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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Salary in New Mexico

What Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers earn in New Mexico, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 17 counties.

Average in NM
$52,155
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
41 of 43
published states
Workers in state
11,300
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
17 counties

Pay by labor market in New Mexico

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pay by wage area in New Mexico
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$50,020$41,083$20,986Lea County, NM

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in New Mexico counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Guadalupe County, NM$50,020$41,083$25,090
2Union County, NM$50,020$41,083$25,054
3Quay County, NM$50,020$41,083$25,042
4Sierra County, NM$50,020$41,083$25,030
5Luna County, NM$50,020$41,083$25,006
6Roosevelt County, NM$50,020$41,083$24,574
7Grant County, NM$50,020$41,083$24,490
8Hidalgo County, NM$50,020$41,083$24,394
9De Baca County, NM$50,020$41,083$24,394
10Lincoln County, NM$50,020$41,083$24,322
11Harding County, NM$50,020$41,083$23,950
12Otero County, NM$50,020$41,083$23,866
13Curry County, NM$50,020$41,083$23,698
14Chaves County, NM$50,020$41,083$23,686
15Socorro County, NM$50,020$41,083$23,218
16Lea County, NM$50,020$41,083$20,986
17Eddy County, NM$50,020$41,083$20,590

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers pay in New Mexico

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in New Mexico is $52,155, based on 11,300 workers. Among the 43 states with published data, that ranks number 41. The BLS national median for the occupation is $58,640, so New Mexico averages 11.1% below it.

Published data for New Mexico currently covers the Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area area, with a local median wage of $50,020.

Cost of living for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in New Mexico

We compare 17 New Mexico counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Guadalupe County, NM leaves the largest yearly margin, $25,090. Eddy County, NM leaves the smallest, $20,590. The median wage covers all four basics in 17 of the 17 counties.

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers are Washington ($66,144), Nevada ($63,831), New York ($63,342) and New Hampshire ($63,154).

Frequently asked questions: Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in New Mexico

How much do Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers earn in New Mexico?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $52,155.

Which New Mexico county is best for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers?

Guadalupe County, NM leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($25,090). Union County, NM follows at $25,054.