Median: $74,550 / year · ≈ $35.84 / hr · 2025
17% above the U.S. average
U.S. median $63,970
$57,947
On a $74,550 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$80,848
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. New Mexico RPP is 92.2 (8% below the U.S. average).
New Mexico ranks #18 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($74,550).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | Washington | $102,350 |
| #2 | California | $99,650 |
| #3 | District of Columbia | $96,580 |
| #4 | Massachusetts | $94,000 |
| #5 | Rhode Island | $90,930 |
| #6 | New York | $85,760 |
| #7 | Connecticut | $80,600 |
| #8 | Alaska | $79,260 |
| #9 | New Jersey | $78,200 |
| #10 | Maryland | $77,680 |
| #11 | Ohio | $77,370 |
| #12 | Oregon | $77,130 |
| #13 | Pennsylvania | $77,060 |
| #14 | Minnesota | $76,350 |
| #15 | Delaware | $75,920 |
| #16 | Illinois | $75,320 |
| #17 | Utah | $74,810 |
| #18 | New Mexico | $74,550 |
| #19 | New Hampshire | $72,410 |
| #20 | Georgia | $72,290 |
| #21 | Hawaii | $71,410 |
| #22 | Virginia | $65,550 |
| #23 | Michigan | $65,110 |
| #24 | Nevada | $65,040 |
| #25 | Colorado | $63,410 |
| #26 | Vermont | $63,070 |
| #27 | Texas | $62,760 |
| #28 | Maine | $62,390 |
| #29 | Nebraska | $62,380 |
| #30 | Idaho | $61,600 |
| #31 | Alabama | $61,380 |
| #32 | Wisconsin | $61,210 |
| #33 | Wyoming | $61,150 |
| #34 | South Carolina | $60,820 |
| #35 | Kentucky | $60,610 |
| #36 | Iowa | $60,580 |
| #37 | North Dakota | $60,030 |
| #38 | Tennessee | $59,980 |
| #39 | Indiana | $59,700 |
| #40 | Florida | $58,930 |
| #41 | Louisiana | $58,770 |
| #42 | Montana | $57,530 |
| #43 | Arizona | $56,590 |
| #44 | Kansas | $56,450 |
| #45 | West Virginia | $55,630 |
| #46 | North Carolina | $54,930 |
| #47 | Arkansas | $52,700 |
| #48 | Missouri | $50,910 |
| #49 | South Dakota | $50,130 |
| #50 | Mississippi | $49,790 |
| #51 Lowest | Oklahoma | $48,200 |