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5 highest-paying healthcare jobs in New Mexico
Put Mexico Pharmacists wage $147,000 ahead of the posting you want.
State Mexico Pharmacists as $163,540 so local pay stays visible.
Give Mexico Pharmacists figure $140,910 and the figure stays beside the title.
Read Mexico Physician Assistants as $139,920 ahead of the compensation review.
Each occupation
1Pharmacists
- State median
- $147,000
- 75th percentile
- $163,540
- U.S. median
- $140,910
- State vs U.S.
- 1.04
2Physician Assistants
- State median
- $139,920
- 75th percentile
- $153,560
- U.S. median
- $135,880
- State vs U.S.
- 1.03
3Nurse Practitioners
- State median
- $137,520
- 75th percentile
- $160,950
- U.S. median
- $132,300
- State vs U.S.
- 1.04
4Physical Therapists
- State median
- $106,880
- 75th percentile
- $128,110
- U.S. median
- $102,760
- State vs U.S.
- 1.04
5Occupational Therapists
- State median
- $99,170
- 75th percentile
- $120,960
- U.S. median
- $100,330
- State vs U.S.
- 0.99
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pharmacists | $147,000 | $163,540 | $140,910 | 1.04 |
| 2 | Physician Assistants | $139,920 | $153,560 | $135,880 | 1.03 |
| 3 | Nurse Practitioners | $137,520 | $160,950 | $132,300 | 1.04 |
| 4 | Physical Therapists | $106,880 | $128,110 | $102,760 | 1.04 |
| 5 | Occupational Therapists | $99,170 | $120,960 | $100,330 | 0.99 |
Takeaways
- Take Mexico Physician Assistants at $153,560 so the offer letter names the figure.
- Leave Mexico Physician Assistants at $135,880 before the range goes out.
- Hold Mexico Nurse Practitioners to $137,520 while the manager still has the draft.
- Send Mexico Nurse Practitioners out $160,950 before the calendar invite goes out.
For recruiters
- Bring Mexico Nurse Practitioners in $132,300 before the recruiter refreshes the ad.
- Match Mexico Pharmacists to $147,000 inside the Hiring Pack with the figure.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Related hiring pages
Methodology
Rows are the 5 occupations on the 25-occupation hiring list with the highest New Mexico OEWS median, limited to occupations that also publish a 75th percentile. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the leading median, New Mexico is 15 of 51. A row links to the New Mexico metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $147,000 is stated as about $147.0K. a comparison of 1.04 is stated as 4 percent. $140,910 is stated as about $140.9K. $163,540 is stated as about $163.5K. $99,170 is stated as about $99.2K. a comparison of 0.99 is stated as 1 percent.
Sources
A Hiring Pack starts from the role and the city on the req.
First Hiring Pack free.
Then Was $24Now $0.99 per req report.
Or Was $149Now $19.99/month unlimited.