Acute Care nurse pay in New Mexico
$103,127median posted offer#8 of 17 states for Acute Care
Acute Care nurses in New Mexico are being offered a median $103,127 a year across 9 live postings that state pay — 1% above the national Acute Care median of $101,910. Updated July 22, 2026.
Where does your pay sit in Acute Care in New Mexico?
Checked against 9 live postings that state pay. Your number stays in your browser.
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Posted offers on live listings — not take-home pay or a promise of what any one nurse will earn.
Other specialties in New Mexico
- General 11 postings$123k
- Labor & Delivery 5 postings$119k
- Nursing Management/Admin 5 postings$117k
- Emergency 9 postings$115k
- Travel 7 postings$105k
- ICU 32 postings$103k
- Medical/Surgical 9 postings$102k
- PACU 6 postings$102k
Or see all nurse pay in New Mexico (163 postings), or Acute Care pay across every state.
What to do with this
- See the rolesJobs in New Mexico paying around $103,127Every posting behind these numbers is a live job you can open and apply to.
- Offer in hand?Run it through the offer reality calculatorAnnualize it honestly and see what it's worth where you'd actually live — then compare offers side by side.
- 3-minute fit quizFind out which roles actually fit youPay is one axis. Shift, specialty, setting, and commute decide whether the job is worth it.
- CommunityAsk nurses what they really take homeDifferentials, ratios, and the offer nobody posts. Bring your number and compare notes.
Want the craft behind the numbers — differentials, negotiating, travel packages? Read the pay & salary guides.
Questions nurses ask
- How much do Acute Care nurses make in New Mexico?
- Across 9 live Acute Care postings in New Mexico that state pay, the median offer is $103,127 a year. The middle half runs $102,482–$117,460, and the top 10% start at $129,978.
- Is New Mexico a good state for Acute Care nurses?
- On posted pay, New Mexico ranks #8 of 17 states for Acute Care. The median there is 1% above the national Acute Care median of $101,910. Pay is one axis — shift, ratios, and cost of living decide whether the job is actually worth it.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Midpoint of stated salary ranges on live nursing job postings; values outside $20,000–$800,000/yr treated as parse artifacts and excluded; groups under 5 postings suppressed. Community-reported figures are anonymous, unverified, and reported separately.