Salary for New Mexico

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

Average Salary: $56,639
Median Salary: $52,481
10th Percentile: $40,656
25th Percentile: $45,408
75th Percentile: $63,888
90th Percentile: $78,386

Data sourced from 4,660 total jobs

In the U.S.

Location	Average	10th Percentile	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	90th Percentile
U.S.	$65,362	$40,425	$48,202	$56,573	$75,163	$102,366

New Mexico Metro Areas

Location	Average	10th Percentile	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	90th Percentile
Albuquerque, NM	$52,888	$41,712	$46,266	$51,315	$55,880	$67,441
Farmington, NM	$60,434	$41,525	$50,963	$54,604	$65,087	$90,629
Las Cruces, NM	$49,269	$35,827	$41,371	$48,180	$53,746	$65,593
Santa Fe, NM	$51,964	$38,775	$43,406	$49,786	$57,519	$64,823

New Mexico Non-metro Areas

Location	Average	10th Percentile	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	90th Percentile
Eastern New Mexico	$61,391	$40,700	$48,048	$54,648	$67,166	$92,741
Northern New Mexico	$53,691	$35,090	$41,624	$52,118	$64,229	$72,017

Other Known Job Titles

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