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Retail Salespersons Salary in New Mexico

The median annual wage for retail salespersons in New Mexico is $33,300 ($16.01 per hour) -6.0% vs. the national median of $35,410. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$33,300
Mean annual wage
$35,500
Median hourly wage
$16.01
Employment in NM
23,800

23,800 employed · 27.3 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in New Mexico

Wage distribution for retail salespersons in New Mexico (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$27,870$13.40
25th percentile$29,320$14.10
Median (50th)$33,300$16.01
75th percentile$36,680$17.63
90th percentile$45,370$21.81

What this salary is worth in New Mexico

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$36,112

New Mexico prices are 92.2 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
38.5%

Median gross rent in New Mexico: $1,067/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $833/mo

Est. affordable home price
$121,476

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.

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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 13, 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.