First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives in New Mexico
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$70,506
after federal, FICA and New Mexico tax
Tax takes
$21,694
23.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$78,005
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
$92,200
Kept after tax
$70,506
Worth in national money
$78,005
State rank
35
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New Mexico is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $92,200, ranking 35 of 51 states — about 13.05% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Within New Mexico this is well-paid work. Of 485 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 79 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Here is where New Mexico does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $92,200 you keep $70,506, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $78,005 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $94,900, because the best-paid pull it up.
- New Mexico ranks 35 of 51 for first-line supervisors of police and detectives, with a median of $92,200 — about 13.05% 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.
- Ranked against every occupation New Mexico publishes a median for, first-line supervisors of police and detectives sits 79 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.
- After federal, FICA and New Mexico income tax, retained pay for first-line supervisors of police and detectives on $92,200 is $70,506. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $78,005 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 $94,900 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $59,990 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $92,200 |
| Top tenth earn over | $130,510 |
| This salary | $92,200 |
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 | $70,506 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $73,693 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,170 |
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 | $87,670 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,998 |
| 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 $92,200. The published range is $59,990 up to $130,510, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $70,506 take-home in New Mexico comes from $92,200. 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 79 of 485.
- Two cautions on $78,005, the adjusted value of that $92,200 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 79 of 485 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in New Mexico the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $59,990 to $130,510. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $70,506, from $92,200, 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 79 of 485 locally, and the state ranks 35 of 51 for it.
- This $78,005 adjusted figure, worked from $92,200, 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 79 of 485 in the state. The occupation ranks 79 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $59,990 and the top tenth $130,510 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $78,005 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 $70,506.
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 ($59,990) and the ninetieth ($130,510) 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 $78,005 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 $70,506 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.