Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · SOC 29-2061
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Salary in the Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in the Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $64,970 per year ($31.24 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $38,310 at the 10th percentile to $86,150 at the 90th. BLS estimates 220 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in the Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area earn more than $64,970 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $46,810 and $71,220.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $38,310 | $46,810 | $64,970 | $71,220 | $86,150 |
| Hourly | $18.42 | $22.51 | $31.24 | $34.24 | $41.42 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$64,970 median for Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $46,810 to $71,220
- New Mexicostate$59,330 median for New Mexico; middle half earns $39,370 to $73,090
- United Statesnational$64,400 median for United States; middle half earns $59,000 to $76,030
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +10% vs New Mexico overall and +1% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in New Mexico
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areathis page$64,970 median for Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $46,810 to $71,220
- $72,750 median for Santa Fe metro area; middle half earns $58,790 to $81,860
- $62,690 median for Farmington metro area; middle half earns $41,930 to $75,750
- $61,670 median for Las Cruces metro area; middle half earns $52,860 to $66,740
- $57,370 median for Albuquerque metro area; middle half earns $39,370 to $72,920
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for licensed practical and licensed vocational nursess · Highest-paying occupations in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.