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Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters salary in New Mexico

The median railroad conductors and yardmasters in New Mexico earns $77,890 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,984 a month.

10th percentile
$64,890
25th percentile
$76,370
Median percentile
$77,890
75th percentile
$77,890
90th percentile
$77,890

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

$59,809 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,890
Federal income tax−$8,306
Social Security + Medicare−$5,959
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$3,817
Monthly take-home$4,984
Every two weeks$2,300

Does it go far here?

$84,468Median pay in New Mexico is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
21%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 railroad conductors and yardmasters salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico