Median: $55,530 / year · $26.70 / hr · 2025
8% below the U.S. average
U.S. median $60,600
$44,876
On a $55,530 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$60,221
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. New Mexico RPP is 92.2 (8% below the U.S. average).
New Mexico ranks #39 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($55,530).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | Washington | $104,310 |
| #2 | New Jersey | $86,630 |
| #3 | Hawaii | $81,280 |
| #4 | District of Columbia | $78,550 |
| #5 | Connecticut | $77,480 |
| #6 | Minnesota | $76,300 |
| #7 | Oregon | $74,840 |
| #8 | California | $74,590 |
| #9 | New York | $73,200 |
| #10 | Alaska | $71,860 |
| #11 | Maryland | $66,660 |
| #12 | Massachusetts | $66,340 |
| #13 | Utah | $65,420 |
| #14 | Delaware | $64,240 |
| #15 | New Hampshire | $64,210 |
| #16 | Wyoming | $64,040 |
| #17 | Colorado | $63,910 |
| #18 | Rhode Island | $63,550 |
| #19 | Maine | $63,050 |
| #20 | North Dakota | $62,320 |
| #21 | Pennsylvania | $61,000 |
| #22 | Illinois | $60,660 |
| #23 | Iowa | $60,590 |
| #24 | Virginia | $60,480 |
| #25 | Idaho | $60,380 |
| #26 | Vermont | $60,360 |
| #27 | Indiana | $60,320 |
| #28 | Florida | $60,140 |
| #29 | Wisconsin | $59,710 |
| #30 | Nevada | $59,280 |
| #31 | Missouri | $59,180 |
| #32 | Arizona | $58,600 |
| #33 | Tennessee | $57,690 |
| #34 | Georgia | $57,660 |
| #35 | Texas | $57,500 |
| #36 | North Carolina | $57,320 |
| #37 | Nebraska | $56,230 |
| #38 | Louisiana | $56,050 |
| #39 | New Mexico | $55,530 |
| #40 | Mississippi | $54,630 |
| #41 | South Carolina | $53,550 |
| #42 | Michigan | $52,080 |
| #43 | Ohio | $51,300 |
| #44 | Kansas | $51,020 |
| #45 | Montana | $50,890 |
| #46 | Arkansas | $50,310 |
| #47 | Kentucky | $49,890 |
| #48 | South Dakota | $48,830 |
| #49 | Alabama | $48,540 |
| #50 | West Virginia | $48,460 |
| #51 Lowest | Oklahoma | $46,790 |