Software Developers · SOC 15-1252
Software Developer Salary in the New Mexico
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025New Mexico
Figures describe the state of New Mexico as a whole.
Software Developers in the New Mexico earned a median of $124,520 per year ($59.86 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $77,110 at the 10th percentile to $184,710 at the 90th. BLS estimates 3,960 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Software Developers in the New Mexico earn more than $124,520 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $95,690 and $158,390.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $77,110 | $95,690 | $124,520 | $158,390 | $184,710 |
| Hourly | $37.07 | $46.01 | $59.86 | $76.15 | $88.80 |
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$124,520 median for New Mexico; middle half earns $95,690 to $158,390
- United Statesnational$135,980 median for United States; middle half earns $105,210 to $171,980
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −8% 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 software developers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- New Mexicothis page$124,520 median for New Mexico; middle half earns $95,690 to $158,390
- $123,700 median for Albuquerque metro area; middle half earns $99,780 to $159,780
- $113,780 median for Farmington metro area; middle half earns $101,830 to $157,220
- $112,380 median for Santa Fe metro area; middle half earns $87,920 to $148,480
- $107,300 median for Las Cruces metro area; middle half earns $82,240 to $136,090
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 software developers · 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.