Insights / Pharmacy pay versus the U.S. median / New Mexico
Pharmacy pay in New Mexico
New Mexico pharmacy offers should start before New Mexico quotes any single midpoint figure.
New Mexico's 75th percentile for pharmacists reaches about $163.5K before New Mexico talks medians.
New Mexico's pharmacist median is about $147.0K, 4% above the national median inside New Mexico.
New Mexico pharmacy aides number 180, and New Mexico should not skip that thin bench.
Each occupation
1Pharmacists
- State median
- $147,000
- 75th percentile
- $163,540
- U.S. median
- $140,910
- State vs U.S.
- 1.04
- State employment
- 1,730
2Pharmacy Technicians
- State median
- $46,630
- 75th percentile
- $50,250
- U.S. median
- $45,750
- State vs U.S.
- 1.02
- State employment
- 2,550
3Pharmacy Aides
- State median
- $36,390
- 75th percentile
- $50,430
- U.S. median
- $37,680
- State vs U.S.
- 0.97
- State employment
- 180
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. | State employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pharmacists | $147,000 | $163,540 | $140,910 | 1.04 | 1,730 |
| 2 | Pharmacy Technicians | $46,630 | $50,250 | $45,750 | 1.02 | 2,550 |
| 3 | Pharmacy Aides | $36,390 | $50,430 | $37,680 | 0.97 | 180 |
Takeaways
- New Mexico pharmacist budgets copied from about $140.9K miss the New Mexico stretch above that.
- New Mexico pharmacy aides run 3% under the national median, so New Mexico should not assume a premium.
- New Mexico employs 1,730 pharmacists, which gives New Mexico a bench you can actually count.
- New Mexico pharmacy aides earn about $36.4K, and New Mexico should budget that row separately.
For recruiters
- New Mexico should open high before New Mexico names one locked midpoint.
- Put New Mexico aides in the briefing before New Mexico staffs only pharmacists there.
- Paste 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.
Related hiring pages
Methodology
Occupations are the fixed set named in the series, kept only when both the New Mexico median and the U.S. median are published. A 75th percentile or an employment count that is unpublished stays blank in the table. The article is omitted when fewer than 3 occupations qualify. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the Pharmacists state median when that occupation qualifies, otherwise by the highest median in the table. New Mexico is 10 of 48. 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. $140,910 is stated as about $140.9K. a comparison of 1.04 is stated as 4 percent. $163,540 is stated as about $163.5K. $36,390 is stated as about $36.4K. a comparison of 0.97 is stated as 3 percent. $37,680 is stated as about $37.7K.
Sources
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