Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers in New Mexico
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,282
after federal, FICA and New Mexico tax
Tax takes
$7,918
17.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$42,354
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
$46,200
Kept after tax
$38,282
Worth in national money
$42,354
State rank
37
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in New Mexico. The middle earner gets $46,200. That is 37 of 47 states, and about 12.07% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Against other work in New Mexico, this sits in the middle: 322 of 485 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Here is where New Mexico does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $46,200 you keep $38,282, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $42,354 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $46,240, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For jewelers and precious stone and metal workers, New Mexico sits in the lower band at $46,200, ranking 37 of 47 and trailing the national median by about 12.07%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers ranks 322 of 485 occupations in New Mexico by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- After federal, FICA and New Mexico income tax, retained pay for jewelers and precious stone and metal workers on $46,200 is $38,282. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $42,354 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 $46,240 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $30,000 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,200 |
| Top tenth earn over | $58,440 |
| This salary | $46,200 |
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 | $38,282 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,302 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,910 |
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 | $44,931 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,310 |
| 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 $46,200. The published range is $30,000 up to $58,440, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $38,282 take-home in New Mexico comes from $46,200. 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 322 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 $42,354, the adjusted value of that $46,200 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 322 of 485 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for jewelers and precious stone and metal workers in New Mexico the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $30,000 to $58,440. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $38,282, from $46,200, 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 322 of 485 locally, and the state ranks 37 of 47 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New Mexico, so $42,354 — the adjusted value of that $46,200 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 322 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $30,000 and the top tenth $58,440, so most people doing this work in New Mexico sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. New Mexico is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $42,354 in national terms.
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, $38,282 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 47 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 ($30,000 to $58,440) 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 $42,354 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 $38,282 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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.