Electricians in New Mexico
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$47,518
after federal, FICA and New Mexico tax
Tax takes
$10,872
18.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$52,572
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
$58,390
Kept after tax
$47,518
Worth in national money
$52,572
State rank
46
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. New Mexico pays electricians a middle wage of $58,390, 46 of 51 states and about 7.6% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 485 occupations New Mexico reports figures for, this is number 223.
- New Mexico is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $58,390 the take-home is $47,518; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $52,572 would nationally. The average comes to $59,620, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- New Mexico's $58,390 median for electricians places it 46 of 51 states, about 7.6% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- In New Mexico's occupational distribution, electricians sits at 223 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.
- Post-tax income for electricians in New Mexico, on $58,390, is $47,518 — equivalent to $52,572 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 $59,620 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Electricians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,650 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $58,390 |
| Top tenth earn over | $86,830 |
| This salary | $58,390 |
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 | $47,518 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,096 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,048 |
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 | $56,425 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,477 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $58,390 as a midpoint for New Mexico, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $36,650 and the ninetieth is $86,830 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In New Mexico the take-home figure of $47,518, from $58,390, 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 223 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 $52,572, the adjusted value of that $58,390 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 223 of 485 in the state.
- The New Mexico median of $58,390 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $36,650 to $86,830. 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 $47,518 from $58,390. 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 223 of 485 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New Mexico, so $52,572 — the adjusted value of that $58,390 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 223 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $36,650 at the bottom tenth to $86,830 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $52,572.
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 $47,518.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($36,650) and the ninetieth ($86,830) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $52,572 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 $47,518 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.