SOC 33-1021 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers make in Albuquerque, NM?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers in Albuquerque, NM is $57,720. The 10th percentile is $50,320 and the 90th percentile is $83,890. Employment is 390.

Median annual wage

$57,720

10th percentile
$50,320
25th percentile
$51,290
Median
$57,720
75th percentile
$75,670
90th percentile
$83,890
Mean
$65,150

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, the published 10th percentile is $50,320 and the 90th percentile is $83,890. The difference is $33,570, which is 58.2% 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 $51,290 to the 75th at $75,670, covers $24,380.

The mean annual wage is $65,150, which sits above the median of $57,720. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Albuquerque, NM median is 38.3% lower than the national median of $93,530 for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $60,411, which is 35.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.2% lower than the New Mexico median of $58,430.

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 $57,720 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers at $60,411 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 First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers. Albuquerque, NM ranks 3rd 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 $98,300 and employment of 70. That median is 70.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,527, against $60,411 here.
  • Las Cruces, NM is 193 miles away, with a median of $73,320 and employment of 50. That median is 27% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,275, against $60,411 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Albuquerque, NM (390 of 404,700). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (99,140 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.51 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 First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers make in Albuquerque, NM?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers in Albuquerque, NM is $57,720. The 10th percentile is $50,320 and the 90th percentile is $83,890. Employment is 390.

How does that compare with the national median for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers?

The local median is 38.3% lower than the national median of $93,530.

What is First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 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 $57,720 is $60,411. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Albuquerque, NM compare with nearby metros for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers?

Santa Fe, NM is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $98,300. Albuquerque, NM ranks 3rd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.