Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Albuquerque, NM

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Albuquerque, NM, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Albuquerque, NM are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $228,870. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general pediatrician, with an average salary of $215,180.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Albuquerque, NM has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Albuquerque, NM in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Albuquerque, NM (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$228,870	$112,220	160
2	General Pediatricians	$215,180	$140,030	160
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$207,310	$88,800	110
4	Psychiatrists	$195,820	$147,490	40
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$180,400	$127,930	1,080
6	Physicists	$163,650	$107,520	360
7	General Dentists	$149,990	$111,560	480
8	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$138,440	$41,540	90
9	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$136,510	$79,880	40
10	Chief Executives	$134,230	$65,810	100
11	Chemical Engineers	$133,590	$106,660	50
12	Pharmacists	$132,840	$42,610	1,070
13	Physician Assistants	$132,000	$87,340	380
14	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$130,990	$53,360	350
15	Electrical Engineers	$130,460	$75,640	1,250
16	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$130,290	$78,960	530
17	Engineers, All Other	$129,030	$79,220	1,350
18	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$128,830	$79,970	650
19	Nuclear Engineers	$126,820	$92,420	340
20	Aerospace Engineers	$126,620	$89,650	330
21	Nurse Practitioners	$125,190	$96,190	930
22	Computer Network Architects	$124,460	$80,690	360
23	Purchasing Managers	$123,660	$78,410	90
24	Information Security Analysts	$123,240	$68,190	1,090
25	Medical and Health Services Managers	$122,700	$74,230	1,240
26	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$122,320	$65,150	720
27	Mechanical Engineers	$120,390	$77,500	1,410
28	Public Relations Managers	$113,220	$62,150	80
29	Database Architects	$111,890	$58,460	100
30	Human Resources Managers	$110,610	$67,140	320
31	Financial Managers	$108,170	$70,520	1,190
32	Nurse Midwives	$108,130	$49,830	50
33	Other Psychologists	$107,810	$31,380	80
34	All Other Managers	$107,520	$68,620	1,310
35	Natural Sciences Managers	$105,780	$82,660	160
36	Optometrists	$104,810	$49,200	50
37	Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$103,790	$49,980	60
38	Veterinarians	$103,500	$66,290	250
39	Industrial Engineers	$103,460	$64,460	570
40	Marketing Managers	$103,170	$65,850	290
41	Administrative Services Managers	$102,880	$65,080	660
42	Training and Development Managers	$102,640	$72,350	50
43	Other Physical Scientists	$102,450	$55,160	140
44	Operations Research Analysts	$101,860	$60,130	180
45	Software Developers	$101,640	$61,980	1,510
46	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$101,460	$63,710	40
47	Sales Managers	$100,870	$61,420	540
48	Middle School Special Education Teachers	$100,550	$44,910	260
49	Environmental Engineers	$99,840	$65,940	70
50	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$98,160	$49,120	1,810
51	General and Operations Managers	$97,080	$49,680	7,590
52	Industrial Production Managers	$96,970	$65,230	210
53	Physical Therapists	$96,630	$65,620	580
54	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$96,620	$61,520	160
55	Civil Engineers	$95,990	$65,600	600
56	Project Management Specialists	$93,850	$54,220	1,860
57	Elevator Installers and Repairers	$93,550	$48,710	30
58	Dental Hygienists	$93,450	$77,240	500
59	Computer Occupations, All Other	$93,330	$50,880	540
60	Labor Relations Specialists	$91,940	$23,920	120
61	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$91,930	$73,420	750
62	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$91,920	$62,680	660
63	Transportation Inspectors	$91,540	$82,660	30
64	Speech-Language Pathologists	$90,670	$63,780	360
65	Lawyers	$90,000	$60,330	2,190
66	Financial Analysts	$88,770	$60,430	290
67	Commercial Pilots	$88,430	$38,440	130
68	Computer Systems Analysts	$87,240	$44,550	1,440
69	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$87,100	$53,750	70
70	Occupational Therapists	$86,510	$62,630	390
71	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$86,360	$54,320	290
72	Database Administrators	$86,010	$57,060	270
73	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$85,860	$50,370	150
74	Management Analysts	$84,970	$51,110	1,680
75	Radiation Therapists	$84,780	$56,360	30
76	Construction Managers	$84,450	$63,120	620
77	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$83,620	$58,070	250
78	Facilities Managers	$83,310	$65,150	240
79	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$83,130	$56,320	170
80	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$83,130	$58,420	150
81	All Other Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$83,110	$66,750	100
82	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$83,030	$64,430	140
83	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$83,010	$72,400	40
84	Registered Nurses	$82,840	$69,280	8,670
85	Data Scientists	$82,780	$49,900	220
86	Budget Analysts	$82,660	$56,990	230
87	Hydrologists	$82,660	$55,160	70
88	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$82,660	$39,640	80
89	Other Biological Scientists	$82,310	$55,160	140
90	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$82,230	$67,540	90
91	Credit Analysts	$81,790	$59,730	60
92	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$81,560	$49,220	120
93	Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$81,280	$49,240	200
94	Mechanical Engineering Technicians	$80,840	$46,630	120
95	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$80,280	$40,240	780
96	Logisticians	$80,000	$57,620	380
97	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$79,690	$41,410	610
98	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$79,410	$49,980	250
99	Personal Financial Advisors	$79,140	$49,780	360
100	Epidemiologists	$78,940	$65,510	40

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Albuquerque, NM – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Pediatricians	$169,660
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$168,090
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$163,400
4	Physicists	$152,430
5	General Dentists	$131,500
6	Aerospace Engineers	$131,100
7	Pharmacists	$129,770
8	Physician Assistants	$129,510
9	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$128,790
10	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$126,780

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Albuquerque, NM – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$180,400
2	General Pediatricians	$168,730
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$162,230
4	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$156,630
5	Family Medicine Physicians	$156,530
6	Physicists	$144,370
7	General Dentists	$143,340
8	Materials Engineers	$132,460
9	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$131,950
10	Pharmacists	$129,510

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Albuquerque, NM – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Psychiatrists	$195,820
2	General Pediatricians	$176,540
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$174,170
4	General Dentists	$168,590
5	Nurse Anesthetists	$156,250
6	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$151,110
7	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$134,520
8	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$130,990
9	Family Medicine Physicians	$130,810
10	Materials Engineers	$128,740

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