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Computer Hardware Engineers salary in New Mexico

SOC 17-2061 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median
$165,350
per year in New Mexico
Middle half
$133,780–$197,670
25th to 75th percentile
Employed
5,260
in New Mexico
Concentration
12.25×
share of workforce vs. U.S.

How local pay compares

New Mexico
$165,350
published median
United States
$161,740
2.2% above the national median
Rank among states and DC
4th
41 with a published estimate

After local prices: the $165,350 median has purchasing power comparable to about $179,315 nationally. New Mexico's BEA regional price parity is 92.2 (2024).

What the local range looks like

The wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the darker section is the middle half, and the tick is the median for New Mexico.

$117,150$204,150

Getting in

Typical education to enter
Bachelor's degree
Related work experience
None
On-the-job training
None

Narrow to a metro in New Mexico

Every linked area below has a published estimate for computer hardware engineers. Missing areas were withheld by BLS rather than measured at zero.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedianCost of livingEmployedConcentrationvs. national
1Las Cruces, NM$117,15090.2902.17×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where computer hardware engineers wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

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