Top 100 highest-paying jobs in New Mexico

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in New Mexico, 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 New Mexico are those of obstetricians and gynecologists, with an average annual salary of $232,100. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $215,630.

All of the shown salary and employment information for New Mexico 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 New Mexico in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in New Mexico (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$232,100	$151,870	150
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$215,630	$101,040	450
3	General Pediatricians	$213,300	$139,980	240
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$207,310	$92,710	320
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$175,670	$126,410	1,530
6	Physicists	$161,380	$108,950	730
7	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$160,310	$99,910	800
8	General Dentists	$156,570	$106,100	1,010
9	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$137,380	$75,650	110
10	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$136,510	$72,880	70
11	Mining and Geological Engineers	$133,720	$79,660	150
12	Chemical Engineers	$133,590	$83,310	80
13	Air Traffic Controllers	$132,270	$69,120	340
14	Pharmacists	$131,560	$44,250	1,820
15	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$131,520	$32,690	290
16	Electrical Engineers	$130,460	$68,200	1,570
17	Nuclear Engineers	$129,370	$79,440	1,010
18	Aerospace Engineers	$129,050	$95,390	1,680
19	Engineers, All Other	$129,030	$70,530	1,950
20	Mechanical Engineers	$128,330	$77,580	1,680
21	Physician Assistants	$127,880	$87,340	690
22	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$126,740	$79,920	1,310
23	Petroleum Engineers	$126,200	$65,200	350
24	Nurse Practitioners	$125,190	$94,010	1,650
25	Computer Network Architects	$124,460	$80,000	620
26	Information Security Analysts	$123,240	$70,220	1,820
27	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$122,680	$75,340	830
28	Podiatrists	$122,420	$45,360	50
29	Database Architects	$120,610	$58,470	150
30	Purchasing Managers	$117,450	$76,140	180
31	Public Relations Managers	$116,660	$62,150	130
32	Nurse Midwives	$116,250	$60,540	80
33	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$108,990	$38,260	50
34	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$108,310	$49,630	1,250
35	Medical and Health Services Managers	$108,050	$72,140	2,350
36	Marketing Managers	$107,610	$65,850	470
37	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$107,060	$86,190	120
38	Other Psychologists	$106,430	$46,610	120
39	Human Resources Managers	$105,870	$67,140	580
40	Industrial Production Managers	$105,020	$69,060	430
41	All Other Managers	$104,640	$66,210	3,000
42	Natural Sciences Managers	$103,790	$73,130	350
43	Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$103,790	$46,760	130
44	Industrial Engineers	$103,210	$65,390	820
45	Other Physical Scientists	$103,170	$62,700	220
46	Biomedical Engineers	$103,110	$84,870	80
47	Financial Managers	$102,880	$65,770	2,410
48	Optometrists	$102,650	$49,200	210
49	Training and Development Managers	$102,640	$64,760	90
50	Radiologists	$100,970	$60,240	620
51	Mechanical Insulation Workers	$100,870	$53,550	80
52	Software Developers	$100,750	$61,240	2,580
53	Producers and Directors	$100,640	$37,280	760
54	Veterinarians	$99,210	$59,910	520
55	Fundraising Managers	$98,810	$71,260	40
56	Administrative Services Managers	$98,410	$63,160	1,400
57	Environmental Engineers	$97,950	$62,050	180
58	Speech-Language Pathologists	$97,850	$63,780	820
59	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$97,740	$48,400	330
60	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$97,510	$54,720	70
61	General and Operations Managers	$96,480	$47,330	16,810
62	Project Management Specialists	$96,420	$58,430	4,390
63	Sales Managers	$95,920	$53,250	980
64	Civil Engineers	$95,220	$63,010	1,390
65	Power Plant Operators	$94,690	$44,430	170
66	Physical Therapists	$94,260	$53,800	1,310
67	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$94,060	$64,780	350
68	Dental Hygienists	$93,150	$75,520	1,000
69	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$92,830	$71,990	1,910
70	Labor Relations Specialists	$91,940	$23,920	170
71	Operations Research Analysts	$91,600	$52,420	330
72	Lawyers	$91,020	$60,330	3,480
73	Budget Analysts	$90,670	$53,890	600
74	Hydrologists	$90,670	$58,840	100
75	Construction Managers	$88,890	$61,410	1,380
76	Radiation Therapists	$88,140	$60,170	40
77	Emergency Management Directors	$87,670	$46,870	90
78	Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$87,670	$70,710	40
79	Computer Occupations, All Other	$87,400	$49,940	900
80	Astronomers	$86,990	$63,300	50
81	Occupational Therapists	$86,560	$61,350	800
82	Other Engineering Technicians	$86,340	$53,680	2,390
83	Other Media and Communication Equipment Workers	$86,070	$49,300	60
84	School Psychologists	$86,030	$67,880	520
85	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$85,900	$50,230	350
86	Computer Systems Analysts	$85,870	$53,420	2,220
87	Commercial Pilots	$85,830	$40,120	380
88	Facilities Managers	$85,450	$62,380	440
89	Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$85,010	$47,360	50
90	Financial Analysts	$84,670	$54,320	490
91	Database Administrators	$84,360	$57,060	500
92	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$84,150	$53,250	340
93	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$84,120	$50,070	200
94	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$84,080	$60,530	140
95	Postsecondary Agricultural Sciences Teachers	$83,830	$34,780	150
96	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$83,740	$56,250	510
97	All Other Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$83,550	$65,210	140
98	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$83,090	$40,160	30
99	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$83,040	$60,690	1,540
100	Anthropology and Archeology Teachers	$82,700	$52,790	40

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in New Mexico – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$206,040
2	General Pediatricians	$195,250
3	Other Specialists Dentists	$191,780
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$191,420
5	Nurse Anesthetists	$168,090
6	General Dentists	$164,660
7	Podiatrists	$163,800
8	Family Medicine Physicians	$163,360
9	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$138,260
10	Pharmacists	$128,500

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in New Mexico – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Other Specialists Dentists	$197,590
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$181,140
3	General Pediatricians	$179,570
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$173,970
5	Physicists	$169,860
6	Nurse Anesthetists	$169,310
7	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$148,740
8	General Dentists	$147,260
9	Podiatrists	$134,800
10	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$129,760

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in New Mexico – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Pediatricians	$190,240
2	Other Specialists Dentists	$167,990
3	Orthodontists	$167,770
4	Physicists	$167,200
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$166,370
6	Nurse Anesthetists	$165,650
7	General Dentists	$159,760
8	Family Medicine Physicians	$146,320
9	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$141,390
10	Podiatrists	$134,320

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