Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers in New Mexico
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,100
after federal, FICA and New Mexico tax
Tax takes
$7,230
16.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,940
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
$43,330
Kept after tax
$36,100
Worth in national money
$39,940
State rank
42
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New Mexico is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $43,330, ranking 42 of 50 states — about 9.37% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 485 occupations New Mexico reports figures for, this is number 353.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $43,330 you keep $36,100 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $39,940 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $43,830, since top earners drag the number up.
- New Mexico ranks 42 of 50 for computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers, with a median of $43,330 — about 9.37% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- In New Mexico's occupational distribution, computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers sits at 353 of 485 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay in New Mexico is $36,100 after the full tax stack, from $43,330. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $39,940 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $43,830 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $33,290 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $43,330 |
| Top tenth earn over | $56,650 |
| This salary | $43,330 |
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 | $36,100 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $36,996 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,868 |
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 | $42,215 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,260 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $43,330 as a midpoint for New Mexico, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $33,290 and the ninetieth is $56,650 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In New Mexico the take-home figure of $36,100, from $43,330, 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 353 of 485 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $39,940 uses one figure for the whole of New Mexico. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 485 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 353.
- The New Mexico median of $43,330 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $33,290 to $56,650. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for New Mexico is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $36,100 from $43,330. 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 353 of 485 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $39,940, worked from $43,330, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular New Mexico address, on work sitting at 353 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $33,290 at the tenth percentile, $56,650 at the ninetieth.
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 $39,940 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 $36,100.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 50 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($33,290 to $56,650) 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 $39,940 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 $36,100 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.