Paycheck Atlas

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other salary in New Mexico

The median metal workers and plastic workers, all other in New Mexico earns $53,080 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,519 a month.

10th percentile
$44,090
25th percentile
$46,210
Median percentile
$53,080
75th percentile
$61,040
90th percentile
$63,040

Based on 40 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

$42,229 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,080
Federal income tax−$4,190
Social Security + Medicare−$4,061
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$2,601
Monthly take-home$3,519
Every two weeks$1,624

Does it go far here?

$57,563Median pay in New Mexico is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
30%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 metal workers and plastic workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico