Median: $137,520 / year · $66.11 / hr · 2025
4% above the U.S. average
U.S. median $132,300
$98,713
On a $137,520 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$149,138
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. New Mexico RPP is 92.2 (8% below the U.S. average).
New Mexico ranks #11 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($137,520).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | California | $168,520 |
| #2 | New Jersey | $159,310 |
| #3 | Washington | $156,100 |
| #4 | Oregon | $155,680 |
| #5 | Alaska | $155,170 |
| #6 | New York | $153,510 |
| #7 | Massachusetts | $142,440 |
| #8 | Nevada | $140,670 |
| #9 | Connecticut | $138,470 |
| #10 | New Hampshire | $137,550 |
| #11 | New Mexico | $137,520 |
| #12 | Montana | $137,210 |
| #13 | Rhode Island | $135,970 |
| #14 | District of Columbia | $135,880 |
| #15 | Hawaii | $135,570 |
| #16 | Vermont | $134,740 |
| #17 | Arizona | $134,420 |
| #18 | Oklahoma | $133,390 |
| #19 | Minnesota | $133,260 |
| #20 | Colorado | $132,930 |
| #21 | Idaho | $132,540 |
| #22 | Wyoming | $132,200 |
| #23 | Nebraska | $132,130 |
| #24 | Wisconsin | $131,980 |
| #25 | Texas | $131,670 |
| #26 | Michigan | $131,450 |
| #27 | Maryland | $131,110 |
| #28 | Delaware | $131,040 |
| #29 | Utah | $130,920 |
| #30 | Illinois | $130,680 |
| #31 | Maine | $130,260 |
| #32 | Iowa | $130,160 |
| #33 | Pennsylvania | $130,140 |
| #34 | North Dakota | $130,070 |
| #35 | Missouri | $129,930 |
| #36 | Florida | $129,510 |
| #37 | Georgia | $129,430 |
| #38 | North Carolina | $128,990 |
| #39 | South Dakota | $128,840 |
| #40 | Indiana | $128,830 |
| #41 | Virginia | $127,810 |
| #42 | West Virginia | $127,320 |
| #43 | Kansas | $126,650 |
| #44 | Arkansas | $125,660 |
| #45 | Louisiana | $125,600 |
| #46 | Ohio | $124,870 |
| #47 | Mississippi | $124,730 |
| #48 | South Carolina | $123,290 |
| #49 | Kentucky | $122,870 |
| #50 | Tennessee | $117,590 |
| #51 Lowest | Alabama | $105,750 |