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All Occupations Salary Information in Los Alamos County, New Mexico

The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Los Alamos County, New Mexico are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of all occupations in Los Alamos County 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 Los Alamos County, New Mexico

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$146,030
75th Percentile Wage	$113,130
50th Percentile Wage	$73,530
25th Percentile Wage	$46,000
10th Percentile Wage	$25,220

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in Los Alamos County, New Mexico in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $146,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,220.

Table 2. Hourly Salary of All Occupations in Los Alamos County, New Mexico

Percentile Bracket	Average Hourly Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$70.20
75th Percentile Wage	$54.39
50th Percentile Wage	$35.35
25th Percentile Wage	$22.12
10th Percentile Wage	$12.13

Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Los Alamos County, New Mexico. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $70.20. The median hourly salary is $35.35. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $12.13.

Table 3. Compare All Occupations Salary in Los Alamos County with Other New Mexico Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $73,530, Los Alamos County is the highest paying city for all occupations in state of New Mexico, followed by Farmington (median annual salary $33,690). In comparison, the median annual salary of all occupations in Los Alamos County is 54.2 percent (54.2%) higher than that in Farmington.

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 Los Alamos County, New Mexico, and the Nation

From Table 4, we note that the median annual salary of all occupations in Los Alamos County is higher than that of both state of New Mexico and the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Los Alamos County ($73,530) is 57.3 percent (57.3%) higher than that in New Mexico ($31,430) and 52.7 percent (52.7%) higher than that in the United States ($34,750).

Region	Median annual Salary
Los Alamos County	$73,530
USA	$34,750
New Mexico	$31,430