Wage & Salary Data

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Per Capita Personal Income

Per Capita Personal Income
2007 28,254
2006 26,157
2005 24,438
2004 23,361
2003 22,264
Source: NM Department of Labor

Quarterly Census Wages


Annual wage or Salary OES

Annual wage or salary OES Wage Survey data for 2007 in Eastern
Occupation Entry Mean Median Experienced
Accountants and Auditors $ 32,152.00 $ 53,445.00 $ 46,392.00 $ 64,091.00
Administrative Services Managers $ 34,260.00 $ 60,589.00 $ 57,525.00 $ 73,754.00
Advertising and Promotions Managers $ 32,381.00 $ 50,607.00 $ 54,495.00 $ 59,719.00
Agricultural Equipment Operators $ 20,587.00 $ 29,148.00 $ 32,366.00 $ 33,429.00
Agricultural Workers $ 14,856.00 $ 19,262.00 $ 16,234.00 $ 21,466.00
Air Traffic Controllers $ 42,324.00 $ 66,574.00 $ 69,723.00 $ 78,699.00
Air Transportation Workers $ 38,522.00 $ 69,017.00 $ 70,432.00 $ 84,265.00
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians $ 40,100.00 $ 45,488.00 $ 46,629.00 $ 48,181.00
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $ 65,539.00 $ 84,020.00 $ 85,355.00 $ 93,261.00
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate $ 19,663.00 $ 33,162.00 $ 33,028.00 $ 39,911.00
Architects, Surveyors, and Cartographers $ 34,109.00 $ 50,103.00 $ 47,502.00 $ 58,100.00
Architectural and Civil Drafters $ 22,714.00 $ 31,365.00 $ 31,950.00 $ 35,691.00
Architecture and Engineering Occupations $ 30,534.00 $ 59,570.00 $ 54,269.00 $ 74,088.00
Art and Design Workers $ 16,547.00 $ 26,389.00 $ 21,423.00 $ 31,309.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occ $ 15,085.00 $ 28,820.00 $ 20,950.00 $ 35,688.00
Assemblers and Fabricators $ 15,086.00 $ 20,842.00 $ 19,946.00 $ 23,720.00
Automotive Body and Related Repairers $ 25,233.00 $ 36,292.00 $ 32,660.00 $ 41,821.00
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $ 17,964.00 $ 30,975.00 $ 30,091.00 $ 37,481.00
Bill and Account Collectors $ 18,625.00 $ 27,482.00 $ 24,550.00 $ 31,911.00
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators $ 20,079.00 $ 26,410.00 $ 26,164.00 $ 29,576.00
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $ 17,597.00 $ 26,311.00 $ 25,410.00 $ 30,668.00
Brickmasons and Blockmasons $ 32,837.00 $ 48,228.00 $ 53,746.00 $ 55,923.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occu $ 14,863.00 $ 20,106.00 $ 18,571.00 $ 22,728.00
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Speciali $ 21,006.00 $ 30,086.00 $ 28,007.00 $ 34,626.00
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity $ 18,542.00 $ 20,318.00 $ 20,045.00 $ 21,205.00
Business and Financial Operations Occupations $ 29,863.00 $ 53,289.00 $ 47,856.00 $ 65,001.00
Business Operations Specialists, All Other $ 30,199.00 $ 56,278.00 $ 54,147.00 $ 69,318.00
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians $ 23,214.00 $ 33,525.00 $ 32,280.00 $ 38,681.00
Carpenters $ 23,104.00 $ 34,899.00 $ 31,545.00 $ 40,796.00
Carpet Installers $ 20,808.00 $ 28,973.00 $ 25,318.00 $ 33,056.00
Cashiers $ 14,751.00 $ 17,175.00 $ 15,785.00 $ 18,387.00
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers $ 17,439.00 $ 26,055.00 $ 22,532.00 $ 30,363.00
Chemists $ 30,748.00 $ 46,271.00 $ 34,084.00 $ 54,032.00
Child Care Workers $ 14,838.00 $ 17,465.00 $ 16,933.00 $ 18,778.00
Child, Family, and School Social Workers $ 23,128.00 $ 41,765.00 $ 40,577.00 $ 51,084.00
Chiropractors $ 54,805.00 $ 65,326.00 $ 66,782.00 $ 70,586.00
Civil Engineers $ 54,757.00 $ 65,113.00 $ 64,841.00 $ 70,290.00
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Inc $ 14,797.00 $ 15,242.00 $ 14,982.00 $ 15,465.00
Community and Social Services Occupations $ 19,175.00 $ 35,204.00 $ 31,113.00 $ 43,219.00
Computer and Information Systems Managers $ 47,237.00 $ 79,309.00 $ 70,690.00 $ 95,345.00
Computer Operators $ 23,970.00 $ 33,904.00 $ 32,295.00 $ 38,872.00
Computer Programmers $ 46,402.00 $ 58,665.00 $ 58,247.00 $ 64,796.00
Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software $ 51,220.00 $ 67,733.00 $ 62,820.00 $ 75,989.00
Construction and Building Inspectors $ 19,375.00 $ 38,809.00 $ 40,816.00 $ 48,526.00
Construction Laborers $ 16,281.00 $ 22,710.00 $ 21,649.00 $ 25,925.00
Construction Managers $ 25,524.00 $ 54,634.00 $ 51,957.00 $ 69,189.00
Cooks and Food Preparation Workers $ 14,802.00 $ 17,650.00 $ 16,391.00 $ 19,074.00
Cooks, Fast Food $ 14,735.00 $ 16,365.00 $ 15,587.00 $ 17,179.00
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $ 15,017.00 $ 19,328.00 $ 17,696.00 $ 21,483.00
Counter and Rental Clerks $ 14,798.00 $ 19,104.00 $ 17,209.00 $ 21,257.00
Crane and Tower Operators $ 44,284.00 $ 49,892.00 $ 48,457.00 $ 52,697.00
Customer Service Representatives $ 17,643.00 $ 29,319.00 $ 25,469.00 $ 35,157.00
Data Entry Keyers $ 15,332.00 $ 20,438.00 $ 18,598.00 $ 22,991.00
Database Administrators $ 35,411.00 $ 53,031.00 $ 49,740.00 $ 61,841.00
Dentists, General $ 84,893.00 $ 133,720.00 $ 152,949.00 $ 158,133.00
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $ 20,495.00 $ 34,072.00 $ 30,912.00 $ 40,861.00
Drafters, Engineering, and Mapping Technicians $ 25,688.00 $ 40,548.00 $ 38,804.00 $ 47,978.00
Driver/Sales Workers $ 19,945.00 $ 30,937.00 $ 25,224.00 $ 36,433.00
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers $ 21,925.00 $ 29,131.00 $ 28,223.00 $ 32,734.00
Editors $ 31,308.00 $ 34,931.00 $ 35,725.00 $ 36,742.00
Electrical Engineers $ 49,426.00 $ 71,666.00 $ 67,000.00 $ 82,786.00
Electricians $ 40,226.00 $ 49,271.00 $ 48,700.00 $ 53,794.00
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers $ 19,975.00 $ 26,429.00 $ 25,092.00 $ 29,656.00
Engineering Managers $ 70,768.00 $ 92,331.00 $ 85,784.00 $ 103,113.00
Engineers $ 56,008.00 $ 84,145.00 $ 81,655.00 $ 98,214.00
Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistant $ 27,133.00 $ 38,845.00 $ 36,377.00 $ 44,701.00
Family and General Practitioners $ 82,781.00 $ 148,932.00 $ 150,301.00 $ 182,007.00
Farm Equipment Mechanics $ 27,582.00 $ 39,456.00 $ 38,710.00 $ 45,393.00
File Clerks $ 15,950.00 $ 19,167.00 $ 18,629.00 $ 20,776.00
Financial Analysts $ 44,793.00 $ 82,039.00 $ 74,333.00 $ 100,661.00
Financial Clerks $ 17,449.00 $ 25,399.00 $ 24,071.00 $ 29,374.00
Financial Managers $ 42,757.00 $ 84,722.00 $ 71,048.00 $ 105,705.00
Food and Beverage Serving Workers $ 14,805.00 $ 15,470.00 $ 15,041.00 $ 15,802.00
Food Service Managers $ 27,450.00 $ 42,580.00 $ 38,108.00 $ 50,145.00
Gas Plant Operators $ 47,054.00 $ 54,933.00 $ 51,239.00 $ 58,872.00
General and Operations Managers $ 41,500.00 $ 89,552.00 $ 76,378.00 $ 113,578.00
Graphic Designers $ 19,212.00 $ 35,459.00 $ 28,079.00 $ 43,583.00
Grounds Maintenance Workers $ 16,306.00 $ 21,382.00 $ 20,427.00 $ 23,920.00
Health Educators $ 17,279.00 $ 29,353.00 $ 23,956.00 $ 35,391.00
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mecha $ 25,010.00 $ 36,702.00 $ 36,385.00 $ 42,549.00
Helpers, Construction Trades $ 16,799.00 $ 23,092.00 $ 22,671.00 $ 26,239.00
Home Health Aides $ 16,761.00 $ 18,907.00 $ 18,318.00 $ 19,980.00
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks $ 14,750.00 $ 17,652.00 $ 17,211.00 $ 19,103.00
Industrial Machinery Mechanics $ 26,007.00 $ 40,036.00 $ 37,323.00 $ 47,051.00
Industrial Production Managers $ 42,092.00 $ 88,465.00 $ 87,911.00 $ 111,652.00
Insurance Sales Agents $ 21,725.00 $ 31,421.00 $ 28,734.00 $ 36,269.00
Interior Designers $ 18,824.00 $ 23,913.00 $ 24,241.00 $ 26,458.00
Interpreters and Translators $ 14,643.00 $ 19,909.00 $ 15,260.00 $ 22,542.00
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $ 16,559.00 $ 21,489.00 $ 20,605.00 $ 23,954.00
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $ 14,657.00 $ 16,658.00 $ 15,995.00 $ 17,658.00
Law Enforcement Workers $ 24,573.00 $ 32,939.00 $ 31,107.00 $ 37,122.00
Lawyers $ 53,908.00 $ 101,683.00 $ 90,616.00 $ 125,571.00
Legal Occupations $ 21,484.00 $ 45,385.00 $ 31,971.00 $ 57,336.00
Legal Secretaries $ 27,833.00 $ 29,859.00 $ 28,966.00 $ 30,873.00
Legal Support Workers $ 20,796.00 $ 31,537.00 $ 29,871.00 $ 36,907.00
Loan Officers $ 35,458.00 $ 59,900.00 $ 56,307.00 $ 72,121.00
Machinists $ 32,458.00 $ 41,760.00 $ 40,779.00 $ 46,411.00
Medical Assistants $ 18,307.00 $ 25,030.00 $ 24,833.00 $ 28,391.00
Medical Equipment Preparers $ 22,811.00 $ 29,149.00 $ 26,037.00 $ 32,319.00
Meter Readers, Utilities $ 19,339.00 $ 27,692.00 $ 26,792.00 $ 31,869.00
Motor Vehicle Operators $ 19,148.00 $ 29,511.00 $ 26,384.00 $ 34,693.00
Occupational Therapists $ 45,561.00 $ 88,185.00 $ 69,348.00 $ 109,497.00
Office Clerks, General $ 15,174.00 $ 20,748.00 $ 19,153.00 $ 23,535.00
Painters, Construction and Maintenance $ 21,744.00 $ 29,858.00 $ 29,203.00 $ 33,914.00
Painters, Transportation Equipment $ 22,674.00 $ 25,806.00 $ 23,681.00 $ 27,372.00
Paralegals and Legal Assistants $ 29,315.00 $ 35,530.00 $ 32,835.00 $ 38,637.00
Petroleum Engineers $ 44,031.00 $ 78,579.00 $ 84,401.00 $ 95,853.00
Pharmacists $ 79,331.00 $ 105,979.00 $ 112,214.00 $ 119,303.00
Photographers $ 15,701.00 $ 21,070.00 $ 19,084.00 $ 23,754.00
Physician Assistants $ 51,553.00 $ 67,962.00 $ 66,086.00 $ 76,167.00
Plant and System Operators $ 32,556.00 $ 50,674.00 $ 53,096.00 $ 59,734.00
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $ 28,976.00 $ 35,893.00 $ 35,082.00 $ 39,352.00
Power Plant Operators $ 30,848.00 $ 53,347.00 $ 48,723.00 $ 64,597.00
Printing Workers $ 15,554.00 $ 21,876.00 $ 20,778.00 $ 25,037.00
Production Workers, All Other $ 21,035.00 $ 25,364.00 $ 24,684.00 $ 27,528.00
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $ 30,493.00 $ 40,842.00 $ 40,366.00 $ 46,016.00
Purchasing Managers $ 31,151.00 $ 81,615.00 $ 50,122.00 $ 106,846.00
Recreation Workers $ 14,721.00 $ 20,650.00 $ 18,014.00 $ 23,614.00
Roofers $ 22,001.00 $ 28,576.00 $ 28,610.00 $ 31,863.00
Sales Managers $ 36,814.00 $ 72,926.00 $ 68,494.00 $ 90,982.00
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $ 18,083.00 $ 26,933.00 $ 25,332.00 $ 31,359.00
Service Station Attendants $ 14,789.00 $ 18,630.00 $ 15,698.00 $ 20,550.00
Surveyors $ 34,022.00 $ 48,864.00 $ 45,137.00 $ 56,284.00
Tax Preparers $ 19,268.00 $ 32,106.00 $ 34,257.00 $ 38,525.00
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs $ 14,570.00 $ 19,809.00 $ 17,346.00 $ 22,429.00
Teacher Assistants $ 14,861.00 $ 19,421.00 $ 18,124.00 $ 21,701.00
Team Assemblers $ 14,940.00 $ 19,384.00 $ 18,757.00 $ 21,606.00
Tellers $ 17,348.00 $ 20,424.00 $ 19,926.00 $ 21,962.00
Urban and Regional Planners $ 35,781.00 $ 41,966.00 $ 39,929.00 $ 45,058.00
Waiters and Waitresses $ 14,776.00 $ 15,805.00 $ 15,055.00 $ 16,319.00
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System $ 19,809.00 $ 27,364.00 $ 26,272.00 $ 31,141.00
Woodworkers $ 14,868.00 $ 24,237.00 $ 22,026.00 $ 28,921.00
Source: NMDWS, Economic Research and Analysis Bureau