SOC 17-3026 · Albuquerque, NM metro

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary in Albuquerque, NM

The average salary for industrial engineering technologists and technicians in Albuquerque, New Mexico is $69,020 a year ($33.18 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $61,280: half of the 450 people in this job in the Albuquerque, NM metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($70,818).

$69,020average per year

$33.18 / hourMedian $61,280Take-home ≈ $55,307

  • $51K10th
  • $58K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $103K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

450people in this job
-3%vs U.S. metro average
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians pay range in Albuquerque

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $51,340 a year or less, while the top 10% make $102,660 or more. The middle half of industrial engineering technologists and technicians in Albuquerque earn between $57,500 and $77,830.

  • $51K10th
  • $58K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $103K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$69,020$5,752$33.18
Median$61,280$5,107$29.46
Entry level (25th percentile)$57,500$4,792$27.64
Experienced (75th percentile)$77,830$6,486$37.42

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary after taxes in Albuquerque

On the average salary of $69,020, a single filer in Albuquerque takes home about $55,307 a year, or $4,609 a month and $2,127 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Albuquerque a good place for industrial engineering technologists and technicians? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Albuquerque area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.5), so the average $69,020 buys what about $72,237 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Albuquerque ($48,060). A typical home costs $352,894, or 5.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in Albuquerque: questions

How much do industrial engineering technologists and technicians make an hour in Albuquerque?

$33.18 an hour on average, and $29.46 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level industrial engineering technologists and technicians salary in Albuquerque?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $51,340 a year and the 25th percentile is $57,500, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the industrial engineering technologists and technicians take-home pay in Albuquerque?

About $55,307 a year ($4,609 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $69,020.

Do industrial engineering technologists and technicians earn more in Albuquerque than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($70,818).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 17-3026; area Albuquerque, NM (10740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.6%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.27, this job is 2.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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