Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Salary in New Mexico
The median annual wage for maintenance and repair workers, general in New Mexico is $45,760 ($22.00 per hour) — -7.7% vs. the national median of $49,590. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $45,760
- Mean annual wage
- $48,660
- Median hourly wage
- $22.00
- Employment in NM
- 9,320
9,320 employed · 10.7 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in New Mexico
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $30,920 | $14.87 |
| 25th percentile | $36,840 | $17.71 |
| Median (50th) | $45,760 | $22.00 |
| 75th percentile | $56,870 | $27.34 |
| 90th percentile | $71,380 | $34.32 |
What this salary is worth in New Mexico
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $49,625
- Median rent burden
- 28.0%
- Est. affordable home price
- $166,929
New Mexico prices are 92.2 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in New Mexico: $1,067/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $1,144/mo
At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance
For context, the median home value in New Mexico is $248,100 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary in other states
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Other salaries in New Mexico
- Accountants and Auditors in New Mexico
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in New Mexico
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in New Mexico
- Cashiers in New Mexico
- Construction Laborers in New Mexico
- Cooks, Restaurant in New Mexico
- Customer Service Representatives in New Mexico
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in New Mexico
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in New Mexico
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in New Mexico
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in New Mexico
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in New Mexico
- General and Operations Managers in New Mexico
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in New Mexico
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in New Mexico
- Human Resources Specialists in New Mexico
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in New Mexico
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in New Mexico
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in New Mexico
- Light Truck Drivers in New Mexico
- Management Analysts in New Mexico
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in New Mexico
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in New Mexico
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in New Mexico
- Nursing Assistants in New Mexico
- Office Clerks, General in New Mexico
- Project Management Specialists in New Mexico
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in New Mexico
- Registered Nurses in New Mexico
- Retail Salespersons in New Mexico
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in New Mexico
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in New Mexico
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in New Mexico
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in New Mexico
- Security Guards in New Mexico
- Software Developers in New Mexico
- Stockers and Order Fillers in New Mexico
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in New Mexico
- Waiters and Waitresses in New Mexico
About this data
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 17, 2026.
Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.