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New Mexico engineer salary

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Updated March 2025

What engineers earn across New Mexico, from published wage data — explore it city by city and discipline by discipline.

Typical pay

$129,370

New Mexico

Top earners

$184,871

Higher end

vs national

+7% vs national

U.S. $120,395

Cities

4

in this state

Engineers in New Mexico earn a blended median of $129,370 per year, +7% vs national, with top earners near $184,871. That blends 11 engineering occupations across 16,000 published jobs in New Mexico. Per-discipline figures below are published wage data, not modeled.

Engineering pay by role in New Mexico

Published wage data for each discipline in New Mexico. Disciplines without published data for this state are not listed.

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Engineering salaries by city in New Mexico

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Top-paying

Albuquerque

$129,497

+8% vs national

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Santa Fe

$113,694

-6% vs national

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Las Cruces

$100,208

-17% vs national

View Las Cruces salaries

Farmington

$98,408

-18% vs national

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What affects engineering pay in New Mexico

  • ▹Local market. New Mexico pay runs +7% vs national for the typical engineer, driven by local demand and living costs.
  • ▹Discipline mix. Software, petroleum, and engineering-management roles pull averages up; civil and environmental roles sit lower. Use the role table above for specifics.
  • ▹Metro concentration. Pay clusters in Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Santa Fe and other metros, which run above the statewide estimate.
  • ▹Remote & experience.Remote roles often anchor to a company's HQ market rather than New Mexico; seniority can swing pay ±35% around the median.

Engineer salaries in New Mexico — FAQ

How much do engineers make in New Mexico?
Engineers in New Mexico earn a blended median of $129,370 per year — 7% above the national average — across 11 engineering occupations and 16,000 jobs. There is no single BLS "engineer" occupation, so this blends the published medians of the engineering occupations reported for the area, weighted by local employment (BLS OEWS May 2024).
What is the highest-paying engineering job in New Mexico?
Engineering Managers have the highest published median in New Mexico, at $215,730 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024.
Is New Mexico a good state for engineers?
Engineering pay in New Mexico runs 7% above the national average, across 16,000 engineering jobs. That combination of pay level and employment base makes it a competitive market.
Which cities in New Mexico pay engineers the most?
Engineering pay is highest in Albuquerque ($129,497), Santa Fe ($113,694), and Las Cruces ($100,208), based on published BLS metro-area wages.
Source details

BLS publishes no single "engineer" occupation. This blends the published medians of 11 engineering occupations in New Mexico, weighted by local employment (16,000 jobs).

Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →

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