SALARY · COOKS, RESTAURANT · NEW MEXICO

Cooks, Restaurant salary in New Mexico

This is not a guess and it is not a job ad. It is the published BLS figure for cooks, restaurant in New Mexico, where the median was $35,020 a year. I keep the source on every page because a salary number without a source is just a story.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$35,020

$17 per hour at the median · That is $2,370 (6.3 percent) below the national median of $37,390 for this occupation.

$35,070Mean annual salary

$17Mean hourly wage

$7,810People employed in this job in New Mexico

Salary range

25th: $30,220Median: $35,02075th: $37,320

Measure	Annual
25th percentile	$30,220
Median (50th percentile)	$35,020
75th percentile	$37,320
Mean	$35,070

The middle half of workers earned from $30,220 to $37,320 a year. Employment size matters too. A field with many workers in a state usually means more openings and more room to move employers without moving states. A small field can pay well but offer fewer ways in.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED PAY BEFORE STATE TAX

$30,319 a year

$2,527 a month

Federal tax $2,022 · FICA $2,679

State tax is not in this figure. State tax for New Mexico is not included, because the full 2026 state table for New Mexico has not been verified in this build. Treat this figure as before state tax, not as a final take-home figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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