The average salary for an engineer in New Mexico is around $94,908 per year.
Avg Salary
Engineers earn an average yearly salary of $94,908.
Wages typically start from $55,392 and go up to $142,136.
47% above national average Updated in 2016
Engineer earnings by seniority
90th percentile
Top-level engineer earnings begin at:
$68.33 per hour
$142,136 per year
75th percentile
Senior-level engineer earnings begin at:
$57.01 per hour
$118,576 per year
50th percentile
Mid-level engineer earnings begin at:
$45.63 per hour
$94,908 per year
25th percentile
Junior-level engineer earnings begin at:
$34.99 per hour
$72,788 per year
10th percentile
Starting level engineer earnings begin at:
$26.63 per hour
$55,392 per year
Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.
Engineer salary by state
| State Name | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Delaware | $96,888 |
| Washington | $95,538 |
| New Mexico | $94,908 |
| Connecticut | $94,897 |
| Alabama | $94,154 |
| Michigan | $89,773 |
| Rhode Island | $89,170 |
| Minnesota | $88,162 |
| Idaho | $87,218 |
| Nevada | $86,822 |
| New Hampshire | $85,690 |
| Arizona | $85,561 |
| West Virginia | $85,050 |
| Hawaii | $84,631 |
| Oklahoma | $83,899 |
| Utah | $83,670 |
| Mississippi | $83,297 |
| Wyoming | $83,184 |
| Louisiana | $83,110 |
| South Carolina | $82,298 |
| Kansas | $81,487 |
| Tennessee | $80,453 |
| Vermont | $79,485 |
| Missouri | $78,984 |
| Colorado | $78,836 |
| Maine | $78,191 |
| North Dakota | $77,783 |
| Iowa | $77,600 |
| Nebraska | $77,587 |
| Kentucky | $76,456 |
| Wisconsin | $76,327 |
| South Dakota | $75,705 |
| Montana | $75,411 |
| Georgia | $74,877 |
| Oregon | $74,000 |
| Indiana | $73,063 |
| Illinois | $72,932 |
| California | $72,675 |
| Pennsylvania | $72,000 |
| Arkansas | $70,752 |
| Virginia | $70,329 |
| Maryland | $70,000 |
| North Carolina | $69,000 |
| Texas | $68,726 |
| New Jersey | $64,740 |
| New York | $62,882 |
| Ohio | $61,000 |
| Guam | $60,898 |
| Massachusetts | $56,383 |
| Florida | $53,804 |
| Puerto Rico | $52,226 |
| District of Columbia | $113,026 |
| Alaska | $108,160 |
How do engineer salaries compare to similar careers?
Engineers earn about the same as related careers in New Mexico. On average, they make less than photonics engineers but more than industrial engineers.
| Career | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Photonics engineer salary | $105K |
| Robotics engineer salary | $105K |
| Nanosystems engineer salary | $105K |
| Product safety engineer salary | $98K |
| Biomedical engineer salary | $99K |
| Engineer salary | $95K |
| Electrical engineer salary | $96K |
| Environmental engineer salary | $87K |
| Water engineer salary | $87K |
| Industrial engineer salary | $92K |
Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)