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Environmental Scientist and Health Specialist Salary in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico

The annual salary statistics of environmental scientists and health specialists in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of environmental scientists and health specialists in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$57,490
25th Percentile Wage	$77,430
50th Percentile Wage	$98,330
75th Percentile Wage	$128,250
90th Percentile Wage	$160,070

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental scientists and health specialists in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $160,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $98,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,490.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental scientists and health specialists from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	4-Year Growth
2022	$98,330	-26.01%	-26.01%
2018	$123,910	-	-

Table 2. Compare Environmental Scientist and Health Specialist Salary in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area with Other New Mexico Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $98,330, Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area is the second highest paying city for environmental scientists and health specialists in state of New Mexico, following the highest paying city Los Alamos County (median annual salary of $125,110). Compared with Los Alamos County, the median annual salary of environmental scientists and health specialists in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area is 21.4 percent (21.4%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Los Alamos County	$125,110
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$98,330
Farmington	$79,280
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$76,340
Albuquerque	$73,780
Santa Fe	$62,900
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$58,670
Las Cruces	$58,220
North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$55,150