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Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary in New Mexico

The median claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators in New Mexico earns $67,930 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,441 a month.

10th percentile
$40,620
25th percentile
$48,830
Median percentile
$67,930
75th percentile
$91,170
90th percentile
$101,520

Based on 1,280 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

$53,290 take-home a year
Gross pay$67,930
Federal income tax−$6,115
Social Security + Medicare−$5,197
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$3,329
Monthly take-home$4,441
Every two weeks$2,050

Does it go far here?

$73,667Median pay in New Mexico is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
24%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 claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico