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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in New Mexico

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in New Mexico earns $37,230 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,523 a month.

10th percentile
$28,510
25th percentile
$31,790
Median percentile
$37,230
75th percentile
$43,800
90th percentile
$50,620

Based on 10,200 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

$30,270 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,230
Federal income tax−$2,288
Social Security + Medicare−$2,848
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$1,824
Monthly take-home$2,523
Every two weeks$1,164

Does it go far here?

$40,374Median pay in New Mexico is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
42%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 laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico