Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in New Mexico
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$30,541
after federal, FICA and New Mexico tax
Tax takes
$5,479
15.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$33,789
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
$36,020
Kept after tax
$30,541
Worth in national money
$33,789
State rank
29
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. New Mexico pays this job around $36,020 at the midpoint, 29 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Against 485 occupations New Mexico publishes, this job lands at 430. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- Here is where New Mexico does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $36,020 you keep $30,541, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $33,789 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $36,450, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners the New Mexico median is $36,020, ranking 29 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Within New Mexico, this work ranks 430 of 485 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- After federal, FICA and New Mexico income tax, retained pay for janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners on $36,020 is $30,541. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $33,789 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 $36,450 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $29,070 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $36,020 |
| Top tenth earn over | $45,030 |
| This salary | $36,020 |
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 | $30,541 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $31,122 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,762 |
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 | $35,296 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,131 |
| 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 $36,020. The published range is $29,070 up to $45,030, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind New Mexico's $30,541, worked from $36,020. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 430 of 485.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $33,789 uses one figure for the whole of New Mexico. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 485 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 430.
- Reported values are medians; for janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners in New Mexico the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $29,070 to $45,030. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The New Mexico take-home of $30,541, on $36,020 for work ranking 430 of 485 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 430 of 485 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $33,789, worked from $36,020, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular New Mexico address, on work sitting at 430 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $29,070 at the bottom tenth to $45,030 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $33,789 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, $30,541 remains.
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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($29,070 to $45,030) 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 $33,789 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 $30,541 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.