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Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary in New Mexico

The median helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in New Mexico earns $40,100 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,703 a month.

10th percentile
$35,150
25th percentile
$36,620
Median percentile
$40,100
75th percentile
$44,460
90th percentile
$49,140

Based on 400 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

$32,435 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,100
Federal income tax−$2,632
Social Security + Medicare−$3,068
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$1,965
Monthly take-home$2,703
Every two weeks$1,248

Does it go far here?

$43,487Median pay in New Mexico is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
39%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--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico