Pharmacist salary in New Mexico

Official occupation: 29-1051 Pharmacists · Reference period May 2025 · Data updated · Confidence 95/100

In New Mexico, the median pharmacist earns $147,000 a year, 4% above the United States median of $140,910.

It ranks 11th of 51 states with a published figure.

Pay is relatively compressed, with the 10th percentile at $103,500 and the 90th at $174,200 (a ratio of 1.7).

About 1,730 people work in this occupation here, roughly in line with its national share (location quotient 0.96).

For context, the median across all occupations in New Mexico is $47,210, so this role pays 3.1 times the local typical wage.

Published figures

Published and derived pay figures
MeasureNew MexicoNational
Median annual pay Observed$147,000United States: $140,910
Mean annual pay Observed$143,050United States: $140,920
10th percentile Observed$103,500United States: $99,290
25th percentile Observed$132,560United States: $129,380
75th percentile Observed$163,540United States: $161,840
90th percentile Observed$174,200United States: $174,230
Median hourly pay Observed$70.67United States: $67.75
Employment (jobs) Observed1,730
Jobs per 1,000 employees Observed1.988
Location quotient Observed0.96
Difference from United States median ($140,910) Derived+4%
Rank among 51 states Derived11
Ratio to New Mexico all-occupation median ($47,210) Derived3.11×
90th / 10th percentile ratio Derived1.68

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 9. Delaware$152,880
  2. 10. Wisconsin$148,740
  3. 11. New Mexico$147,000
  4. 12. Arizona$146,930
  5. 13. South Dakota$146,790

Largest cities in New Mexico: Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Rio Rancho, Enchanted Hills, Santa Fe (GeoNames). Figures are for the whole state, not individual cities.

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Source, method and data quality

  • Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (Public domain (U.S. Government work)). Reference period: May 2025. Updates: Yearly (spring release).
  • Observed figures are copied from the published table without adjustment. Derived figures (rankings, ratios and differences) are calculated by us from those observed figures. No figure on this page is modeled or estimated.
  • Relative standard error (PRSE) published per estimate.
  • Confidence score: 95/100. Based on the published sampling error and job count. We only publish region pages scoring 60 or more that have at least 6 observed figures.
  • Place hierarchy from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Data last updated: .
  • Full method: methodology.