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Salaries in New Mexico

Median annual wage across all occupations: $47,210

The median annual wage in New Mexico is $47,210, or about $23 per hour. Pay at the 10th percentile is $14 and at the 90th percentile is $53.

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Hourly
$22.70
Daily
$182
Weekly
$908
Bi-weekly
$1,816
Monthly
$3,934
Annual
$47,210

$47,210 a year is around the 90th percentile for all workers in New Mexico. The median is $47,210.

Highest-paying occupations in New Mexico

Emergency Medicine Physicians$405,130Anesthesiologists$393,970Surgeons, All Other$363,940Physicians, All Other$327,670Obstetricians and Gynecologists$259,990Family Medicine Physicians$228,040Psychiatrists$227,730Architectural and Engineering Managers$215,120Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$205,400Podiatrists$202,690Pediatricians, General$202,390Computer and Information Research Scientists$165,690Materials Engineers$165,600Computer Hardware Engineers$165,350Physicists$165,340

Most common occupations

OccupationMedian annualEmployment
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$28,52038,910
Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,70028,250
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,45025,430
Retail Salespersons$33,30023,800
Cashiers$30,12019,020
Registered Nurses$94,34017,980
Customer Service Representatives$39,03016,950
Stockers and Order Fillers$35,83016,540
General and Operations Managers$98,63016,330
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,02014,360
Waiters and Waitresses$36,92012,740
Construction Laborers$38,40012,470
Office Clerks, General$37,13011,880
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,50011,820
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$37,23010,200
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$45,7609,320
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$35,9008,970
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$79,1008,450
Security Guards$43,3208,410
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$62,6408,330
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$75,9008,120
Cooks, Restaurant$35,0207,810
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,0807,780
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,5507,660
Food Preparation Workers$33,3706,850
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$75,1306,790
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$39,3106,540
Accountants and Auditors$78,5806,300
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$74,5506,210
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$30,4806,180

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