Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in New Mexico
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$76,756
after federal, FICA and New Mexico tax
Tax takes
$24,994
24.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$84,921
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
$101,750
Kept after tax
$76,756
Worth in national money
$84,921
State rank
2
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New Mexico is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $101,750, which ranks 2 of 49 states with published figures. That is about 29.87% above the national middle.
- Within New Mexico this is well-paid work. Of 485 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 57 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- New Mexico is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $101,750 the take-home is $76,756; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $84,921 would nationally. The average lands at $101,730, below the middle of the range.
- New Mexico ranks 2 of 49 states publishing a median for engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other, at $101,750 — about 29.87% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Ranked against every occupation New Mexico publishes a median for, engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other sits 57 of 485 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Post-tax income for engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other in New Mexico, on $101,750, is $76,756 — equivalent to $84,921 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 $101,730 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $65,170 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $101,750 |
| Top tenth earn over | $123,260 |
| This salary | $101,750 |
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 | $76,756 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $80,411 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,172 |
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 | $96,555 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,000 |
| 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 $101,750. The published range is $65,170 up to $123,260, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In New Mexico the take-home figure of $76,756, from $101,750, 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 57 of 485 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $84,921, the adjusted value of that $101,750 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of New Mexico. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 57 of 485 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other in New Mexico the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $65,170 to $123,260. 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 $76,756 from $101,750. 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 57 of 485 locally.
- This $84,921 adjusted figure, worked from $101,750, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 57 of 485 in the state. The occupation ranks 57 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $65,170 at the tenth percentile, $123,260 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 $84,921 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and New Mexico's own levy, $76,756 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($65,170 to $123,260) 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 $84,921 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 $76,756 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.