What jobs pay in New Mexico

$62,330avg. a year, all jobs
$29.96 an hour · 870,970 employed

Average and median pay for 109 jobs in New Mexico, with pay by metro area. All figures are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025.

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Average annual pay, May 2025 (jobs on this site)

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Under $61k$61k–$65k$65k–$72k$72k+New Mexico

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Pay for 109 jobs in New Mexico

Sorted by number of jobs. Jobs with too few workers or too little survey data in New Mexico aren't listed.

JobAvg. payJobs
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$30,12038,910
Fast Food and Counter Workers$30,26028,250
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,38025,430
Retail Salespersons$35,50023,800
Cashiers$32,17019,020
Registered Nurses$95,29017,980
Customer Service Representatives$42,60016,950
Stockers and Order Fillers$38,52016,540
General and Operations Managers$118,75016,330
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,45014,360
Waiters and Waitresses$43,21012,740
Construction Laborers$41,45012,470
Office Clerks, General$38,79011,880
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$53,10011,820
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,99010,200
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,6609,320
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$36,6108,970
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$85,4108,450
Security Guards$46,3008,410
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$65,8508,330
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$72,9208,120
Cooks, Restaurant$35,0707,810
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,4107,780
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$51,0307,660
Food Preparation Workers$32,8806,850
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$80,9306,790
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$43,6606,540
Accountants and Auditors$84,3206,300
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$72,1706,210
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$32,1506,180
Receptionists and Information Clerks$35,1505,650
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$54,8105,520
Medical Assistants$41,4905,400
Computer Hardware Engineers$163,8905,260
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$51,7905,080
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$39,6605,030
Electricians$59,6205,020
Nursing Assistants$41,4004,750
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$44,9404,590
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$66,7004,580
Project Management Specialists$117,0004,330
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$73,1104,260
Light Truck Drivers$43,0904,220
Childcare Workers$35,5104,120
Human Resources Specialists$75,1404,090
Software Developers$126,6203,960
Management Analysts$97,4503,910
Bartenders$41,5003,790
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$69,7703,790
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$81,3203,780
Managers, All Other$134,9703,770
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$70,3303,660
Carpenters$57,4303,630
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$36,8403,510
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$42,5403,420
Lawyers$138,2503,380
Computer User Support Specialists$55,6603,290
Dishwashers$31,8603,250
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$59,7503,250
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$37,1303,160
Medical and Health Services Managers$134,2803,150
Social and Human Service Assistants$47,6703,050
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$63,7902,990
Driver/Sales Workers$36,4202,970
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$31,2302,960
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$30,9602,940
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$61,7902,830
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$74,0102,800
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$63,5502,780
Correctional Officers and Jailers$48,5702,740
Mechanical Engineers$152,4302,710
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$30,2202,670
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$53,2902,620
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$71,6802,600
Electrical Engineers$155,4002,560
Pharmacy Technicians$47,8102,550
Financial Managers$147,8202,530
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,6602,520
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$50,5102,490
Construction Managers$115,1002,480
Information Security Analysts$142,4502,470
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$58,6302,460
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$76,3702,420
Firefighters$43,1802,420
Compliance Officers$76,9202,400
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$63,7202,390
Counter and Rental Clerks$40,2802,360
Tellers$39,3902,330
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$112,3302,290
Computer Systems Analysts$102,6902,290
Architectural and Engineering Managers$215,5402,270
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$83,9502,250
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$52,0102,220
Insurance Sales Agents$59,0402,200
Training and Development Specialists$69,8902,190
Engineers, All Other$151,1302,190
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$55,3802,160
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$74,6702,150
Dental Assistants$45,1302,150
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$53,8702,110
Billing and Posting Clerks$46,6902,050
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$84,8802,020
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$32,8301,960
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$55,3301,950
Physicians, All Other$318,3301,930
Production Workers, All Other$40,5301,920
Bus Drivers, School$46,7901,870
Self-Enrichment Teachers$52,2601,840
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$32,8101,820
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.