SOC 11-9041 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Architectural and Engineering Managers make in Albuquerque, NM?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Architectural and Engineering Managers in Albuquerque, NM is $215,120. The 10th percentile is $151,050 and the 90th percentile is $268,190. Employment is 1,160.

Median annual wage

$215,120

10th percentile
$151,050
25th percentile
$215,120
Median
$215,120
75th percentile
$239,860
90th percentile
$268,190
Mean
$214,950

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Architectural and Engineering Managers, the published 10th percentile is $151,050 and the 90th percentile is $268,190. The difference is $117,140, which is 54.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $215,120 to the 75th at $239,860, covers $24,740.

The mean annual wage is $214,950, which sits below the median of $215,120. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Albuquerque, NM median is 25.6% higher than the national median of $171,270 for Architectural and Engineering Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $225,148, which is 31.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the New Mexico median of $215,120.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Albuquerque, NM is 95.546, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $215,120 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Architectural and Engineering Managers at $225,148 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Architectural and Engineering Managers. Albuquerque, NM ranks 1st of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Santa Fe, NM is 39 miles away, with a median of $195,350 and employment of 30. That median is 9.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $197,789, against $225,148 here.
  • Las Cruces, NM is 193 miles away, with a median of $170,990 and employment of 40. That median is 20.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $189,542, against $225,148 here.

Employment share

Architectural and Engineering Managers accounts for 0.29% of wage-and-salary employment in Albuquerque, NM (1,160 of 404,700). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (220,260 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.02 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Architectural and Engineering Managers make in Albuquerque, NM?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Architectural and Engineering Managers in Albuquerque, NM is $215,120. The 10th percentile is $151,050 and the 90th percentile is $268,190. Employment is 1,160.

How does that compare with the national median for Architectural and Engineering Managers?

The local median is 25.6% higher than the national median of $171,270.

What is Architectural and Engineering Managers pay in Albuquerque, NM after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Albuquerque, NM is 95.546, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $215,120 is $225,148. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Albuquerque, NM compare with nearby metros for Architectural and Engineering Managers?

Santa Fe, NM is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $195,350. Albuquerque, NM ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.