18.12	340
Film and Video Editors	$49,400	$23.75	160
Financial Examiners	$67,950	$32.67	220
Financial Managers	$133,700	$64.28	2,530
Financial Risk Specialists	$87,260	$41.95	180
Financial Specialists, All Other	$80,610	$38.76	720
Financial and Investment Analysts	$87,630	$42.13	930
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	$63,090	$30.33	70
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$64,680	$31.09	160
Firefighters	$41,590	$19.99	2,420
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$75,130	$36.12	6,790
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$63,380	$30.47	530
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$37,220	$17.89	200
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$50,160	$24.12	220
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$58,430	$28.09	820
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$39,310	$18.90	6,540
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	$60,140	$28.92	170
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$44,840	$21.56	890
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$59,120	$28.42	530
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$77,550	$37.28	3,780
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$75,540	$36.32	880
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$62,640	$30.11	8,330
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$49,100	$23.61	580
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$92,200	$44.33	1,320
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$64,640	$31.08	2,520
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$57,970	$27.87	310
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$46,550	$22.38	7,660
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$62,330	$29.97	580
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$55,790	$26.82	3,250
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$49,790	$23.94	200
Floral Designers	$33,870	$16.28	170
Food Batchmakers	$37,390	$17.98	450
Food Preparation Workers	$33,370	$16.04	6,850
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$36,250	$17.43	130
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$34,560	$16.61	230
Food Science Technicians	$46,500	$22.36	120
Food Scientists and Technologists	$79,130	$38.04	30
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$35,740	$17.19	670
Food Service Managers	$65,210	$31.35	1,410
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$35,480	$17.06	70
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$71,720	not published	60
Forensic Science Technicians	$65,570	$31.52	200
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$53,000	$25.48	880
Forest and Conservation Workers	$36,370	$17.49	30
Foresters	$69,240	$33.29	50
Fundraisers	$65,440	$31.46	330
Fundraising Managers	$101,680	$48.88	70
Funeral Attendants	$34,890	$16.77	170
Funeral Home Managers	$82,850	$39.83	60
Furniture Finishers	$41,290	$19.85	50
Gambling Cage Workers	$31,520	$15.16	370
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	$30,800	$14.81	380
Gambling Dealers	$36,990	$17.78	370
Gambling Managers	$101,260	$48.68	70
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	$39,830	$19.15	80
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	$36,930	$17.75	110
Gas Plant Operators	$97,660	$46.95	300
General and Operations Managers	$98,630	$47.42	16,330
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	$89,060	not published	30
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$59,520	$28.62	not published
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$88,530	$42.56	160
Glaziers	$46,940	$22.57	380
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$30,480	$14.65	90
Graphic Designers	$56,730	$27.27	850
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$28,640	$13.77	120
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,020	$18.28	30
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$37,750	$18.15	1,230
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$53,440	$25.69	680
Health Education Specialists	$57,990	$27.88	660
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$42,000	$20.19	120
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$134,600	not published	1,430
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$44,260	$21.28	800
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$94,640	$45.50	340
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$94,660	$45.51	140
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$35,270	$16.96	150
Healthcare Social Workers	$65,930	$31.70	1,200
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$52,170	$25.08	450
Hearing Aid Specialists	$74,510	$35.82	40
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$50,270	$24.17	1,950
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$50,500	$24.28	11,820
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$37,280	$17.93	510
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$37,960	$18.25	not published
Helpers--Carpenters	$37,100	$17.84	50
Helpers--Electricians	$48,030	$23.09	510
Helpers--Extraction Workers	$54,840	$26.37	130
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$36,950	$17.77	770
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	$35,860	$17.24	50
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$40,100	$19.28	400
Helpers--Production Workers	$35,650	$17.14	810
Helpers--Roofers	$37,640	$18.10	130
Highway Maintenance Workers	$47,740	$22.95	1,470
Historians	$66,790	$32.11	40
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,700	not published	120
Home Appliance Repairers	$37,440	$18.00	150
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$28,520	$13.71	38,910
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$28,480	$13.69	2,670
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$29,300	$14.09	2,940
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$49,650	$23.87	620
Human Resources Managers	$118,070	$56.76	820
Human Resources Specialists	$68,050	$32.72	4,090
Hydrologic Technicians	$79,710	$38.32	50
Hydrologists	$97,470	$46.86	100
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$61,280	$29.46	480
Industrial Engineers	$128,090	$61.58	1,140
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$60,670	$29.17	2,780
Industrial Production Managers	$124,670	$59.94	670
