How much do Social and Human Service Assistants make in Albuquerque, NM?

Percentile spread

For Social and Human Service Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $33,490 and the 90th percentile is $62,750. The difference is $29,260, which is 63.1% 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 $38,500 to the 75th at $53,630, covers $15,130.

The mean annual wage is $47,420, which sits above the median of $46,340. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Albuquerque, NM median is 0.9% higher than the national median of $45,930 for Social and Human Service Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,500, which is 5.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the New Mexico median of $46,340.

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 $46,340 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Social and Human Service Assistants at $48,500 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 Social and Human Service Assistants. Albuquerque, NM ranks 2nd 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 $48,810 and employment of 160. That median is 5.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,419, against $48,500 here.
• Farmington, NM is 142 miles away, with a median of $45,140 and employment of 120. That median is 2.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,467, against $48,500 here.
• Las Cruces, NM is 193 miles away, with a median of $45,460 and employment of 420. That median is 1.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,392, against $48,500 here.

Employment share

Social and Human Service Assistants accounts for 0.37% of wage-and-salary employment in Albuquerque, NM (1,490 of 404,700). Nationally the occupation is 0.28% of employment (437,860 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.31 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.