Pay and cost of living in Bernalillo County, NM
Across the 10 occupations we cover in Bernalillo County, NM, the middle median salary is $35,845 a year. Pay runs from $29,140 for Fast Food and Counter Workers up to $96,040 for Registered Nurses, a spread of $66,900. Wages come from the Albuquerque, NM survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Bernalillo County, NM has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,112 a month and a two-bedroom $1,384. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $20,036 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $38,511 a year, and every one of the 10 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.
Housing, taxes and commute in Bernalillo County, NM
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Bernalillo County, NM, set beside the New Mexico and national medians.
Median household income in Bernalillo County, NM is $69,473, 8% above the New Mexico median of $64,059 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($13,344) equals 19.2% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $35,845, is 48% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in Bernalillo County, NM pay a median of $2,629 a year in real estate taxes, 52% above the New Mexico median of $1,731. With a median home value of $292,900, 18% above the New Mexico median of $248,100, the ratio of the two medians is 0.90% a year.
Renters in Bernalillo County, NM pay a median gross rent of $1,144 a month in the Census survey, 7% above the New Mexico median of $1,067. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,112; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in Bernalillo County, NM who travel to a workplace spend an average of 22.9 minutes each way, 3% below the New Mexico average of 23.5. 14.9% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.