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Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film salary in New Mexico

The median camera operators, television, video, and film in New Mexico earns $49,050 a year, 35% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,266 a month.

10th percentile
$38,730
25th percentile
$49,040
Median percentile
$49,050
75th percentile
$54,310
90th percentile
$101,160

Based on 290 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

$39,188 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,050
Federal income tax−$3,706
Social Security + Medicare−$3,752
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$2,403
Monthly take-home$3,266
Every two weeks$1,507

Does it go far here?

$53,193Median pay in New Mexico is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
33%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 camera operators, television, video, and film salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico