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Healthcare Social Workers salary in New Mexico

The median healthcare social workers in New Mexico earns $65,930 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,327 a month.

10th percentile
$45,780
25th percentile
$55,820
Median percentile
$65,930
75th percentile
$77,600
90th percentile
$90,020

Based on 1,200 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

$51,924 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,930
Federal income tax−$5,732
Social Security + Medicare−$5,044
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$3,231
Monthly take-home$4,327
Every two weeks$1,997

Does it go far here?

$71,498Median pay in New Mexico is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
25%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 healthcare social workers salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico