Architectural and Engineering Managers in New Mexico
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$150,853
after federal, FICA and New Mexico tax
Tax takes
$64,267
29.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$166,899
New Mexico costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in New Mexico — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$215,120
Kept after tax
$150,853
Worth in national money
$166,899
State rank
1
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. New Mexico's middle earner gets $215,120, putting the state 1 of 51 — about 25.6% ahead of the national figure.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in New Mexico. It ranks 4 out of 485 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- New Mexico is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $215,120 the take-home is $150,853; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $166,899 would nationally. The average comes to $215,540, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For architectural and engineering managers, New Mexico sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $215,120, ranking 1 of 51 and running about 25.6% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Within New Mexico, architectural and engineering managers ranks 4 of 485 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Post-tax income for architectural and engineering managers in New Mexico, on $215,120, is $150,853 — equivalent to $166,899 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $215,540 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Architectural and Engineering Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $163,530 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $215,120 |
| Top tenth earn over | $268,190 |
| This salary | $215,120 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in New Mexico | $150,853 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $160,063 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,182 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $202,615 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,895 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in New Mexico earn less than $215,120. The published range is $163,530 up to $268,190, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In New Mexico the take-home figure of $150,853, from $215,120, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 4 of 485 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of New Mexico, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $166,899, the adjusted value of that $215,120 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 4 of 485 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for architectural and engineering managers in New Mexico the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $163,530 to $268,190. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for New Mexico is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $150,853 from $215,120. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 4 of 485 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New Mexico, so $166,899 — the adjusted value of that $215,120 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 4 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $163,530 and the top tenth $268,190, so most people doing this work in New Mexico sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in New Mexico sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $166,899 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; New Mexico then takes its own share, leaving $150,853.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($163,530 to $268,190) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to New Mexico rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
New Mexico's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $166,899 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $150,853 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and New Mexico income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.