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$62,150	$29.88	2,620
Information Security Analysts	$130,070	$62.54	2,470
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$51,630	$24.82	980
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$49,500	$23.80	1,550
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$50,010	$24.04	500
Instructional Coordinators	$80,870	$38.88	510
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$48,460	$23.30	250
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$53,120	$25.54	not published
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	$78,310	$37.65	not published
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$41,700	$20.05	920
Insurance Sales Agents	$45,180	$21.72	2,200
Insurance Underwriters	$64,000	$30.77	100
Interior Designers	$60,850	$29.25	90
Interpreters and Translators	$63,550	$30.55	360
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,020	$17.32	14,360
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$46,200	$22.21	230
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$205,400	$98.75	250
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$74,380	not published	950
Labor Relations Specialists	$83,770	$40.28	120
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$37,230	$17.90	10,200
Landscape Architects	$71,990	$34.61	50
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,560	$18.06	5,030
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$30,850	$14.83	1,320
Lawyers	$119,680	$57.54	3,380
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	$38,560	$18.54	60
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$57,800	$27.79	1,400
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$57,780	$27.78	120
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$62,530	$30.06	580
Library Assistants, Clerical	$35,250	$16.95	150
Library Technicians	$38,830	$18.67	540
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$59,330	$28.52	2,460
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$56,420	$27.13	180
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$28,590	$13.75	760
Light Truck Drivers	$42,360	$20.37	4,220
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$46,100	$22.16	880
Loan Officers	$62,610	$30.10	1,140
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$41,920	$20.15	140
Locomotive Engineers	$88,330	$42.47	440
Lodging Managers	$67,320	$32.37	370
Logisticians	$98,430	$47.32	850
Machinists	$59,440	$28.58	690
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$87,850	$42.24	140
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$30,480	$14.65	6,180
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$40,080	$19.27	100
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$36,240	$17.42	not published
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$45,760	$22.00	9,320
Management Analysts	$93,180	$44.80	3,910
Managers, All Other	$123,550	$59.40	3,770
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$25,720	$12.37	not published
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers	$47,960	$23.06	50
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$61,950	$29.79	1,610
Marketing Managers	$122,980	$59.13	800
Marriage and Family Therapists	$70,630	$33.96	160
Massage Therapists	$37,840	$18.19	360
Materials Engineers	$165,600	$79.61	450
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,550	not published	400
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$31,240	$15.02	240
Mechanical Drafters	$89,940	$43.24	90
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$97,560	$46.90	320
Mechanical Engineers	$157,710	$75.82	2,710
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	$48,090	$23.12	100
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$43,750	$21.04	40
Medical Assistants	$39,230	$18.86	5,400
Medical Equipment Preparers	$36,720	$17.66	300
Medical Equipment Repairers	$62,640	$30.12	200
Medical Records Specialists	$57,470	$27.63	1,400
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$67,100	$32.26	340
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$44,230	$21.27	4,590
Medical Transcriptionists	$37,480	$18.02	210
Medical and Health Services Managers	$124,300	$59.76	3,150
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$50,820	$24.43	350
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$65,640	$31.56	800
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$36,550	$17.57	880
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$53,080	$25.52	40
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$50,260	$24.17	60
Meter Readers, Utilities	$48,530	$23.33	350
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$75,240	not published	4,260
Millwrights	$90,230	$43.38	60
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	not published	not published	270
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$39,340	$18.91	1,550
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	$49,930	$24.01	420
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$36,980	$17.78	340
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$63,630	$30.59	1,470
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$46,970	$22.58	not published
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$41,990	$20.19	250
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$50,380	$24.22	100
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$54,270	$26.09	160
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$36,510	$17.55	not published
Motorcycle Mechanics	$46,610	$22.41	70
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$56,670	$27.25	100
Musicians and Singers	not published	$45.14	60
Natural Sciences Managers	not published	not published	400
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$90,790	$43.65	1,220
New Accounts Clerks	$51,380	$24.70	150
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$54,610	$26.26	170
Nuclear Engineers	$164,300	$78.99	500
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$98,400	$47.31	70
Nurse Anesthetists	$129,370	$62.20	not published
Nurse Midwives	$123,350	$59.30	50
Nurse Practitioners	$137,520	$66.11	1,770
Nursing Assistants	$39,390	$18.94	4,750
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,380	not published	320
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$259,990	$125.00	110
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$84,510	$40.63	840
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$79,490	$38.21	790
Occupational Therapists	$99,170	$47.68	1,030
Occupational Therapy Aides	$43,170	$20.75	50
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$77,020	$37.03	300
Office Clerks, General	$37,130	$17.85	11,880
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$35,140	$16.89	160
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$56,930	$27.37	170
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$52,000	$25.00	5,520
Operations Research Analysts	$80,360	$38.63	510
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$38,590	$18.55	130
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$38,610	$18.56	400
Opticians, Dispensing	$39,090	$18.80	340
Optometrists	$144,660	$69.55	130
Order Clerks	$41,020	$19.72	310
Orderlies	$37,650	$18.10	130
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$62,970	$30.27	70
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$42,520	$20.44	110
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$35,640	$17.13	1,550
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$28,070	$13.50	1,050
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$46,240	$22.23	1,010
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$53,930	$25.93	100
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$59,840	$28.77	1,740
Paramedics	$55,530	$26.70	810
Parking Attendants	$30,530	$14.68	420
Parts Salespersons	$36,890	$17.74	1,410
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$45,880	$22.06	990
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$53,230	$25.59	820
Pediatricians, General	$202,390	$97.30	270
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$39,440	$18.96	90
Personal Financial Advisors	$94,270	$45.32	610
Pest Control Workers	$37,070	$17.82	320
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$38,740	$18.62	120
Petroleum Engineers	$99,900	$48.03	260
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$74,340	$35.74	420
Pharmacists	$147,000	$70.67	1,730
Pharmacy Aides	$36,390	$17.50	180
Pharmacy Technicians	$46,630	$22.42	2,550
Phlebotomists	$42,910	$20.63	760
Photographers	$48,090	$23.12	230
Physical Scientists, All Other	$123,820	$59.53	240
Physical Therapist Aides	$31,990	$15.38	240
Physical Therapist Assistants	$62,280	$29.94	700
Physical Therapists	$106,880	$51.38	1,330
Physician Assistants	$139,920	$67.27	700
Physicians, All Other	$327,670	$157.54	1,930
Physicists	$165,340	$79.49	580
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$108,850	not published	70
Pipelayers	$45,550	$21.90	190
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$55,710	$26.78	120
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	$45,350	$21.80	460
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$61,440	$29.54	2,830
Podiatrists	$202,690	$97.45	60
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$69,180	$33.26	4,580
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,640	not published	40
Postal Service Clerks	$59,970	$28.83	660
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$59,880	$28.79	1,570
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$58,470	$28.11	350
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$91,500	$43.99	140
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$78,840	not published	1,360
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$79,580	$38.26	40
Power Plant Operators	$105,510	$50.73	130
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	$78,060	$37.53	100
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$39,830	$19.15	30
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$44,070	$21.19	2,490
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$28,730	$13.81	110
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$29,380	$14.12	80
Printing Press Operators	$37,110	$17.84	250
Private Detectives and Investigators	$41,600	$20.00	not published
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$66,000	$31.73	620
Procurement Clerks	$51,080	$24.56	460
Producers and Directors	not published	not published	520
Production Workers, All Other	$36,460	$17.53	1,920
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$49,640	$23.86	1,040
Project Management Specialists	$106,970	$51.43	4,330
Property Appraisers and Assessors	$50,550	$24.30	530
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$62,230	$29.92	1,410
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$64,940	$31.22	650
Psychiatric Technicians	$39,020	$18.76	660
Psychiatrists	$227,730	$109.49	not published
Psychologists, All Other	not published	not published	110
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,600	not published	100
Public Relations Managers	$115,260	$55.41	250
Public Relations Specialists	$68,700	$33.03	1,130
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$49,060	$23.59	640
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$58,920	$28.33	80
Purchasing Managers	$134,790	$64.80	240
Radiation Therapists	$100,010	$48.08	100
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	$65,110	$31.30	100
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$79,940	$38.44	1,150
Radiologists	$96,170	$46.24	170
Rail Car Repairers	$67,550	$32.47	120
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	$83,370	$40.08	80
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	$72,340	$34.78	100
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$77,890	$37.45	400
Real Estate Brokers	$80,340	$38.63	not published
Real Estate Sales Agents	$76,170	$36.62	550
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$35,140	$16.89	5,650
Recreation Workers	$31,900	$15.34	870
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,090	not published	40
Recreational Therapists	$49,210	$23.66	100
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$49,720	$23.91	150
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$47,660	$22.92	1,070
Registered Nurses	$94,340	$45.36	17,980
Rehabilitation Counselors	$48,240	$23.19	210
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$54,080	$26.00	260
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$47,850	$23.01	600
Residential Advisors	$37,540	$18.05	590
Respiratory Therapists	$68,870	$33.11	840
Retail Salespersons	$33,300	$16.01	23,800
Riggers	$37,440	$18.00	230
Roofers	$45,300	$21.78	1,160
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	$82,780	$39.80	580
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	$50,000	$24.04	2,220
Sales Engineers	$119,420	$57.41	80
Sales Managers	$114,080	$54.85	1,750
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$61,880	$29.75	3,790
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$61,320	$29.48	3,660
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$87,310	$41.98	980
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$35,610	$17.12	140
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$34,720	$16.69	70
School Bus Monitors	$36,250	$17.43	330
School Psychologists	$110,360	$53.06	630
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$75,900	not published	8,120
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$46,450	$22.33	25,430
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$60,850	$29.25	1,690
Security Guards	$43,320	$20.83	8,410
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$58,350	$28.05	630
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$45,890	$22.06	1,840
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$41,370	$19.89	370
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$40,230	$19.34	160
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	$64,990	$31.25	2,600
Set and Exhibit Designers	not published	not published	70
Sewing Machine Operators	$34,840	$16.75	220
Sheet Metal Workers	$56,720	$27.27	640
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$38,860	$18.68	3,420
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$34,970	$16.81	1,490
Skincare Specialists	$47,230	$22.71	370
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$30,560	$14.69	not published
Social Science Research Assistants	$50,640	$24.34	50
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$89,860	not published	60
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$91,170	$43.83	170
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,950	not published	210
Social Workers, All Other	$90,820	$43.66	250
Social and Community Service Managers	$81,290	$39.08	1,150
Social and Human Service Assistants	$46,340	$22.28	3,050
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,740	not published	50
Software Developers	$124,520	$59.86	3,960
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$116,580	$56.05	450
Soil and Plant Scientists	$69,480	$33.41	90
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	$48,490	$23.31	340
Sound Engineering Technicians	$45,690	$21.97	50
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$86,520	not published	100
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$76,420	not published	880
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$74,440	not published	1,090
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$66,010	not published	270
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$76,940	not published	2,150
Special Effects Artists and Animators	$54,000	$25.96	80
Speech-Language Pathologists	$98,690	$47.45	1,250
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$74,480	$35.81	100
Statisticians	$84,330	$40.54	230
Stockers and Order Fillers	$35,830	$17.22	16,540
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$48,700	$23.41	240
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$74,100	$35.63	2,420
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$36,400	$17.50	3,510
Surgeons, All Other	$363,940	$174.97	150
Surgical Assistants	$62,010	$29.81	130
Surgical Technologists	$51,780	$24.90	540
Survey Researchers	$61,380	$29.51	130
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$56,210	$27.02	610
Surveyors	$74,230	$35.69	290
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$37,710	$18.13	220
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$43,350	$20.84	not published
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$48,010	$23.08	80
Tapers	$48,320	$23.23	60
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$56,260	$27.05	190
Tax Preparers	$38,060	$18.30	340
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$66,800	not published	770
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$35,900	not published	8,970
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$48,270	not published	370
Technical Writers	$94,970	$45.66	420
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$63,600	$30.58	1,100
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$58,130	$27.95	350
Tellers	$37,680	$18.11	2,330
Tile and Stone Setters	$44,550	$21.42	280
Tire Repairers and Changers	$31,640	$15.21	1,190
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$57,940	$27.85	480
Tool and Die Makers	$47,960	$23.06	40
Tour and Travel Guides	$37,080	$17.83	360
Traffic Technicians	$49,280	$23.69	80
Training and Development Managers	$124,290	$59.76	180
Training and Development Specialists	$62,900	$30.24	2,190
Transportation Inspectors	$63,690	$30.62	230
Transportation Security Screeners	$63,810	$30.68	200
Transportation Workers, All Other	$35,440	$17.04	not published
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$101,420	$48.76	660
Travel Agents	$44,700	$21.49	120
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$47,330	$22.76	not published
Tutors	$36,660	$17.63	460
Urban and Regional Planners	$77,710	$37.36	270
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$28,230	$13.57	570
Veterinarians	$129,390	$62.21	460
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$37,500	$18.03	520
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$44,790	$21.53	890
Waiters and Waitresses	$36,920	$17.75	12,740
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$48,190	$23.17	2,110
Web Developers	$68,120	$32.75	130
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$53,300	$25.63	200
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$53,960	$25.94	250
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$59,840	$28.77	2,390
Wellhead Pumpers	$78,010	$37.50	1,060
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	$57,230	$27.51	330
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$38,650	$18.58	150
Word Processors and Typists	$46,400	$22.31	60
Writers and Authors	not published	not published	90
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$68,220	$32.80	170

"Not published" means BLS did not release that figure for this state. "$239,200 or more" and "$115.00 or more" are the highest values BLS reports in state tables.

How pay is spread in New Mexico

By median pay, New Mexico is number 42 of the 54 states and territories in the figures. The lowest-paid tenth of employees earned less than $28,760 a year and the highest-paid tenth more than $110,070. The middle half, between the 25% and 75% lines, earned from $35,260 to $75,030. For the whole country those outer lines were $31,200 and $128,560. The average (mean) pay was $62,330, 32% above the median, because high earners lift an average more than a median. The 870,970 jobs counted here are 0.6% of all jobs in the national figures.

The kinds of work

Adding up the occupations with a published job count, the largest fields of work in New Mexico are Office and Administrative Support (112,150 jobs, 13%), Food Preparation and Serving Related (82,140 jobs, 10%), Sales and Related (69,580 jobs, 8%) and Transportation and Material Moving (64,000 jobs, 7%). Some occupations are far more common here than elsewhere. Set against their share of all jobs in the country, the most concentrated are Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas (14.8 times the national share), Computer Hardware Engineers (12.2 times the national share) and Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas (10.8 times the national share). The table on this page lists 645 occupations; for 11 of them the Bureau released a job count but no pay figure.

Same job, different pay

Among the 174 occupations with at least 1,000 jobs and a yearly median in the state, 38 pay more than the same occupation does nationally, 120 pay less and 16 are within 2%. The widest gaps above the national median are for Mechanical Engineers ($157,710 here, $104,110 nationally), Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators ($62,150 here, $46,420 nationally) and Engineers, All Other ($162,070 here, $122,930 nationally). The widest gaps below it are for Firefighters ($41,590 here, $59,280 nationally), Insurance Sales Agents ($45,180 here, $62,280 nationally) and Lawyers ($119,680 here, $159,670 nationally). A gap in pay is not a gap in living standard: prices, housing costs and taxes differ between states, and these statistics do not adjust for them.

Questions about pay in New Mexico

What is the median salary in New Mexico?

The median pay of all employees in New Mexico was $47,210 a year ($22.70 an hour) in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national median was $50,980.

What is the most common job in New Mexico?

Home Health and Personal Care Aides, with 38,910 jobs and a median pay of $28,520 a year.

What are the highest-paying jobs in New Mexico?

The three highest medians published as a figure are Emergency Medicine Physicians ($405,130), Anesthesiologists ($393,970) and Surgeons, All Other ($363,940). Occupations shown as "$239,200 or more" are paid above the highest value the Bureau reports.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.

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