Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in New Mexico
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,948
after federal, FICA and New Mexico tax
Tax takes
$7,812
17.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$41,984
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
$45,760
Kept after tax
$37,948
Worth in national money
$41,984
State rank
36
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New Mexico is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $45,760, ranking 36 of 47 states — about 5.73% 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 328.
- Here is where New Mexico does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $45,760 you keep $37,948, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $41,984 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $46,510, because the best-paid pull it up.
- New Mexico ranks 36 of 47 for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders, with a median of $45,760 — about 5.73% 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, crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders sits at 328 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.
- After federal, FICA and New Mexico income tax, retained pay for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders on $45,760 is $37,948. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $41,984 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $46,510 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,750 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,760 |
| Top tenth earn over | $59,670 |
| This salary | $45,760 |
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 | $37,948 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,948 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,904 |
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 | $44,515 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,302 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in New Mexico earn under $45,760 and half over. The published range runs $34,750 at the tenth percentile to $59,670 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In New Mexico the take-home figure of $37,948, from $45,760, 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 328 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 $41,984, the adjusted value of that $45,760 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 328 of 485 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in New Mexico, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $34,750 to $59,670; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for New Mexico is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $37,948 from $45,760. 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 328 of 485 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New Mexico, so $41,984 — the adjusted value of that $45,760 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 328 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $34,750 and the top tenth $59,670, 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 $41,984 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 $37,948.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 47 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($34,750 to $59,670) 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 $41,984 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 $37,948 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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.