Salaries in New Mexico.
1 metro area. 3445 roles.
Average cost-of-living index: 0.88x national average. Last updated April 2026.
Highest Paying
$299,000
Chief Security Officer
Median Role
$275,000
VP of Privacy
Entry Level
$267,000
VP of Machine Learning
The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.
New Mexico has 1 major metro area tracked in our salary database, with an average cost-of-living index of 0.88x the national average. The highest-paying role across the state is Chief Security Officer at $299,000 in Albuquerque. The median role pays $275,000.
Metro areas in New Mexico
Top 30 salaries in New Mexico
Tax considerations in New Mexico
New Mexico's top income tax rate is 5.9%. Albuquerque has no city income tax. The moderate state rate and affordable housing create reasonable net compensation.
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