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Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists salary in New Mexico

The median zoologists and wildlife biologists in New Mexico earns $68,220 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,457 a month.

10th percentile
$51,080
25th percentile
$63,480
Median percentile
$68,220
75th percentile
$80,290
90th percentile
$96,100

Based on 170 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

$53,480 take-home a year
Gross pay$68,220
Federal income tax−$6,178
Social Security + Medicare−$5,219
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$3,343
Monthly take-home$4,457
Every two weeks$2,057

Does it go far here?

$73,982Median pay in New Mexico is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
24%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 zoologists and wildlife biologists salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico