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
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$79,200	70	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$79,130	30	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$79,100	8,450	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$79,100	8,450	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$79,100	8,450	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$79,100	8,450	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$79,100	8,450	View salary detail
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,090	40	View salary detail
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$78,960	80	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$78,840	1,360	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$78,580	6,300	View salary detail
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	$78,310	—	View salary detail
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	$78,060	100	View salary detail
Wellhead Pumpers	$78,010	1,060	View salary detail
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$77,890	400	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$77,880	1,780	View salary detail
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,740	50	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$77,720	600	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$77,710	270	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$77,550	3,780	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$77,020	300	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$76,940	2,150	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$76,800	330	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$76,800	330	View salary detail
Range Managers	$76,800	330	View salary detail
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$76,470	1,020	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$76,350	270	View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,240	380	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$76,170	550	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$75,900	8,120	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$75,540	880	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$75,240	4,260	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$75,130	6,790	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$75,130	6,790	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$75,040	140	View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$74,730	500	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$74,550	6,210	View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists	$74,510	40	View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$74,480	100	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$74,440	1,090	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$74,380	950	View salary detail
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$74,340	420	View salary detail
Surveyors	$74,230	290	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$74,230	290	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$73,890	2,800	View salary detail
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$72,760	50	View salary detail
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$72,610	—	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$72,440	150	View salary detail
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	$72,340	100	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$72,160	90	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.