Salaries in New Mexico.
1 metro area. 3445 roles.
Average cost-of-living index: 0.88x national average. Last updated April 2026.
1 city tracked3445 roles
Highest Paying
$320,000
Principal AI Research Scientist
Median Role
$273,000
Staff AI Research Scientist
Entry Level
$267,000
L7 Software Engineer
Salary data sourced from SEC filings, H-1B Labor Condition Applications (DOL), Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and aggregated job postings across 50+ platforms. Ranges reflect 25th to 75th percentile for full-time positions. Cost-of-living adjustments use Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (2025 index). Last updated April 2026.
New Mexico has 1 major metro area tracked in our salary database, with an average cost-of-living index of 0.88x the national average. The highest-paying role across the state is Principal AI Research Scientist at $320,000 in Albuquerque. The median role pays $273,000.
Metro areas in New Mexico
Top 30 salaries in New Mexico
| # | Role | Median | Top City | Range |
|---|
| 1 | Principal AI Research Scientist | $320,000 | Albuquerque | $250,000 – $416,000 |
| 2 | Principal Quantitative Researcher | $302,000 | Albuquerque | $235,000 – $392,000 |
| 3 | Technical Fellow | $299,000 | Albuquerque | $233,000 – $388,000 |
| 4 | Chief Security Officer | $299,000 | Albuquerque | $233,000 – $389,000 |
| 5 | Senior VP of Product | $293,000 | Albuquerque | $229,000 – $381,000 |
| 6 | Principal AI Safety Engineer | $291,000 | Albuquerque | $227,000 – $378,000 |
| 7 | Distinguished Engineer | $287,000 | Albuquerque | $218,000 – $366,000 |
| 8 | Principal Quantitative Developer | $286,000 | Albuquerque | $223,000 – $372,000 |
| 9 | Chief Strategy Officer | $284,000 | Albuquerque | $221,000 – $369,000 |
| 10 | Principal AI Compiler Engineer | $283,000 | Albuquerque | $221,000 – $368,000 |
| 11 | Principal AI Agent Architect | $282,000 | Albuquerque | $220,000 – $367,000 |
| 12 | Senior VP of Security | $281,000 | Albuquerque | $220,000 – $366,000 |
| 13 | Senior VP of Design | $281,000 | Albuquerque | $220,000 – $365,000 |
| 14 | Chief Science Officer | $276,000 | Albuquerque | $215,000 – $358,000 |
| 15 | Chief AI Officer | $273,000 | Albuquerque | $202,000 – $352,000 |
| 16 | Staff AI Research Scientist | $273,000 | Albuquerque | $213,000 – $355,000 |
| 17 | Chief Machine Learning Officer | $272,000 | Albuquerque | $212,000 – $353,000 |
| 18 | SVP of Engineering | $270,000 | Albuquerque | $211,000 – $351,000 |
| 19 | Staff Quantitative Researcher | $270,000 | Albuquerque | $211,000 – $351,000 |
| 20 | Chief Design Officer | $270,000 | Albuquerque | $210,000 – $351,000 |
| 21 | SVP of Product | $270,000 | Albuquerque | $211,000 – $351,000 |
| 22 | SVP of Data | $270,000 | Albuquerque | $210,000 – $351,000 |
| 23 | Principal Deep Learning Engineer | $269,000 | Albuquerque | $210,000 – $350,000 |
| 24 | Principal Computer Vision Engineer | $267,000 | Albuquerque | $208,000 – $347,000 |
| 25 | Principal Applied Scientist | $267,000 | Albuquerque | $208,000 – $347,000 |
| 26 | Principal AI Agent Engineer | $267,000 | Albuquerque | $208,000 – $347,000 |
| 27 | CTO | $267,000 | Albuquerque | $208,000 – $347,000 |
| 28 | Chief Commercial Officer | $267,000 | Albuquerque | $208,000 – $348,000 |
| 29 | Chief Architect | $267,000 | Albuquerque | $208,000 – $347,000 |
| 30 | L7 Software Engineer | $267,000 | Albuquerque | $209,000 – $348,000 |
Tax considerations in New Mexico
New Mexico's top income tax rate is 5.9%. Albuquerque has no city income tax. The moderate state rate and affordable housing create reasonable net compensation.
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