Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2016 Q2
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2016 Q2, the average weekly wage for New Mexico was $811. Among all New Mexico counties, Los Alamos County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.46K), followed by Eddy County ($1.00K), and Lea County ($892).
On the other hand, Sierra County had the lowest average weekly wage ($568), followed by Colfax County ($582), and Lincoln County ($590).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all New Mexico counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of New Mexico Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2016 Q2
Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Alamos County | 1,460 |
| 2 | Eddy County | 1,002 |
| 3 | Lea County | 892 |
| 4 | Bernalillo County | 852 |
| 5 | Sandoval County | 844 |
| 6 | San Juan County | 830 |
| 7 | Santa Fe County | 805 |
| 8 | Grant County | 771 |
| 9 | Torrance County | 731 |
| 10 | Cibola County | 717 |
| 11 | Socorro County | 694 |
| 12 | Doña Ana County | 693 |
| 13 | Curry County | 689 |
| 13 | Hidalgo County | 689 |
| 14 | Roosevelt County | 687 |
| 15 | Otero County | 673 |
| 16 | McKinley County | 656 |
| 17 | Chaves County | 652 |
| 18 | De Baca County | 631 |
| 19 | Valencia County | 630 |
| 20 | Union County | 628 |
| 21 | Harding County | 627 |
| 22 | Luna County | 625 |
| 23 | Rio Arriba County | 624 |
| 24 | Taos County | 617 |
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