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
Landscape Architects	$71,990	50	View salary detail
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$71,720	60	View salary detail
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$71,430	110	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$70,630	160	View salary detail
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,950	210	View salary detail
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,820	40	View salary detail
Soil and Plant Scientists	$69,480	90	View salary detail
Foresters	$69,240	50	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$69,180	4,580	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$69,180	4,580	View salary detail
Airfield Operations Specialists	$69,090	50	View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists	$68,870	840	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$68,700	1,130	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$68,220	170	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$68,180	230	View salary detail
Web Developers	$68,120	130	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$68,050	4,090	View salary detail
Coroners	$67,990	2,400	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$67,990	2,400	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$67,990	2,400	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$67,990	2,400	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$67,990	2,400	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$67,990	2,400	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$67,990	2,400	View salary detail
Financial Examiners	$67,950	220	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$67,930	1,280	View salary detail
Cost Estimators	$67,590	900	View salary detail
Rail Car Repairers	$67,550	120	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$67,520	320	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$67,320	370	View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$67,100	340	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$66,800	770	View salary detail
Historians	$66,790	40	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$66,750	100	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,550	400	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	$66,460	—	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,450	230	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$66,010	270	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$66,000	620	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$65,930	1,200	View salary detail
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$65,650	190	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$65,640	800	View salary detail
Forensic Science Technicians	$65,570	200	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$65,440	330	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$65,420	800	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$65,420	800	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$65,210	1,410	View salary detail
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	$65,110	100	View salary detail
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	$64,990	2,600	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$64,940	650	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.