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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary in New Mexico

The median dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in New Mexico earns $29,360 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,028 a month.

10th percentile
$25,750
25th percentile
$27,390
Median percentile
$29,360
75th percentile
$34,550
90th percentile
$38,280

Based on 2,960 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

$24,332 take-home a year
Gross pay$29,360
Federal income tax−$1,343
Social Security + Medicare−$2,246
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$1,439
Monthly take-home$2,028
Every two weeks$936

Does it go far here?

$31,840Median pay in New Mexico is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
53%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 dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico