What is the average salary in New Mexico?

$61,910a year

Average yearly pay across 635 jobs with official data in New Mexico, weighted by employment. Each job below shows its median.

Hourly: $29.77
Jobs with data: 635
Workers counted: 858,320

Highest paying jobs

Median yearly pay.

Emergency Medicine Physician	$405,100
Anesthesiologist	$394,000
Surgeon	$363,900
Physician	$327,700
Obstetrician and Gynecologist	$260,000
Cardiologist	$239,200
Family Medicine Physician	$228,000
Psychiatrist	$227,700
Architectural and Engineering Manager	$215,100
Judge	$205,400

Most common jobs

Median yearly pay.

Home Health and Personal Care Aide	$28,520
Fast Food and Counter Worker	$28,700
Secretary and Administrative Assistant	$46,450
Retail Salesperson	$33,300
Cashier	$30,120
Registered Nurse	$94,340
Customer Service Representative	$39,030
Stocker and Order Filler	$35,830
General and Operations Manager	$98,630
Janitor and Cleaner	$36,020

Management

Administrative Services Manager$104,800
Architectural and Engineering Manager$215,100
Chief Executive$123,500
Compensation and Benefits Manager$124,400
Computer and Information Systems Manager$137,700
Construction Manager$104,600
Education Administrator$107,700
Education Administrator$109,500
Education Administrator$113,100
Emergency Management Director$145,600
Facilities Manager$108,100
Financial Manager$133,700
Food Service Manager$65,210
Fundraising Manager$101,700
Funeral Home Manager$82,850
Gambling Manager$101,300
General and Operations Manager$98,630
Human Resources Manager$118,100
Industrial Production Manager$124,700
Lodging Manager$67,320
Manager$123,600
Marketing Manager$123,000
Medical and Health Services Manager$124,300
Postmaster and Mail Superintendent$91,500
Property$62,230
Public Relations Manager$115,300
Purchasing Manager$134,800
Sales Manager$114,100
Social and Community Service Manager$81,290
Training and Development Manager$124,300
Transportation$101,400

Business and financial operations

Accountant and Auditor$78,580
Budget Analyst$87,360
Business Operations Specialist$79,100
Buyer and Purchasing Agent$76,740
Claims Adjuster$67,930
Compensation$83,540
Compliance Officer$67,990
Cost Estimator$67,590
Credit Analyst$72,160
Credit Counselor$50,390
Financial and Investment Analyst$87,630
Financial Examiner$67,950
Financial Risk Specialist$87,260
Financial Specialist$80,610
Fundraiser$65,440
Human Resources Specialist$68,050
Insurance Appraiser$78,310
Insurance Underwriter$64,000
Labor Relations Specialist$83,770
Loan Officer$62,610
Logistician$98,430
Management Analyst$93,180
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist$61,950
Meeting$50,820
Personal Financial Advisor$94,270
Project Management Specialist$107,000
Property Appraiser and Assessor$50,550
Tax Examiner and Collector$56,260
Tax Preparer$38,060
Training and Development Specialist$62,900

Computer and mathematical

Computer and Information Research Scientist$165,700
Computer Network Architect$109,100
Computer Network Support Specialist$64,550
Computer Occupation$127,100
Computer Programmer$83,750
Computer Systems Analyst$98,220
Computer User Support Specialist$53,280
Data Scientist$95,850
Database Administrator$98,450
Database Architect$118,000
Information Security Analyst$130,100
Network and Computer Systems Administrator$90,790
Operations Research Analyst$80,360
Software Developer$124,500
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester$116,600
Statistician$84,330
Web and Digital Interface Designer$53,300
Web Developer$68,120

Architecture and engineering

Aerospace Engineer$132,900
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologist and Technician$66,460
Architect$77,720
Architectural and Civil Drafter$50,230
Calibration Technologist and Technician$65,650
Cartographer and Photogrammetrist$79,200
Chemical Engineer$158,200
Civil Engineer$103,900
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician$62,440
Computer Hardware Engineer$165,400
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician$96,070
Electrical and Electronics Drafter$101,300
Electrical Engineer$158,500
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologist and Technician$119,300
Electronics Engineer$137,000
Engineer$162,100
Engineering Technologist and Technician$101,800
Environmental Engineer$108,400
Environmental Engineering Technologist and Technician$61,170
Health and Safety Engineer$94,640
Industrial Engineer$128,100
Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician$61,280
Landscape Architect$71,990
Materials Engineer$165,600
Mechanical Drafter$89,940
Mechanical Engineer$157,700
Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician$97,560
Nuclear Engineer$164,300
Petroleum Engineer$99,900
Surveying and Mapping Technician$56,210
Surveyor$74,230

Life, physical, and social science

Anthropologist and Archeologist$68,180
Atmospheric and Space Scientist$110,100
Biological Scientist$84,120
Biological Technician$49,570
Chemical Technician$55,120
Chemist$127,000
Clinical and Counseling Psychologist$124,800
Conservation Scientist$76,800
Environmental Science and Protection Technician$62,330
Environmental Scientist and Specialist$86,630
Epidemiologist$79,980
Food Science Technician$46,500
Food Scientist and Technologist$79,130
Forensic Science Technician$65,570
Forest and Conservation Technician$53,000
Forester$69,240
Geological Technician$59,520
Geoscientist$88,530
Historian$66,790
Hydrologic Technician$79,710
Hydrologist$97,470
Life$56,420
Medical Scientist$67,100
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist$84,510
Occupational Health and Safety Technician$79,490
Physical Scientist$123,800
Physicist$165,300
School Psychologist$110,400
Social Science Research Assistant$50,640
Social Scientist and Related Worker$91,170
Soil and Plant Scientist$69,480
Survey Researcher$61,380
Urban and Regional Planner$77,710
Zoologist and Wildlife Biologist$68,220

Community and social service

Child$56,160
Clergy$64,100
Community and Social Service Specialist$48,820
Community Health Worker$54,830
Director$48,240
Educational$77,880
Health Education Specialist$57,990
Healthcare Social Worker$65,930
Marriage and Family Therapist$70,630
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker$65,640
Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist$66,000
Rehabilitation Counselor$48,240
Social and Human Service Assistant$46,340
Social Worker$90,820
Substance Abuse$74,100

Legal

Educational instruction and library

Adult Basic Education$49,170
Agricultural Sciences Teacher$108,300
Anthropology and Archeology Teacher$104,500
Architecture Teacher$69,820
Art$76,240
Atmospheric$107,000
Biological Science Teacher$98,820
Business Teacher$83,980
Career/Technical Education Teacher$60,490
Career/Technical Education Teacher$66,750
Chemistry Teacher$85,240
Communications Teacher$49,880
Computer Science Teacher$79,440
Curator$63,690
Economics Teacher$110,000
Education Teacher$64,830
Educational Instruction and Library Worker$58,840
Elementary School Teacher$74,550
Engineering Teacher$105,400
English Language and Literature Teacher$66,450
Environmental Science Teacher$111,300
Farm and Home Management Educator$62,730
Foreign Language and Literature Teacher$71,720
Geography Teacher$89,060
Health Specialties Teacher$134,600
History Teacher$83,700
Instructional Coordinator$80,870
Kindergarten Teacher$74,380
Librarian and Media Collections Specialist$62,530
Library Technician$38,830
Mathematical Science Teacher$66,550
Middle School Teacher$75,240
Museum Technician and Conservator$56,670
Nursing Instructor and Teacher$79,380
Physics Teacher$108,900
Political Science Teacher$80,640
Postsecondary Teacher$78,840
Preschool Teacher$44,070
Psychology Teacher$83,600
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teacher$79,090
Secondary School Teacher$75,900
Self-Enrichment Teacher$45,890
Social Sciences Teacher$89,860
Social Work Teacher$69,950
Sociology Teacher$77,740
Special Education Teacher$66,010
Special Education Teacher$76,420
Special Education Teacher$74,440
Special Education Teacher$76,940
Special Education Teacher$86,520
Substitute Teacher$36,400
Teacher and Instructor$66,800
Teaching Assistant$48,270
Teaching Assistant$35,900
Tutor$36,660

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Audio and Video Technician$47,070
Broadcast Announcer and Radio Disc Jockey$38,940
Broadcast Technician$49,990
Camera Operator$49,050
Coach and Scout$49,980
Commercial and Industrial Designer$62,710
Editor$64,250
Film and Video Editor$49,400
Fine Artist$63,090
Floral Designer$33,870
Graphic Designer$56,730
Interior Designer$60,850
Interpreter and Translator$63,550
Media and Communication Equipment Worker$48,090
Media and Communication Worker$43,750
Merchandise Displayer and Window Trimmer$36,550
Musician and Singer$93,890
News Analyst$54,610
Photographer$48,090
Public Relations Specialist$68,700
Sound Engineering Technician$45,690
Special Effects Artist and Animator$54,000
Technical Writer$94,970

Healthcare practitioners and technical

Anesthesiologist$394,000
Athletic Trainer$72,440
Audiologist$83,050
Cardiologist$239,200
Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician$47,340
Chiropractor$75,040
Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Technician$47,360
Dental Hygienist$95,940
Dentist$155,300
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$87,210
Dietetic Technician$37,580
Dietitian and Nutritionist$74,730
Emergency Medical Technician$37,550
Emergency Medicine Physician$405,100
Family Medicine Physician$228,000
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar$42,000
Health Technologist and Technician$44,260
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioner$94,660
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Worker$35,270
Hearing Aid Specialist$74,510
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse$59,330
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$87,850
Medical Records Specialist$57,470
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$98,400
Nurse Anesthetist$129,400
Nurse Midwive$123,400
Nurse Practitioner$137,500
Obstetrician and Gynecologist$260,000
Occupational Therapist$99,170
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$38,610
Optician$39,090
Optometrist$144,700
Orthotist and Prosthetist$62,970
Paramedic$55,530
Pediatrician$202,400
Pharmacist$147,000
Pharmacy Technician$46,630
Physical Therapist$106,900
Physician$327,700
Physician Assistant$139,900
Podiatrist$202,700
Psychiatric Technician$39,020
Psychiatrist$227,700
Radiation Therapist$100,000
Radiologic Technologist and Technician$79,940
Radiologist$96,170
Recreational Therapist$49,210
Registered Nurse$94,340
Respiratory Therapist$68,870
Speech-Language Pathologist$98,690
Surgeon$363,900
Surgical Assistant$62,010
Surgical Technologist$51,780
Veterinarian$129,400
Veterinary Technologist and Technician$44,790

Healthcare support

Dental Assistant$44,400
Healthcare Support Worker$52,170
Home Health and Personal Care Aide$28,520
Massage Therapist$37,840
Medical Assistant$39,230
Medical Equipment Preparer$36,720
Medical Transcriptionist$37,480
Nursing Assistant$39,390
Occupational Therapy Aide$43,170
Occupational Therapy Assistant$77,020
Orderly$37,650
Pharmacy Aide$36,390
Phlebotomist$42,910
Physical Therapist Aide$31,990
Physical Therapist Assistant$62,280
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory Animal Caretaker$37,500

Protective service

Animal Control Worker$37,800
Correctional Officer and Jailer$47,940
Crossing Guard and Flagger$31,460
Detective and Criminal Investigator$86,840
Fire Inspector and Investigator$64,680
Firefighter$41,590
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer$63,380
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Worker$58,430
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detective$92,200
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Worker$57,970
First-Line Supervisors of Security Worker$62,330
Gambling Surveillance Officer and Gambling Investigator$36,930
Lifeguard$28,590
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer$69,180
Private Detective and Investigator$41,600
Protective Service Worker$64,940
School Bus Monitor$36,250
Security Guard$43,320
Transportation Security Screener$63,810

Food preparation and serving

Bartender$36,980
Chef and Head Cook$62,250
Cook$30,190
Cook$36,470
Cook$35,020
Cook$37,150
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper$29,360
Dishwasher$30,520
Fast Food and Counter Worker$28,700
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Worker$39,310
Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker$36,250
Food Preparation Worker$33,370
Food Server$35,740
Host and Hostess$28,480
Waiter and Waitress$36,920

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

Building Cleaning Worker$39,780
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Worker$44,840
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping$59,120
Janitor and Cleaner$36,020
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker$37,560
Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner$30,480
Pest Control Worker$37,070
Pesticide Handler$38,740
Tree Trimmer and Pruner$47,330

Personal care and service

Amusement and Recreation Attendant$29,160
Animal Caretaker$33,570
Animal Trainer$34,760
Baggage Porter and Bellhop$29,890
Barber$39,100
Childcare Worker$35,840
Concierge$35,740
Embalmer$45,340
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor$44,680
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Worker$37,220
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Worker$60,140
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Worker$49,100
Funeral Attendant$34,890
Gambling Dealer$36,990
Gambling Service Worker$39,830
Hairdresser$37,750
Manicurist and Pedicurist$25,720
Mortician$50,380
Personal Care and Service Worker$39,440
Recreation Worker$31,900
Residential Advisor$37,540
Skincare Specialist$47,230
Tour and Travel Guide$37,080
Usher$28,230

Sales and related

Advertising Sales Agent$45,620
Cashier$30,120
Counter and Rental Clerk$35,580
Demonstrator and Product Promoter$29,110
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Worker$75,540
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Worker$46,550
Gambling Change Person and Booth Cashier$30,800
Insurance Sales Agent$45,180
Parts Salesperson$36,890
Real Estate Broker$80,340
Real Estate Sales Agent$76,170
Retail Salesperson$33,300
Sale and Related Worker$35,610
Sales Engineer$119,400
Sales Representative$87,310
Sales Representative$61,320
Sales Representatives of Service$61,880
Security$60,850
Travel Agent$44,700

Office and administrative support

Bill and Account Collector$46,560
Billing and Posting Clerk$46,120
Bookkeeping$48,080
Cargo and Freight Agent$48,910
Courier and Messenger$38,570
Court$46,960
Customer Service Representative$39,030
Data Entry Keyer$49,810
Dispatcher$43,960
Eligibility Interviewer$53,000
Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant$73,890
File Clerk$37,700
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Worker$62,640
Gambling Cage Worker$31,520
Hotel$29,300
Human Resources Assistant$49,650
Information and Record Clerk$51,630
Insurance Claim and Policy Processing Clerk$41,700
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$57,800
Library Assistant$35,250
Loan Interviewer and Clerk$46,100
Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator$40,080
Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant$44,230
Meter Reader$48,530
New Accounts Clerk$51,380
Office and Administrative Support Worker$56,930
Office Clerk$37,130
Office Machine Operator$35,140
Order Clerk$41,020
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk$53,230
Postal Service Clerk$59,970
Postal Service Mail Carrier$59,880
Postal Service Mail Sorter$58,470
Procurement Clerk$51,080
Production$49,640
Public Safety Telecommunicator$49,060
Receptionist and Information Clerk$35,140
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agent and Travel Clerk$47,850
Secretary and Administrative Assistant$46,450
Shipping$38,860
Switchboard Operator$37,710
Teller$37,680
Weigher$53,960
Word Processor and Typist$46,400

Farming, fishing, and forestry

Agricultural Equipment Operator$35,580
Agricultural Inspector$52,450
Farmworker$36,400
Farmworker and Laborer$31,150
First-Line Supervisors of Farming$50,160
Forest and Conservation Worker$36,370
Grader and Sorter$30,480

Construction and extraction

Boilermaker$101,200
Brickmason and Blockmason$44,980
Carpenter$59,720
Carpet Installer$52,700
Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher$49,230
Construction and Building Inspector$65,420
Construction Laborer$38,400
Continuous Mining Machine Operator$48,900
Derrick Operator$59,570
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer$53,900
Earth Driller$60,140
Electrician$58,390
Elevator and Escalator Installer and Repairer$71,430
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator$76,350
Explosives Worker$78,960
Fence Erector$44,450
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trade and Extraction Worker$75,130
Floor Layer$49,790
Glazier$46,940
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$53,440
Helper$37,280
Helpers--Brickmason$37,960
Helpers--Carpenter$37,100
Helpers--Electrician$48,030
Helpers--Extraction Worker$54,840
Helpers--Painter$35,860
Helpers--Pipelayer$40,100
Helpers--Roofer$37,640
Highway Maintenance Worker$47,740
Insulation Worker$48,460
Insulation Worker$53,120
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Worker$49,930
Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator$52,000
Painter$46,240
Paving$45,880
Pipelayer$45,550
Plasterer and Stucco Mason$45,350
Plumber$61,440
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operator$83,370
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Worker$54,080
Roofer$45,300
Rotary Drill Operator$82,780
Roustabout$50,000
Septic Tank Servicer and Sewer Pipe Cleaner$40,230
Service Unit Operator$64,990
Sheet Metal Worker$56,720
Solar Photovoltaic Installer$48,490
Taper$48,320
Tile and Stone Setter$44,550

Installation, maintenance, and repair

Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician$84,440
Audiovisual Equipment Installer and Repairer$45,580
Automotive Body and Related Repairer$48,260
Automotive Glass Installer and Repairer$37,470
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic$47,300
Avionics Technician$94,020
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist$55,910
Coin$43,860
Computer$43,330
Control and Valve Installer and Repairer$67,520
Electrical and Electronics Installer and Repairer$83,470
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$80,590
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$100,400
Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer$76,470
Electronic Equipment Installer and Repairer$49,300
Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician$49,920
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanic$77,550
Heating$50,270
Helpers--Installation$36,950
Home Appliance Repairer$37,440
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$60,670
Installation$50,010
Locksmith and Safe Repairer$41,920
Maintenance and Repair Worker$45,760
Maintenance Worker$36,240
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installer$47,960
Medical Equipment Repairer$62,640
Millwright$90,230
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic$63,630
Motorboat Mechanic and Service Technician$36,510
Motorcycle Mechanic$46,610
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanic$42,520
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairer$78,060
Radio$65,110
Rail Car Repairer$67,550
Recreational Vehicle Service Technician$49,720
Rigger$37,440
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer$58,350
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer$63,600
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer$58,130
Tire Repairer and Changer$31,640
Wind Turbine Service Technician$57,230

Production

Baker$34,850
Butcher and Meat Cutter$36,640
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter$47,210
Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender$60,910
Chemical Plant and System Operator$72,610
Cleaning$35,600
Coating$45,730
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$44,970
Crushing$45,760
Cutting$39,430
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter$32,770
Dental Laboratory Technician$45,300
Electrical$37,210
Extruding$36,710
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter$45,670
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker$64,640
Food and Tobacco Roasting$35,480
Food Batchmaker$37,390
Food Processing Worker$34,560
Furniture Finisher$41,290
Gas Plant Operator$97,660
Grinding$38,020
Grinding and Polishing Worker$28,640
Helpers--Production Worker$35,650
Inspector$49,500
Jeweler and Precious Stone and Metal Worker$46,200
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker$30,850
Layout Worker$38,560
Machinist$59,440
Meat$31,240
Metal Worker and Plastic Worker$53,080
Metal-Refining Furnace Operator and Tender$50,260
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator$39,340
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter$36,980
Molder$46,970
Molding$41,990
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician$38,590
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender$35,640
Paper Goods Machine Setter$53,930
Petroleum Pump System Operator$74,340
Plant and System Operator$55,710
Power Distributor and Dispatcher$79,580
Power Plant Operator$105,500
Prepress Technician and Worker$39,830
Presser$28,730
Print Binding and Finishing Worker$29,380
Printing Press Operator$37,110
Production Worker$36,460
Sawing Machine Setter$34,720
Separating$41,370
Sewing Machine Operator$34,840
Slaughterer and Meat Packer$30,560
Stationary Engineer and Boiler Operator$74,480
Structural Metal Fabricator and Fitter$48,700
Tailor$43,350
Tool and Die Maker$47,960
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator$48,190
Welder$59,840
Woodworking Machine Setter$38,650

Transportation and material moving

Air Traffic Controller$148,600
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisor$72,760
Aircraft Service Attendant$45,280
Airfield Operations Specialist$69,090
Airline Pilot$137,000
Ambulance Driver and Attendant$28,700
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant$30,880
Bus Driver$45,470
Bus Driver$45,610
Cleaners of Vehicle and Equipment$30,310
Commercial Pilot$97,920
Crane and Tower Operator$62,400
Driver/Sales Worker$29,770
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Worker$55,790
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver$50,500
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator$62,150
Laborer and Freight$37,230
Light Truck Driver$42,360
Locomotive Engineer$88,330
Motor Vehicle Operator$54,270
Packer and Packager$28,070
Parking Attendant$30,530
Pump Operator$58,920
Railroad Brake$72,340
Railroad Conductor and Yardmaster$77,890
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector$47,660
Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur$34,970
Stocker and Order Filler$35,830
Tank Car$48,010
Traffic Technician$49,280
Transportation Inspector$63,690
Transportation Worker$35,440
Wellhead Pumper$78,010

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in New Mexico?

About $61,910 a year ($29.77 an hour): the average of the 635 jobs with official data, weighted by how many people do each one.

What are the highest paying jobs in New Mexico?

Emergency Medicine Physician ($405,100), Anesthesiologist ($394,000), Surgeon ($363,900).

What are the most common jobs in New Mexico?

Home Health and Personal Care Aide (38,910 jobs), Fast Food and Counter Worker (28,250 jobs), Secretary and Administrative Assistant (25,430 jobs).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS): pay in May 2025, published by BLS in 2026. Hourly pay is the yearly figure divided by 2,080 hours.