High paying science jobs in New Mexico

Every science 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 science 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

1Physicists$165,340
Doctoral or professional degree
$120,720 – $235,180580
2Chemists$126,960
Bachelor's degree
$59,490 – $212,940280
3School Psychologists$110,360
Master's degree
$83,980 – $165,830630
4Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$86,630
Bachelor's degree
$60,920 – $129,080940
5Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$84,510
Bachelor's degree
$48,730 – $132,090840
6Biological Scientists, All Other$84,120
Bachelor's degree
$50,960 – $110,470420
7Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$79,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,510 – $135,200790
8Conservation Scientists$76,800
Bachelor's degree
$46,520 – $111,010330
9Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$67,100
Doctoral or professional degree
$40,660 – $104,710340
10Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$62,330
Associate's degree
$42,890 – $125,840500
11Forest and Conservation Technicians$53,000
Associate's degree
$43,660 – $82,560880

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	PhysicistsDoctoral or professional degree	$165,340	$120,720 – $235,180	580
2	ChemistsBachelor's degree	$126,960	$59,490 – $212,940	280
3	School PsychologistsMaster's degree	$110,360	$83,980 – $165,830	630
4	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$86,630	$60,920 – $129,080	940
5	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$84,510	$48,730 – $132,090	840
6	Biological Scientists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$84,120	$50,960 – $110,470	420
7	Occupational Health and Safety TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,490	$47,510 – $135,200	790
8	Conservation ScientistsBachelor's degree	$76,800	$46,520 – $111,010	330
9	Medical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$67,100	$40,660 – $104,710	340
10	Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including HealthAssociate's degree	$62,330	$42,890 – $125,840	500
11	Forest and Conservation TechniciansAssociate's degree	$53,000	$43,660 – $82,560	880

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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