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Average Wind Turbine Service Technicians Salary in New Mexico

Wind Turbine Service Technicians in New Mexico earn a median annual salary of $57,230, which is -10.7% compared to the national median. There are 330 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).

$57,230
New Mexico median annual wage
$28/hour median
-10.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $64,120
330
Local employment
0.4 jobs per 1,000 workers
5.94
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$48,760
25th
$48,760
Median
$57,230
75th
$62,020
90th
$79,400

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
$62,064
Goods: 96.1%
Services: 77.9%
Rents: 73.6%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
New York $81,330 Compare 390
Kansas $78,240 Compare 330
California $77,910 Compare 400
Indiana $76,680 Compare 140
Washington $75,880 Compare 210
Iowa $74,880 Compare 900

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 Wind Turbine Service Technicians in New Mexico

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Wind Turbine Service Technicians are projected to change by +49.9% from 2024 to 2034, with 2,300 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.