Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
Highest-Paying Occupations in Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (3 such occupations here).
Top 25 of 370 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $437,620 | $210.39 | 40 |
| 2 | Physicians, All Other | $408,840 | $196.56 | 200 |
| 3 | Family Medicine Physicians | $251,680 | $121.00 | 150 |
| 4 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $208,000 | $100.00 | 40 |
| 5 | Dentists, General | $193,860 | $93.20 | 90 |
| 6 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $165,360 | $79.50 | 60 |
| 7 | Pharmacists | $149,160 | $71.71 | 220 |
| 8 | Nurse Practitioners | $138,980 | $66.82 | 340 |
| 9 | Physician Assistants | $135,560 | $65.17 | 50 |
| 10 | Lawyers | $133,470 | $64.17 | 360 |
| 11 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $133,140 | $64.01 | 150 |
| 12 | Financial Managers | $130,230 | $62.61 | 310 |
| 13 | Industrial Production Managers | $127,870 | $61.48 | 260 |
| 14 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $126,960 | $61.04 | 70 |
| 15 | Engineers, All Other | $126,000 | $60.58 | 150 |
| 16 | Electrical Engineers | $125,300 | $60.24 | 120 |
| 17 | Managers, All Other | $122,880 | $59.08 | 740 |
| 18 | Construction Managers | $122,810 | $59.04 | 570 |
| 19 | Information Security Analysts | $120,600 | $57.98 | 70 |
| 20 | Natural Sciences Managers | $119,430 | $57.42 | 40 |
| 21 | Mechanical Engineers | $118,300 | $56.88 | 60 |
| 22 | Environmental Engineers | $115,920 | $55.73 | 60 |
| 23 | Physical Therapists | $113,600 | $54.62 | 170 |
| 24 | School Psychologists | $111,660 | $53.68 | 110 |
| 25 | Sales Managers | $110,760 | $53.25 | 290 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area overview.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.