Mechanical Engineers salary in Albuquerque, NM

Median pay for mechanical engineers in Albuquerque, NM: $133,660/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $87,050 – $167,650 · about 1,560 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($95,605) by +$38,055 (+40%).

What it's really worth in Albuquerque

With Albuquerque's cost of living at 94 (US=100), that $133,660 has the buying power of about $142,758 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $63,971 · median home $352,894 · median rent $1,502/mo.

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How Albuquerque ranks for this job

On raw pay, Albuquerque, NM is 3rd of the 180 metros we hold mechanical engineers wages for. Once Albuquerque's cost of living is applied, it ranks 2nd.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Albuquerque sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Albuquerque

A median home in Albuquerque, NM costs $352,894 — about 2.6× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,502/mo works out at 13% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where mechanical engineers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Albuquerque.

Metro	Median pay	vs Albuquerque	Rent vs Albuquerque
San Jose, CA	$153,520	+15%	2.4×
San Francisco, CA	$136,970	+2%	2.2×
Tyler, TX	$130,720	−2%	0.9×
Baton Rouge, LA	$130,490	−2%	0.9×

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