SOC 11-3021 · Management Occupations · May 2025
How much do Computer and Information Systems Managers make in Albuquerque, NM?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer and Information Systems Managers in Albuquerque, NM is $139,530. The 10th percentile is $98,180 and the 90th percentile is $260,140. Employment is 840.
Median annual wage
$139,530
- 10th percentile
- $98,180
- 25th percentile
- $118,830
- Median
- $139,530
- 75th percentile
- $185,260
- 90th percentile
- $260,140
- Mean
- $160,060
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Computer and Information Systems Managers, the published 10th percentile is $98,180 and the 90th percentile is $260,140. The difference is $161,960, which is 116.1% 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 $118,830 to the 75th at $185,260, covers $66,430.
The mean annual wage is $160,060, which sits above the median of $139,530. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Albuquerque, NM median is 20.3% lower than the national median of $175,140 for Computer and Information Systems Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $146,034, which is 16.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 1.3% higher than the New Mexico median of $137,730.
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 $139,530 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer and Information Systems Managers at $146,034 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer and Information Systems Managers. Albuquerque, NM ranks 1st of 4 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 $136,130 and employment of 160. That median is 2.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $137,829, against $146,034 here.
- Farmington, NM is 142 miles away, with a median of $122,400 and employment of 50. That median is 12.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $139,556, against $146,034 here.
- Las Cruces, NM is 193 miles away, with a median of $128,360 and employment of 100. That median is 8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $142,287, against $146,034 here.
Employment share
Computer and Information Systems Managers accounts for 0.21% of wage-and-salary employment in Albuquerque, NM (840 of 404,700). Nationally the occupation is 0.43% of employment (670,570 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.48 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Albuquerque, NM · Computer and Information Systems Managers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Computer and Information Systems Managers make in Albuquerque, NM?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer and Information Systems Managers in Albuquerque, NM is $139,530. The 10th percentile is $98,180 and the 90th percentile is $260,140. Employment is 840.
How does that compare with the national median for Computer and Information Systems Managers?
The local median is 20.3% lower than the national median of $175,140.
What is Computer and Information Systems 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 $139,530 is $146,034. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Albuquerque, NM compare with nearby metros for Computer and Information Systems Managers?
Santa Fe, NM is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $136,130. Albuquerque, NM ranks 1st of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.