Insights / Healthcare pay below the U.S. median / New Mexico
5 healthcare jobs where pay in New Mexico lags the U.S. median
New Mexico copies of a midpoint look rich until New Mexico candidates walk away.
New Mexico hiring managers who paste a midpoint lose New Mexico candidates who already know local pay.
New Mexico lab staff earn about $47.4K, 25% under the national median of about $62.9K.
New Mexico medical assistants earn about $39.2K, 14% under the national median of about $45.7K.
Each occupation
1Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
- State median
- $47,360
- U.S. median
- $62,930
- State vs U.S.
- 0.75
2Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- State median
- $28,520
- U.S. median
- $35,800
- State vs U.S.
- 0.80
3Emergency Medical Technicians
- State median
- $37,550
- U.S. median
- $44,470
- State vs U.S.
- 0.84
4Psychiatric Technicians
- State median
- $39,020
- U.S. median
- $45,130
- State vs U.S.
- 0.86
5Medical Assistants
- State median
- $39,230
- U.S. median
- $45,690
- State vs U.S.
- 0.86
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | U.S. median | State vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians | $47,360 | $62,930 | 0.75 |
| 2 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $28,520 | $35,800 | 0.80 |
| 3 | Emergency Medical Technicians | $37,550 | $44,470 | 0.84 |
| 4 | Psychiatric Technicians | $39,020 | $45,130 | 0.86 |
| 5 | Medical Assistants | $39,230 | $45,690 | 0.86 |
Takeaways
- New Mexico aides earn about $28.5K, 20% under the national median, and New Mexico still must staff them.
- New Mexico emergency technicians earn about $37.6K, 16% under the national median.
- New Mexico psych technicians stay short at about $39.0K, so New Mexico isn't finished there.
- New Mexico should drop one national midpoint, because every New Mexico row on this sheet runs short.
For recruiters
- Build New Mexico offers from the New Mexico median so the gap stays visible.
- Keep New Mexico medical assistants in the lag note so New Mexico doesn't stop after labs.
- Pass the Mexico wage in the Hiring Pack.
FAQ
- Are these posted wages or open jobs?
- No. The table is a government survey or a designation file.
- What should a recruiter do first?
- Follow the recruiter note on this page.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
An occupation is included only when the New Mexico OEWS median is at most 0.97 times the U.S. median for the same occupation. The 5 lowest comparisons are shown. States with fewer than 5 such occupations are omitted, rather than filled with occupations at or above the U.S. median. OEWS May 2025. Sorted by the lowest comparison, New Mexico is 7 of 31. 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: $47,360 is stated as about $47.4K. $62,930 is stated as about $62.9K. a comparison of 0.75 is stated as 25 percent. $39,230 is stated as about $39.2K. $45,690 is stated as about $45.7K. a comparison of 0.86 is stated as 14 percent. Rounded figures in the prose: $28,520 is stated as about $28.5K. a comparison of 0.80 is stated as 20 percent. $37,550 is stated as about $37.6K. a comparison of 0.84 is stated as 16 percent. $39,020 is stated as about $39.0K.
Sources
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