Veterinary Technologists and Technicians in New Mexico
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,210
after federal, FICA and New Mexico tax
Tax takes
$7,580
16.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$41,168
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
$44,790
Kept after tax
$37,210
Worth in national money
$41,168
State rank
34
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. New Mexico is 34 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $44,790. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 342 among 485 occupations New Mexico publishes pay for.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $44,790 you keep $37,210 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $41,168 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $43,190.
- New Mexico ranks 34 of 51 for veterinary technologists and technicians at $44,790. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Position 342 of 485 in New Mexico places veterinary technologists and technicians in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Retained pay in New Mexico is $37,210 after the full tax stack, from $44,790. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $41,168 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $43,190 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $31,350 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,790 |
| Top tenth earn over | $56,870 |
| This salary | $44,790 |
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 | $37,210 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,169 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,890 |
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 | $43,597 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,285 |
| 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 veterinary technologists and technicians in New Mexico earn under $44,790 and half over. The published range runs $31,350 at the tenth percentile to $56,870 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In New Mexico the take-home figure of $37,210, from $44,790, 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 342 of 485 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $41,168 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 342.
- Figures are distribution medians for veterinary technologists and technicians in New Mexico, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $31,350 to $56,870; 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 $37,210 from $44,790. 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 342 of 485 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $41,168, worked from $44,790, 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 342 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $43,190 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $31,350 and the top tenth $56,870, 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 $41,168.
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 $37,210 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.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in New Mexico is $43,190. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($31,350 to $56,870) 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 $41,168 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 $37,210 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.