Engineers, All Other in New Mexico
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$115,430
after federal, FICA and New Mexico tax
Tax takes
$46,640
28.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$127,708
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
$162,070
Kept after tax
$115,430
Worth in national money
$127,708
State rank
1
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New Mexico is one of the better-paying states for engineers, all other. The middle earner takes $162,070, which ranks 1 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 31.84% above the national middle.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 485 occupations New Mexico reports, engineers, all other comes in at 7 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $162,070 you keep $115,430 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $127,708 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $151,130.
- New Mexico ranks 1 of 51 states publishing a median for engineers, all other, at $162,070 — about 31.84% 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.
- Engineers, all other ranks 7 of 485 occupations by median in New Mexico, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Retained pay in New Mexico is $115,430 after the full tax stack, from $162,070. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $127,708 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $151,130 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Engineers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $90,880 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $162,070 |
| Top tenth earn over | $203,280 |
| This salary | $162,070 |
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 | $115,430 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $122,041 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,119 |
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 | $152,398 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,013 |
| 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 $162,070. The published range is $90,880 up to $203,280, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $115,430 take-home in New Mexico comes from $162,070. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 7 of 485.
- One number stands for prices across all of New Mexico, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $127,708, the adjusted value of that $162,070 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 7 of 485 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for engineers, all other in New Mexico the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $90,880 to $203,280. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $115,430, from $162,070, assumes a single New Mexico filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 7 of 485 locally, and the state ranks 1 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New Mexico, so $127,708 — the adjusted value of that $162,070 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 7 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $151,130, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $90,880 and the top tenth $203,280, so most people doing this work in New Mexico sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $127,708.
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 $115,430.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in New Mexico is $151,130. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($90,880 to $203,280) 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 $127,708 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 $115,430 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.