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Helpers--Extraction Workers salary in New Mexico

The median helpers--extraction workers in New Mexico earns $54,840 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,630 a month.

10th percentile
$35,090
25th percentile
$35,140
Median percentile
$54,840
75th percentile
$74,340
90th percentile
$79,620

Based on 130 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

$43,557 take-home a year
Gross pay$54,840
Federal income tax−$4,401
Social Security + Medicare−$4,195
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$2,687
Monthly take-home$3,630
Every two weeks$1,675

Does it go far here?

$59,472Median pay in New Mexico is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
29%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 helpers--extraction workers salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico