Insights / Widest healthcare wage spreads / New Mexico
5 widest healthcare wage spreads in New Mexico
Enter Mexico Vocational Nurses as $39,370 before the recruiter refreshes the ad.
Write Mexico Vocational Nurses as $59,330 and the intake can see the figure.
Save Mexico Vocational Nurses as $73,090 so the huddle hears the cell.
Quote Mexico and Technicians $39,110 rather than a statewide average.
Each occupation
1Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- 25th percentile
- $39,370
- State median
- $59,330
- 75th percentile
- $73,090
- Spread as percent of median
- 56.8%
2Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
- 25th percentile
- $39,110
- State median
- $47,360
- 75th percentile
- $63,060
- Spread as percent of median
- 50.6%
3Speech-Language Pathologists
- 25th percentile
- $78,940
- State median
- $98,690
- 75th percentile
- $123,920
- Spread as percent of median
- 45.6%
4Medical Records Specialists
- 25th percentile
- $43,470
- State median
- $57,470
- 75th percentile
- $66,240
- Spread as percent of median
- 39.6%
5Occupational Therapists
- 25th percentile
- $83,770
- State median
- $99,170
- 75th percentile
- $120,960
- Spread as percent of median
- 37.5%
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | 25th percentile | State median | 75th percentile | Spread as percent of median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $39,370 | $59,330 | $73,090 | 56.8% |
| 2 | Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians | $39,110 | $47,360 | $63,060 | 50.6% |
| 3 | Speech-Language Pathologists | $78,940 | $98,690 | $123,920 | 45.6% |
| 4 | Medical Records Specialists | $43,470 | $57,470 | $66,240 | 39.6% |
| 5 | Occupational Therapists | $83,770 | $99,170 | $120,960 | 37.5% |
Takeaways
- Set Mexico and Technicians near $47,360 so finance sees the same cell.
- Match Mexico and Technicians to $63,060 so the handoff names the cell.
- Anchor Mexico Speech-Language Pathologists $78,940 while the draft is still open.
- Anchor Mexico Speech-Language Pathologists $98,690 and the req stops guessing.
For recruiters
- Anchor Mexico Speech-Language Pathologists $123,920 before the screen gets longer.
- Move Mexico Vocational Nurses toward $39,370 inside the Hiring Pack for the role.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
The spread is the OEWS 75th percentile minus the 25th percentile, divided by the state median, shown as a percent. Both percentiles have to be published. The 5 widest spreads in New Mexico are shown. OEWS May 2025. Sorted by that spread, New Mexico is 16 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: $39,370 is stated as about $39.4K. $59,330 is stated as about $59.3K. $73,090 is stated as about $73.1K. $99,170 is stated as about $99.2K.
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.