Slaughterers and Meat Packers in New Mexico
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$26,366
after federal, FICA and New Mexico tax
Tax takes
$4,194
13.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$29,170
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
$30,560
Kept after tax
$26,366
Worth in national money
$29,170
State rank
46
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New Mexico is among the lower-paying states for slaughterers and meat packers. The middle earner takes $30,560, ranking 46 of 47 states — about 23.85% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in New Mexico, this one sits low: 465 of 485 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- New Mexico is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $30,560 the take-home is $26,366; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $29,170 would nationally. The average comes to $30,610, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- New Mexico ranks 46 of 47 for slaughterers and meat packers, with a median of $30,560 — about 23.85% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Slaughterers and meat packers occupies position 465 of 485 in New Mexico's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Post-tax income for slaughterers and meat packers in New Mexico, on $30,560, is $26,366 — equivalent to $29,170 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 $30,610 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Slaughterers and Meat Packers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $28,500 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $30,560 |
| Top tenth earn over | $33,720 |
| This salary | $30,560 |
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 | $26,366 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $26,735 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,658 |
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 | $30,100 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,005 |
| 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 slaughterers and meat packers in New Mexico earn under $30,560 and half over. The published range runs $28,500 at the tenth percentile to $33,720 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind New Mexico's $26,366, worked from $30,560. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 465 of 485.
- Two cautions on $29,170, the adjusted value of that $30,560 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 465 of 485 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for slaughterers and meat packers in New Mexico, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $28,500 to $33,720; 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.
- The New Mexico take-home of $26,366, on $30,560 for work ranking 465 of 485 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 465 of 485 in the state.
- This $29,170 adjusted figure, worked from $30,560, 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 465 of 485 in the state. The occupation ranks 465 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $28,500 at the tenth percentile, $33,720 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 $29,170 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 $26,366.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 47 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($28,500 to $33,720) 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 $29,170 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 $26,366 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.