Radiologic Technologists and Technicians in New Mexico
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$62,476
after federal, FICA and New Mexico tax
Tax takes
$17,464
21.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$69,122
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
$79,940
Kept after tax
$62,476
Worth in national money
$69,122
State rank
24
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New Mexico sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $79,940, ranking 24 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in New Mexico. It ranks 113 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 $79,940 you keep $62,476 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $69,122 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $79,810.
- New Mexico occupies the middle band for radiologic technologists and technicians: a median of $79,940, ranking 24 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Within New Mexico, radiologic technologists and technicians ranks 113 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 $62,476 after the full tax stack, from $79,940. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $69,122 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $79,810 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $59,560 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $79,940 |
| Top tenth earn over | $104,120 |
| This salary | $79,940 |
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 | $62,476 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $65,068 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,162 |
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 | $76,256 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,987 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $79,940 as a midpoint for New Mexico, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $59,560 and the ninetieth is $104,120 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In New Mexico the take-home figure of $62,476, from $79,940, 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 113 of 485 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $69,122, the adjusted value of that $79,940 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 113 of 485 locally.
- The New Mexico median of $79,940 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $59,560 to $104,120. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for New Mexico is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $62,476 from $79,940. 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 113 of 485 locally.
- This $69,122 adjusted figure, worked from $79,940, 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 113 of 485 in the state. The occupation ranks 113 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $59,560 at the bottom tenth to $104,120 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 $69,122 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and New Mexico adds its own income tax on top — which is why $62,476 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($59,560 to $104,120) 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 $69,122 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 $62,476 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.