High paying medical jobs in New Mexico

Every medical 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 medical 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

1Emergency Medicine Physicians$405,130
Doctoral or professional degree
$158,680 – $454,480340
2Physicians, All Other$327,670
Doctoral or professional degree
$135,220 – $449,3101,930
3Family Medicine Physicians$228,040
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,500 – $384,310650
4Dentists, General$155,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$101,180 – $306,320780
5Pharmacists$147,000
Doctoral or professional degree
$103,500 – $174,2001,730
6Physician Assistants$139,920
Master's degree
$70,010 – $172,900700
7Nurse Practitioners$137,520
Master's degree
$106,320 – $175,0201,770
8Veterinarians$129,390
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,450 – $212,850460
9Physical Therapists$106,880
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,260 – $146,4001,330
10Occupational Therapists$99,170
Master's degree
$69,230 – $133,0501,030
11Speech-Language Pathologists$98,690
Master's degree
$61,630 – $134,7501,250
12Dental Hygienists$95,940
Associate's degree
$82,180 – $105,4401,420
13Registered Nurses$94,340
Bachelor's degree
$74,300 – $123,54017,980
14Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$87,210
Associate's degree
$65,250 – $108,030410
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$79,940
Associate's degree
$59,560 – $104,1201,150
16Dietitians and Nutritionists$74,730
Bachelor's degree
$56,260 – $91,660500
17Respiratory Therapists$68,870
Associate's degree
$61,990 – $91,220840
18Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$59,330
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,090 – $78,1102,460
19Medical Records Specialists$57,470
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,600 – $76,4601,400
20Paramedics$55,530
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,830 – $78,010810
21Surgical Technologists$51,780
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,430 – $78,650540
22Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$47,360
Bachelor's degree
$36,770 – $80,9902,160
23Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$47,340
Associate's degree
$36,720 – $98,760400
24Pharmacy Technicians$46,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,470 – $58,7802,550
25Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$44,790
Associate's degree
$31,350 – $56,870890
26Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$44,260
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,520 – $70,590800
27Opticians, Dispensing$39,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,010 – $72,920340
28Psychiatric Technicians$39,020
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,390 – $49,760660
29Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$38,610
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,250 – $58,630400
30Emergency Medical Technicians$37,550
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,370 – $55,5001,260

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	Emergency Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$405,130	$158,680 – $454,480	340
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$327,670	$135,220 – $449,310	1,930
3	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$228,040	$64,500 – $384,310	650
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$155,260	$101,180 – $306,320	780
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$147,000	$103,500 – $174,200	1,730
6	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$139,920	$70,010 – $172,900	700
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$137,520	$106,320 – $175,020	1,770
8	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$129,390	$79,450 – $212,850	460
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$106,880	$77,260 – $146,400	1,330
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$99,170	$69,230 – $133,050	1,030
11	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$98,690	$61,630 – $134,750	1,250
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$95,940	$82,180 – $105,440	1,420
13	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$94,340	$74,300 – $123,540	17,980
14	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$87,210	$65,250 – $108,030	410
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$79,940	$59,560 – $104,120	1,150
16	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$74,730	$56,260 – $91,660	500
17	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$68,870	$61,990 – $91,220	840
18	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,330	$38,090 – $78,110	2,460
19	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,470	$36,600 – $76,460	1,400
20	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$55,530	$39,830 – $78,010	810
21	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,780	$42,430 – $78,650	540
22	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$47,360	$36,770 – $80,990	2,160
23	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$47,340	$36,720 – $98,760	400
24	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,630	$37,470 – $58,780	2,550
25	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$44,790	$31,350 – $56,870	890
26	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,260	$34,520 – $70,590	800
27	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,090	$31,010 – $72,920	340
28	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,020	$31,390 – $49,760	660
29	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,610	$35,250 – $58,630	400
30	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,550	$32,370 – $55,500	1,260

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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