Occupational Therapists · SOC 29-1122
Occupational Therapist Salary in the New Mexico
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025New Mexico
Figures describe the state of New Mexico as a whole.
Occupational Therapists in the New Mexico earned a median of $99,170 per year ($47.68 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $69,230 at the 10th percentile to $133,050 at the 90th. BLS estimates 1,030 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Occupational Therapists in the New Mexico earn more than $99,170 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $83,770 and $120,960.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $69,230 | $83,770 | $99,170 | $120,960 | $133,050 |
| Hourly | $33.28 | $40.28 | $47.68 | $58.15 | $63.97 |
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
- New Mexico$99,170 median for New Mexico; middle half earns $83,770 to $120,960
- United Statesnational$100,330 median for United States; middle half earns $82,510 to $116,670
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −1% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in New Mexico
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for occupational therapists, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- New Mexicothis page$99,170 median for New Mexico; middle half earns $83,770 to $120,960
- $112,240 median for Santa Fe metro area; middle half earns $92,400 to $125,220
- $108,630 median for Las Cruces metro area; middle half earns $94,800 to $140,980
- $99,170 median for Albuquerque metro area; middle half earns $86,930 to $120,360
- $93,590 median for Farmington metro area; middle half earns $82,740 to $112,450
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 occupational therapists · Highest-paying occupations in New Mexico
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.