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Nurse pay in New Mexico

$96,970median posted offer · $35/hr 1% above the national median

Nurses in New Mexico are being offered a median $96,970 a year right now across 395 live job postings that state pay — ranking #17 of 51 states. Updated September 10, 2026.

$97k median$60k · p10$83k$111k$124k · p90

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$97k median$60k · p10$83k$111k$124k · p90

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Posted offers on live listings — not take-home pay or a promise of what any one nurse will earn.

New Mexico market overview

25th percentile
$83,200
Median
$96,970
75th percentile
$111,262
90th percentile
$124,073
Median hourly (121 postings)
$35/hr
Sign-on bonus, median (37 postings)
$15,000
Sign-on bonus, highest posted
$30,000
Live postings stating pay
395

Annual figures are posted offers (midpoint of stated ranges) on live listings, updated September 10, 2026.

What each specialty is offered in New Mexico

SpecialtyMedian90th percentilePostings
ICU$104k$129k43
Healthcare Occupations$104k$125k37
Nursing Occupations$105k$126k36
Patient Care Nursing Occupations$105k$126k36
Registered Nurses$104k$124k29
Operating Room$97k$133k21
Acute Care$105k$127k15
Home Health$94k$113k13
Inpatient$97k$107k13
Medical/Surgical$105k$128k13
Travel$106k$128k13
ER$97k$120k12
General$123k$142k11
Palliative Care$90k$114k11
Perioperative Care$97k$107k11
Cardiology$97k$113k10
Nursing Management/Admin$119k$130k10
Wound Care$94k$117k10
Education/Staff Development$121k$130k9
Emergency$115k$129k9
Emergency Medicine$97k$132k9
Gastroenterology$94k$106k9
Oncology$97k$120k9
Outpatient$97k$97k9
Infectious Disease$124k$135k8
Pediatric$97k$132k8
Progressive Care$100k$103k8
Critical & Intensive Care$97k$99k7
Medical-Surgical$113k$122k7
Telemetry$97k$106k7
Ambulatory Care$97k$104k6
End-of-life Care$89k$94k6
Hospice$103k$120k6
PACU$102k$119k6
Urgent Care$97k$97k6
Allied Health Occupations$94k$137k5
Emergency Department$97k$110k5
Home Care$124k$132k5
Interventional Radiology$97k$97k5
Labor & Delivery$119k$148k5
Low Acuity$88k$110k5
Surgical Nursing$97k$117k5

Highest-offering employers in New Mexico right now

  1. #1$155k

    Prime Time Healthcare

    median across 3 priced postings

  2. #2$151k

    DT-Trak Consulting, Inc

    median across 3 priced postings

  3. #3$138k

    M/S CLOUDSPACE IT SOLUTIONS

    median across 3 priced postings

  4. #4$126k

    TalentBurst, Inc.

    median across 5 priced postings

  5. #5$121k

    TGN - A.T. Staffing

    median across 21 priced postings

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Questions nurses ask

How much do nurses make in New Mexico?
Across 395 live job postings in New Mexico that state pay, the median posted offer is $96,970 a year (about $35/hr). The middle half of postings runs $83,200–$111,262, and the top 10% start at $124,073.
How does New Mexico nurse pay compare nationally?
New Mexico's posted median of $96,970 is 1% above the national median ($95,680), ranking #17 of 51 states on the Pay Index right now.
Where does this data come from?
Pay stated on live nursing job postings collected continuously by Nursing Mastery, last updated September 10, 2026. These are posted offers, not survey estimates or a promise of what any one nurse will earn. Implausible figures are excluded and small samples are suppressed.
Do New Mexico nursing jobs offer sign-on bonuses?
37 live postings in New Mexico advertise a sign-on bonus right now, with a median of $15,000 and offers up to $30,000.

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