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Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary in New Mexico

The median licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in New Mexico earns $59,330 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,912 a month.

10th percentile
$38,090
25th percentile
$39,370
Median percentile
$59,330
75th percentile
$73,090
90th percentile
$78,110

Based on 2,460 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

$46,944 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,330
Federal income tax−$4,940
Social Security + Medicare−$4,539
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$2,907
Monthly take-home$3,912
Every two weeks$1,806

Does it go far here?

$64,341Median pay in New Mexico is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
27%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 licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico