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Correctional Officers and Jailers salary in New Mexico

The median correctional officers and jailers in New Mexico earns $47,940 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,196 a month.

10th percentile
$37,900
25th percentile
$42,830
Median percentile
$47,940
75th percentile
$52,370
90th percentile
$59,330

Based on 2,740 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

$38,351 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,940
Federal income tax−$3,573
Social Security + Medicare−$3,667
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$2,349
Monthly take-home$3,196
Every two weeks$1,475

Does it go far here?

$51,989Median 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 correctional officers and jailers salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico