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Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons salary in New Mexico

The median helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons in New Mexico earns $35,860 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,436 a month.

10th percentile
$29,660
25th percentile
$31,200
Median percentile
$35,860
75th percentile
$39,130
90th percentile
$44,830

Based on 50 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

$29,236 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,860
Federal income tax−$2,123
Social Security + Medicare−$2,743
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$1,757
Monthly take-home$2,436
Every two weeks$1,124

Does it go far here?

$38,889Median pay in New Mexico is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
44%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--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico