Pharmacy Technicians in New Mexico
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,609
after federal, FICA and New Mexico tax
Tax takes
$8,021
17.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$42,716
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
$46,630
Kept after tax
$38,609
Worth in national money
$42,716
State rank
19
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. New Mexico is 19 of 51 states for pharmacy technicians, with a middle wage of $46,630. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 485 occupations New Mexico reports figures for, this is number 315.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $46,630 you keep $38,609 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $42,716 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $47,810, since top earners drag the number up.
- New Mexico ranks 19 of 51 for pharmacy technicians at $46,630. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In New Mexico's occupational distribution, pharmacy technicians sits at 315 of 485 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay in New Mexico is $38,609 after the full tax stack, from $46,630. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $42,716 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $47,810 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Pharmacy Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,470 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,630 |
| Top tenth earn over | $58,780 |
| This salary | $46,630 |
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 | $38,609 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,647 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,916 |
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 | $45,338 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,318 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of pharmacy technicians in New Mexico earn under $46,630 and half over. The published range runs $37,470 at the tenth percentile to $58,780 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $38,609 take-home in New Mexico comes from $46,630. 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 315 of 485.
- Two cautions on $42,716, the adjusted value of that $46,630 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 315 of 485 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for pharmacy technicians in New Mexico, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $37,470 to $58,780; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $38,609, from $46,630, 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 315 of 485 locally, and the state ranks 19 of 51 for it.
- This $42,716 adjusted figure, worked from $46,630, 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 315 of 485 in the state. The occupation ranks 315 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $37,470 at the tenth percentile, $58,780 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 $42,716 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 $38,609.
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 ($37,470 to $58,780) 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 $42,716 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 $38,609 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.