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Gas Plant Operators salary in New Mexico

The median gas plant operators in New Mexico earns $97,660 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,062 a month.

10th percentile
$72,440
25th percentile
$82,010
Median percentile
$97,660
75th percentile
$100,010
90th percentile
$108,670

Based on 300 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

$72,748 take-home a year
Gross pay$97,660
Federal income tax−$12,655
Social Security + Medicare−$7,471
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$4,785
Monthly take-home$6,062
Every two weeks$2,798

Does it go far here?

$105,908Median pay in New Mexico is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
18%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 gas plant operators salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico