High paying management jobs in New Mexico

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in New Mexico. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in New Mexico run 7.8% below the national average (2024), so a New Mexico salary is worth about 1.08× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in New Mexico.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, New Mexico · Employed

1Architectural and Engineering Managers$215,120
Bachelor's degree
$163,530 – $268,1902,270
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$137,730
Bachelor's degree
$89,870 – $234,7801,500
3Financial Managers$133,700
Bachelor's degree
$90,750 – $216,3602,530
4Industrial Production Managers$124,670
Bachelor's degree
$74,910 – $216,390670
5Medical and Health Services Managers$124,300
Bachelor's degree
$78,520 – $204,4203,150
6Managers, All Other$123,550
Bachelor's degree
$82,860 – $204,3303,770
7Marketing Managers$122,980
Bachelor's degree
$77,540 – $204,770800
8Human Resources Managers$118,070
Bachelor's degree
$78,000 – $198,230820
9Sales Managers$114,080
Bachelor's degree
$65,190 – $204,7901,750
10Education Administrators, All Other$113,110
Bachelor's degree
$78,290 – $134,930360
11Education Administrators, Postsecondary$109,480
Master's degree
$76,820 – $178,8301,160
12Facilities Managers$108,110
Bachelor's degree
$67,330 – $187,750390
13Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$107,720
Master's degree
$83,860 – $133,5802,290
14Construction Managers$104,550
Bachelor's degree
$71,830 – $167,4402,480
15Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$101,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,610 – $155,370660
16General and Operations Managers$98,630
Bachelor's degree
$47,710 – $214,59016,330
17Social and Community Service Managers$81,290
Bachelor's degree
$61,810 – $124,4601,150
18Lodging Managers$67,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,740 – $93,590370
19Food Service Managers$65,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,730 – $108,3001,410
20Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$62,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,720 – $100,1201,410

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianNew Mexico	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$215,120	$163,530 – $268,190	2,270
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,730	$89,870 – $234,780	1,500
3	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,700	$90,750 – $216,360	2,530
4	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,670	$74,910 – $216,390	670
5	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,300	$78,520 – $204,420	3,150
6	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$123,550	$82,860 – $204,330	3,770
7	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,980	$77,540 – $204,770	800
8	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$118,070	$78,000 – $198,230	820
9	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$114,080	$65,190 – $204,790	1,750
10	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$113,110	$78,290 – $134,930	360
11	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$109,480	$76,820 – $178,830	1,160
12	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$108,110	$67,330 – $187,750	390
13	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$107,720	$83,860 – $133,580	2,290
14	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,550	$71,830 – $167,440	2,480
15	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$101,420	$65,610 – $155,370	660
16	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,630	$47,710 – $214,590	16,330
17	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$81,290	$61,810 – $124,460	1,150
18	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,320	$43,740 – $93,590	370
19	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,210	$48,730 – $108,300	1,410
20	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,230	$40,720 – $100,120	1,410

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in New Mexico. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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