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Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary in New Mexico

The median judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in New Mexico earns $205,400 a year, 33% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $11,903 a month.

10th percentile
$76,260
25th percentile
$126,960
Median percentile
$205,400
75th percentile
$216,220
90th percentile
$218,030

Based on 250 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

$142,840 take-home a year
Gross pay$205,400
Federal income tax−$38,030
Social Security + Medicare−$14,466
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$10,065
Monthly take-home$11,903
Every two weeks$5,494

Does it go far here?

$222,748Median pay in New Mexico is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
9%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 judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico