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Chemical Engineers salary in New Mexico

The median chemical engineers in New Mexico earns $158,190 a year, 27% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,303 a month.

10th percentile
$76,540
25th percentile
$110,420
Median percentile
$158,190
75th percentile
$189,260
90th percentile
$205,360

Based on 160 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

$111,638 take-home a year
Gross pay$158,190
Federal income tax−$26,700
Social Security + Medicare−$12,102
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$7,751
Monthly take-home$9,303
Every two weeks$4,294

Does it go far here?

$171,550Median pay in New Mexico is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
11%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 chemical engineers salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico