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All Occupations Salary Information in Albuquerque, New Mexico

The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Albuquerque, New Mexico are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of all occupations in Albuquerque is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of All Occupations in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$81,380
75th Percentile Wage	$53,170
50th Percentile Wage	$33,060
25th Percentile Wage	$21,850
10th Percentile Wage	$17,890

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,890.

Table 2. Hourly Salary of All Occupations in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Percentile Bracket	Average Hourly Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$39.11
75th Percentile Wage	$25.56
50th Percentile Wage	$15.90
25th Percentile Wage	$10.51
10th Percentile Wage	$8.60

Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $39.11. The median hourly salary is $15.90. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.60.

Table 3. Compare All Occupations Salary in Albuquerque with Other New Mexico Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,060 in Albuquerque is in the middle of salary range for all occupations in state of New Mexico. In comparison, the annual salary of all occupations in Albuquerque is 55.0 percent (55.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Alamos County and 20.4 percent (20.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Los Alamos County	$73,530
Farmington	$33,690
Albuquerque	$33,060
Santa Fe	$32,850
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$28,980
Las Cruces	$28,290
North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$26,540
Southwestern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$26,310

Table 4. Comparison of All Occupations Salary in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the Nation

From Table 4, take note that the median annual salary of all occupations in Albuquerque is higher than that of state of New Mexico and lower than that of the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Albuquerque ($33,060) is 4.9 percent (4.9%) higher than that in New Mexico ($31,430) and 4.9 percent (4.9%) lower than that in the United States ($34,750).

Region	Median annual Salary
USA	$34,750
Albuquerque	$33,060
New Mexico	$31,430