Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Albuquerque, NM

605 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Albuquerque, NM for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Audio and Video Technicians	$46,220	230	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$46,210	630	View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters	$46,020	160	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$45,960	350	View salary detail
Roofers	$45,780	710	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$45,760	1,140	View salary detail
Sound Engineering Technicians	$45,690	50	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$45,550	260	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$45,540	—	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$45,470	610	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$45,380	310	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$45,250	780	View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants	$45,200	150	View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$45,120	—	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$45,110	80	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$45,080	—	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$45,020	400	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$44,810	1,000	View salary detail
Security Guards	$44,780	4,440	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$44,780	50	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$44,720	380	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$44,700	90	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$44,080	180	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$44,050	1,170	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$43,910	180	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$43,710	570	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$43,600	110	View salary detail
Animal Control Workers	$43,250	70	View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$42,840	80	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$42,680	100	View salary detail
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$42,680	270	View salary detail
Firefighters	$42,420	950	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$42,220	380	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$42,210	170	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$41,790	10,270	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$41,710	1,990	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$41,680	—	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$41,530	—	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$41,290	50	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$41,070	230	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$40,870	40	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$40,640	70	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$40,440	4,140	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$40,400	70	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$40,270	360	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$39,950	2,110	View salary detail
Tellers	$39,920	950	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$39,640	80	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$39,500	230	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$39,480	130	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.