Traffic Technicians Salary in Albuquerque, NM

Traffic Technicians pay range in Albuquerque

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,610 a year or less, while the top 10% make $56,120 or more. The middle half of traffic technicians in Albuquerque earn between $39,610 and $56,070.

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

Traffic Technicians salary after taxes in Albuquerque

On the average salary of $49,410, a single filer in Albuquerque takes home about $40,724 a year, or $3,394 a month and $1,566 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

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

Is Albuquerque a good place for traffic 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 $49,410 buys what about $51,713 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Albuquerque ($48,060). A typical home costs $352,894, or 7.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Traffic Technicians salary in nearby metro areas

Highest-paying cities for traffic technicians

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($85,710).

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