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Average First-Line Supervisors Of Security Workers Salary in New Mexico

First-Line Supervisors Of Security Workers in New Mexico earn a median annual salary of $57,930, which is -1.2% compared to the national median. There are 650 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for New Mexico (state).

$57,930
New Mexico median annual wage
$28/hour median
-1.2%
Difference vs national median
National median is $58,610
650
Local employment
0.8 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.66
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$37,960
25th
$42,490
Median
$57,930
75th
$73,940
90th
$95,890

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
$62,823
Goods: 96.1%
Services: 77.9%
Rents: 73.6%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Minnesota$83,110Compare1,190
District of Columbia$78,290Compare660
Indiana$77,720Compare1,430
New Hampshire$76,920Compare210
Virginia$72,600Compare1,470
Alaska$70,990Compare190

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

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Pediatricians, General$237,9500.96
Podiatrists$227,1301.04
Architectural And Engineering Managers$215,7301.53
Nurse Anesthetists$214,810N/A
Dentists, All Other Specialists$210,3701.46
Computer And Information Research Scientists$178,120N/A
Physicists$175,9606.48
Dentists, General$171,7301.04

New Mexico has salary data for 636 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Pediatricians, General.

Historical series

Trend for First-Line Supervisors Of Security Workers in New Mexico

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, First-Line Supervisors Of Security Workers are projected to change by +2.7% from 2024 to 2034, with 7,000 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.