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Aerospace Engineers salary in New Mexico

The median aerospace engineers in New Mexico earns $132,850 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,963 a month.

10th percentile
$97,350
25th percentile
$104,830
Median percentile
$132,850
75th percentile
$161,420
90th percentile
$195,110

Based on 570 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$95,559 take-home a year
Gross pay$132,850
Federal income tax−$20,618
Social Security + Medicare−$10,163
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$6,510
Monthly take-home$7,963
Every two weeks$3,675

Does it go far here?

$144,070Median pay in New Mexico is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
13%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,067 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Mexico

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$327,670
Family Medicine Physicians$228,040
Architectural and Engineering Managers$215,120
Computer Hardware Engineers$165,350
Physicists$165,340
Nuclear Engineers$164,300
Engineers, All Other$162,070
Electrical Engineers$158,520

All aerospace engineers salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico