Physicians, All Other in New Mexico
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$216,771
after federal, FICA and New Mexico tax
Tax takes
$110,899
33.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$239,828
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
$327,670
Kept after tax
$216,771
Worth in national money
$239,828
State rank
14
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for physicians, all other is strong here. New Mexico's middle earner gets $327,670, putting the state 14 of 50 — about 23.22% ahead of the national figure.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in New Mexico. It ranks 1 out of 485 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $327,670 you keep $216,771 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $239,828 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $318,330.
- For physicians, all other, New Mexico sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $327,670, ranking 14 of 50 and running about 23.22% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Within New Mexico, physicians, all other ranks 1 of 485 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Retained pay in New Mexico is $216,771 after the full tax stack, from $327,670. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $239,828 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $318,330 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Physicians, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $135,220 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $327,670 |
| Top tenth earn over | $449,310 |
| This salary | $327,670 |
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 | $216,771 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $232,512 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$557 |
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 | $302,545 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$864 |
| 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 $327,670. The published range is $135,220 up to $449,310, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $216,771 take-home in New Mexico comes from $327,670. 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 1 of 485.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $239,828 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 1.
- Reported values are medians; for physicians, all other in New Mexico the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $135,220 to $449,310. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $216,771, from $327,670, 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 1 of 485 locally, and the state ranks 14 of 50 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $239,828, worked from $327,670, 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 1 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $135,220, the highest tenth $449,310, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
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 $239,828.
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 $216,771.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($135,220) and the ninetieth ($449,310) 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 $239,828 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 $216,771 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.