Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in New Mexico

747 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in New Mexico for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$37,230	10,200	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$37,230	10,200	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$37,220	200	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$37,150	750	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$37,130	11,880	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$37,110	250	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$37,100	50	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$37,070	320	View salary detail
Gambling Dealers	$36,990	370	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$36,980	340	View salary detail
Bartenders	$36,980	3,790	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$36,950	770	View salary detail
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	$36,930	110	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$36,920	12,740	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$36,890	1,410	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$36,720	300	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$36,710	80	View salary detail
Tutors	$36,660	460	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$36,640	810	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$36,550	880	View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$36,510	—	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$36,470	3,160	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$36,460	1,920	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$36,400	3,510	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$36,400	330	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$36,390	180	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Workers	$36,370	30	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$36,250	330	View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$36,250	130	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$36,240	—	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,020	14,360	View salary detail
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	$35,860	50	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$35,840	4,120	View salary detail
Nannies	$35,840	4,120	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$35,830	16,540	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$35,740	670	View salary detail
Concierges	$35,740	50	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$35,650	810	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$35,640	1,550	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$35,610	140	View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$35,600	60	View salary detail
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$35,580	130	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$35,580	2,360	View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$35,480	70	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$35,270	150	View salary detail
Midwives	$35,270	150	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$35,250	150	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$35,140	160	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$35,140	5,650	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$35,020	7,810	View salary detail

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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.