Physical Therapists in New Mexico
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$80,114
after federal, FICA and New Mexico tax
Tax takes
$26,766
25.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$88,635
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
$106,880
Kept after tax
$80,114
Worth in national money
$88,635
State rank
6
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. New Mexico pays physical therapists a middle wage of $106,880, ranking 6 of 51 states and sitting about 4.01% above the national middle.
- Within New Mexico this is well-paid work. Of 485 occupations with published figures in the state, physical therapists ranks 51 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- New Mexico is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $106,880 the take-home is $80,114; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $88,635 would nationally. The average comes to $110,060, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- New Mexico's median for physical therapists is $106,880, about 4.01% above the national figure and 6 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Ranked against every occupation New Mexico publishes a median for, physical therapists sits 51 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.
- Post-tax income for physical therapists in New Mexico, on $106,880, is $80,114 — equivalent to $88,635 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $110,060 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Physical Therapists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $77,260 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $106,880 |
| Top tenth earn over | $146,400 |
| This salary | $106,880 |
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 | $80,114 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $84,020 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,173 |
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 | $101,327 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,001 |
| 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 physical therapists in New Mexico earn under $106,880 and half over. The published range runs $77,260 at the tenth percentile to $146,400 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In New Mexico the take-home figure of $80,114, from $106,880, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 51 of 485 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of New Mexico, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $88,635, the adjusted value of that $106,880 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 51 of 485 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for physical therapists in New Mexico, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $77,260 to $146,400; 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.
- Take-home for New Mexico is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $80,114 from $106,880. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 51 of 485 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New Mexico, so $88,635 — the adjusted value of that $106,880 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 51 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $77,260 and the top tenth $146,400, 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 $88,635.
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, $80,114 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 ($77,260 to $146,400) 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 $88,635 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 $80,114 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.