Surgical Assistants · SOC 29-9093
Surgical Assistants Salary in the New Mexico
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025New Mexico
Figures describe the state of New Mexico as a whole.
Surgical Assistants in the New Mexico earned a median of $62,010 per year ($29.81 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $45,380 at the 10th percentile to $82,730 at the 90th. BLS estimates 130 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Surgical Assistants in the New Mexico earn more than $62,010 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $46,870 and $69,040.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $45,380 | $46,870 | $62,010 | $69,040 | $82,730 |
| Hourly | $21.82 | $22.53 | $29.81 | $33.19 | $39.77 |
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$62,010 median for New Mexico; middle half earns $46,870 to $69,040
- United Statesnational$66,800 median for United States; middle half earns $50,170 to $88,010
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −7% 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 surgical assistants, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- New Mexicothis page$62,010 median for New Mexico; middle half earns $46,870 to $69,040
- $65,200 median for Albuquerque metro area; middle half earns $64,930 to $81,270
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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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.