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
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$87,310	980	View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists	$87,260	180	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$87,210	410	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$86,840	2,020	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$86,840	2,020	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$86,840	2,020	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$86,630	940	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$86,630	940	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$86,630	940	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$86,630	940	View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$86,520	100	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$86,520	100	View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,240	80	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$84,510	840	View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$84,440	860	View salary detail
Biostatisticians	$84,330	230	View salary detail
Statisticians	$84,330	230	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$84,120	420	View salary detail
Geneticists	$84,120	420	View salary detail
Biologists	$84,120	420	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$84,120	420	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$84,120	420	View salary detail
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,980	410	View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists	$83,770	120	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$83,750	600	View salary detail
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,700	120	View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,600	100	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$83,540	340	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	$83,470	30	View salary detail
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	$83,370	80	View salary detail
Audiologists	$83,050	80	View salary detail
Funeral Home Managers	$82,850	60	View salary detail
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	$82,780	580	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$81,290	1,150	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$80,870	510	View salary detail
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$80,800	140	View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,640	40	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$80,610	720	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$80,610	720	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$80,610	720	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$80,590	420	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$80,360	510	View salary detail
Real Estate Brokers	$80,340	—	View salary detail
Epidemiologists	$79,980	80	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$79,940	1,150	View salary detail
Hydrologic Technicians	$79,710	50	View salary detail
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$79,580	40	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$79,490	790	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,440	200	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,380	320	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.