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Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary in New Mexico

The median child, family, and school social workers in New Mexico earns $56,160 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,713 a month.

10th percentile
$36,920
25th percentile
$45,470
Median percentile
$56,160
75th percentile
$78,090
90th percentile
$101,600

Based on 2,990 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

$44,553 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,160
Federal income tax−$4,559
Social Security + Medicare−$4,296
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$2,752
Monthly take-home$3,713
Every two weeks$1,714

Does it go far here?

$60,903Median pay in New Mexico is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
29%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 child, family, and school social workers salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico