Average Wages


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Annual Average Wage/Salary per Job1
Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Portions: 1990-2007      
Area 2007p 2006r 2005r 2004 2003 2002
Metropolitan Portion2 $36,954 $35,498 $34,005 $32,817 $31,582 $30,722
   Albuquerque MSA3 37,999 36,748 35,445 34,163 33,024 31,989
   Farmington MSA4 38,111 35,713 33,257 31,789 29,998 29,080
   Las Cruces MSA5 30,576 29,194 27,957 26,807 25,693 24,779
   Santa Fe MSA6 36,680 34,624 32,570 31,944 30,403 30,558
Nonmetro Portion2 33,739 32,163 30,562 29,187 27,995 27,363
New Mexico $35,980 $34,487 $32,950 $31,696 $30,468 $29,689
             
Area 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
Metropolitan Portion2 $29,794 $28,607 $27,307 $26,653 $25,571 $24,538
   Albuquerque MSA3 31,088 29,836 28,432 27,660 26,541 25,427
   Farmington MSA4 28,869 27,410 26,208 25,411 24,571 24,017
   Las Cruces MSA5 23,509 23,152 22,476 22,353 21,330 20,362
   Santa Fe MSA6 29,026 27,489 26,108 25,645 24,450 23,474
Nonmetro Portion2 26,255 25,169 24,180 23,643 22,731 21,946
New Mexico $28,718 $27,567 $26,354 $25,722 $24,687 $23,728
             
Area 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
Metropolitan Portion2 $23,825 $23,122 $22,349 $21,552 $20,741 $19,787
   Albuquerque MSA3 24,628 23,867 23,053 22,224 21,357 20,289
   Farmington MSA4 23,872 23,806 23,234 22,420 21,811 21,455
   Las Cruces MSA5 19,870 19,419 19,029 18,514 17,680 16,809
   Santa Fe MSA6 22,649 21,616 20,749 19,926 19,313 18,500
Nonmetro Portion2 21,273 20,588 20,244 19,790 19,303 18,469
New Mexico $23,016 $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 23, 2009.
Table prepared by:  Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of New Mexico.