Medical/Surgical nurse pay in New Mexico
$102,483median posted offer#8 of 19 states for Medical/Surgical
Medical/Surgical nurses in New Mexico are being offered a median $102,483 a year across 10 live postings that state pay — 3% above the national Medical/Surgical median of $99,287. Updated July 24, 2026.
Where does your pay sit in Medical/Surgical in New Mexico?
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Other specialties in New Mexico
- Nursing Management/Admin 6 postings$110k
- Travel 8 postings$104k
- Education/Staff Development 5 postings$103k
- ICU 26 postings$103k
- Acute Care 10 postings$103k
- Progressive Care 8 postings$100k
- Operating Room 17 postings$97k
- Inpatient 12 postings$97k
Or see all nurse pay in New Mexico (119 postings), or Medical/Surgical pay across every state.
What to do with this
- See the rolesJobs in New Mexico paying around $102,483Every posting behind these numbers is a live job you can open and apply to.
- Offer in hand?Run it through the offer reality calculatorAnnualize it honestly and see what it's worth where you'd actually live — then compare offers side by side.
- 3-minute fit quizFind out which roles actually fit youPay is one axis. Shift, specialty, setting, and commute decide whether the job is worth it.
- CommunityAsk nurses what they really take homeDifferentials, ratios, and the offer nobody posts. Bring your number and compare notes.
Want the craft behind the numbers — differentials, negotiating, travel packages? Read the pay & salary guides.
Questions nurses ask
- How much do Medical/Surgical nurses make in New Mexico?
- Across 10 live Medical/Surgical postings in New Mexico that state pay, the median offer is $102,483 a year. The middle half runs $97,845–$114,361, and the top 10% start at $129,582.
- Is New Mexico a good state for Medical/Surgical nurses?
- On posted pay, New Mexico ranks #8 of 19 states for Medical/Surgical. The median there is 3% above the national Medical/Surgical median of $99,287. Pay is one axis — shift, ratios, and cost of living decide whether the job is actually worth it.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Midpoint of stated salary ranges on live nursing job postings; values outside $20,000–$800,000/yr treated as parse artifacts and excluded; groups under 5 postings suppressed. Community-reported figures are anonymous, unverified, and reported separately.