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Average Engineers, All Other Salary in New Mexico

Engineers, All Other in New Mexico earn a median annual salary of $162,070, which is +31.8% compared to the national median. There are 2,190 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for New Mexico (state).

$162,070
New Mexico median annual wage
$78/hour median
+31.8%
Difference vs national median
National median is $122,930
2,190
Local employment
2.5 jobs per 1,000 workers
2.54
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$90,880
25th
$119,430
Median
$162,070
75th
$180,190
90th
$203,280

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in New Mexico, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
92.2%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$175,758
Goods: 96.1%
Services: 77.9%
Rents: 73.6%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Alabama $152,550 Compare 3,460
District of Columbia $151,920 Compare 3,560
Virginia $148,160 Compare 5,060
Alaska $142,390 Compare 200
Washington $134,570 Compare 3,580
Colorado $132,590 Compare 2,540

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in New Mexico

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Emergency Medicine Physicians $405,130 1.85
Anesthesiologists $393,970 0.25
Surgeons, All Other $363,940 1.06
Physicians, All Other $327,670 1.01
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $259,990 0.93
Family Medicine Physicians $228,040 1.09
Psychiatrists $227,730 N/A
Architectural And Engineering Managers $215,120 1.84

New Mexico has salary data for 645 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Emergency Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Engineers, All Other in New Mexico

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Engineers, All Other are projected to change by +2.1% from 2024 to 2034, with 9,300 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.