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How much do Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians make in Albuquerque, NM?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Albuquerque, NM is $102,250. The 10th percentile is $58,930 and the 90th percentile is $124,110. Employment is 390.

Median annual wage

$102,250

10th percentile
$58,930
25th percentile
$76,690
Median
$102,250
75th percentile
$124,110
90th percentile
$124,110
Mean
$95,490

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $58,930 and the 90th percentile is $124,110. The difference is $65,180, which is 63.7% 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 $76,690 to the 75th at $124,110, covers $47,420.

The mean annual wage is $95,490, which sits below the median of $102,250. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Albuquerque, NM median is 30.8% higher than the national median of $78,190 for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $107,017, which is 36.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.4% higher than the New Mexico median of $96,070.

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 $102,250 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians at $107,017 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians. Albuquerque, NM ranks 1st of 2 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).).

  • Las Cruces, NM is 193 miles away, with a median of $85,780 and employment of 180. That median is 16.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,087, against $107,017 here.

Employment share

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Albuquerque, NM (390 of 404,700). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (95,130 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.58 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 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians make in Albuquerque, NM?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Albuquerque, NM is $102,250. The 10th percentile is $58,930 and the 90th percentile is $124,110. Employment is 390.

How does that compare with the national median for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians?

The local median is 30.8% higher than the national median of $78,190.

What is Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 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 $102,250 is $107,017. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Albuquerque, NM compare with nearby metros for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians?

Las Cruces, NM is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 193 miles away, at $85,780. Albuquerque, NM ranks 1st of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.