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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salary in New Mexico

The median welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in New Mexico earns $59,840 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,944 a month.

10th percentile
$36,860
25th percentile
$44,750
Median percentile
$59,840
75th percentile
$82,550
90th percentile
$92,760

Based on 2,390 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

$47,329 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,840
Federal income tax−$5,001
Social Security + Medicare−$4,578
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$2,932
Monthly take-home$3,944
Every two weeks$1,820

Does it go far here?

$64,894Median 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 welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico