SOC 47-3013 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025
How much do Helpers--Electricians make in Albuquerque, NM?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Helpers--Electricians in Albuquerque, NM is $48,570. The 10th percentile is $36,420 and the 90th percentile is $61,980. Employment is 200.
Median annual wage
$48,570
- 10th percentile
- $36,420
- 25th percentile
- $37,130
- Median
- $48,570
- 75th percentile
- $50,730
- 90th percentile
- $61,980
- Mean
- $47,150
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Helpers--Electricians, the published 10th percentile is $36,420 and the 90th percentile is $61,980. The difference is $25,560, which is 52.6% 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 $37,130 to the 75th at $50,730, covers $13,600.
The mean annual wage is $47,150, which sits below the median of $48,570. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Albuquerque, NM median is 13.8% higher than the national median of $42,670 for Helpers--Electricians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,834, which is 19.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 1.1% higher than the New Mexico median of $48,030.
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 $48,570 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Helpers--Electricians at $50,834 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 Helpers--Electricians. 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).).
- Farmington, NM is 142 miles away, with a median of $46,220 and employment of 30. That median is 4.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,698, against $50,834 here.
Employment share
Helpers--Electricians accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Albuquerque, NM (200 of 404,700). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (63,630 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.21 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 · Helpers--Electricians 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 Helpers--Electricians make in Albuquerque, NM?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Helpers--Electricians in Albuquerque, NM is $48,570. The 10th percentile is $36,420 and the 90th percentile is $61,980. Employment is 200.
How does that compare with the national median for Helpers--Electricians?
The local median is 13.8% higher than the national median of $42,670.
What is Helpers--Electricians 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 $48,570 is $50,834. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Albuquerque, NM compare with nearby metros for Helpers--Electricians?
Farmington, NM is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 142 miles away, at $46,220. Albuquerque, NM ranks 1st of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.