SOC 43-4051 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Customer Service Representatives make in Albuquerque, NM?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Customer Service Representatives in Albuquerque, NM is $41,790. The 10th percentile is $33,530 and the 90th percentile is $58,810. Employment is 10,270.

Median annual wage

$41,790

10th percentile
$33,530
25th percentile
$37,440
Median
$41,790
75th percentile
$48,900
90th percentile
$58,810
Mean
$44,220

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Customer Service Representatives, the published 10th percentile is $33,530 and the 90th percentile is $58,810. The difference is $25,280, which is 60.5% 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 $37,440 to the 75th at $48,900, covers $11,460.

The mean annual wage is $44,220, which sits above the median of $41,790. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Albuquerque, NM median is 6.7% lower than the national median of $44,770 for Customer Service Representatives. In 2024 national prices the local median is $43,738, which is 2.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.1% higher than the New Mexico median of $39,030.

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 $41,790 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Customer Service Representatives at $43,738 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 Customer Service Representatives. 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 $41,000 and employment of 830. That median is 1.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,512, against $43,738 here.
  • Farmington, NM is 142 miles away, with a median of $37,500 and employment of 630. That median is 10.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,756, against $43,738 here.
  • Las Cruces, NM is 193 miles away, with a median of $36,080 and employment of 1,480. That median is 13.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,995, against $43,738 here.

Employment share

Customer Service Representatives accounts for 2.5% of wage-and-salary employment in Albuquerque, NM (10,270 of 404,700). Nationally the occupation is 1.7% of employment (2,595,750 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.52 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 · Customer Service Representatives 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 Customer Service Representatives make in Albuquerque, NM?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Customer Service Representatives in Albuquerque, NM is $41,790. The 10th percentile is $33,530 and the 90th percentile is $58,810. Employment is 10,270.

How does that compare with the national median for Customer Service Representatives?

The local median is 6.7% lower than the national median of $44,770.

What is Customer Service Representatives 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 $41,790 is $43,738. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Albuquerque, NM compare with nearby metros for Customer Service Representatives?

Santa Fe, NM is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $41,000. Albuquerque, NM ranks 1st of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.