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Food Scientists and Technologists salary in New Mexico

The median food scientists and technologists in New Mexico earns $79,130 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,052 a month.

10th percentile
$53,170
25th percentile
$56,970
Median percentile
$79,130
75th percentile
$93,870
90th percentile
$100,350

Based on 30 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

$60,621 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,130
Federal income tax−$8,579
Social Security + Medicare−$6,053
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$3,877
Monthly take-home$5,052
Every two weeks$2,332

Does it go far here?

$85,813Median pay in New Mexico is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
21%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 food scientists and technologists salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico