Average Wages


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Annual Average Wage/Salary per Job1
Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Portions: 1990-2006      
Area 2006p 2005r 2004r 2003 2002 2001
Metropolitan Portion2 $35,519 $34,023 $32,817 $31,582 $30,722 $29,794
   Albuquerque MSA3 36,712 35,425 34,163 33,024 31,989 31,088
   Farmington MSA4 35,752 33,272 31,789 29,998 29,080 28,869
   Las Cruces MSA5 29,244 27,978 26,807 25,693 24,779 23,509
   Santa Fe MSA6 34,914 32,788 31,944 30,403 30,558 29,026
Nonmetro Portion2 32,118 30,515 29,187 27,995 27,363 26,255
New Mexico $34,484 $32,944 $31,696 $30,468 $29,689 $28,718
             
Area 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
Metropolitan Portion2 $28,607 $27,307 $26,653 $25,571 $24,538 $23,825
   Albuquerque MSA3 29,836 28,432 27,660 26,541 25,427 24,628
   Farmington MSA4 27,410 26,208 25,411 24,571 24,017 23,872
   Las Cruces MSA5 23,152 22,476 22,353 21,330 20,362 19,870
   Santa Fe MSA6 27,489 26,108 25,645 24,450 23,474 22,649
Nonmetro Portion2 25,169 24,180 23,643 22,731 21,946 21,273
New Mexico $27,567 $26,354 $25,722 $24,687 $23,728 $23,016
           
Area 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
Metropolitan Portion2 $23,122 $22,349 $21,552 $20,741 $19,787
   Albuquerque MSA3 23,867 23,053 22,224 21,357 20,289
   Farmington MSA4 23,806 23,234 22,420 21,811 21,455
   Las Cruces MSA5 19,419 19,029 18,514 17,680 16,809
   Santa Fe MSA6 21,616 20,749 19,926 19,313 18,500
Nonmetro Portion2 20,588 20,244 19,790 19,303 18,469
New Mexico $22,304 $21,658 $20,968 $20,260 $19,343
p    Preliminary.
r    Revised.
1    Average wage and salary per job is calculated as total wage and salary disbursements
      divided by all full- and part-time wage and salary workers.  The data are by place of
      work rather than by place of residence.
2    Metropolitan and nonmetropolitan portions are based on current metropolitan
      statistical area (MSA) definitions.
3    Bernalillo, Sandoval, Torrance and Valencia counties.
4    San Juan County.
5    Dona Ana County.
6    Santa Fe County.
Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.  Data released April 2008.
Table prepared by:  Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of New Mexico.