How much do waiters and waitresses make in New Mexico?

What the Waiters and Waitresses median says in New Mexico

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Waiters and Waitresses median in New Mexico at $36,920 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 35-3031 and BLS area 35.

BLS lists 12,740 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $43,210 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

New Mexico's Waiters and Waitresses median is 4.8% above the U.S. Waiters and Waitresses median of $35,230 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 35-3031 with area 35

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 35-3031 and area 35. SOC 35-3031 names Waiters and Waitresses. Area 35 names New Mexico. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 35-3031/35 row has 12,740 wage and salary jobs. There are 14.63 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 1. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 35-3031/35, the annual median is $36,920 per year, while the matching mean is $43,210 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 35-3031/35 10th percentile: $26,670 per year.
• 35-3031/35 25th percentile: $28,570 per year.
• 35-3031/35 median: $36,920 per year.
• 35-3031/35 75th percentile: $56,940 per year.
• 35-3031/35 90th percentile: $69,410 per year.
• 35-3031/35 employment RSE: 4%. Mean-wage RSE: 2.6%.
• 35-3031/35 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 35 facts behind this Waiters and Waitresses page

Area 35 reports 870,970 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $62,330. Its annual median is $47,210. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 35-3031 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in New Mexico runs from $28,760 at the 10th percentile to $110,070 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $35,260. The median is $47,210. The 75th percentile is $75,030. This is a place check, not a pay range for Waiters and Waitresses.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 35. They do not show related skills or a path into Waiters and Waitresses.

• 1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides. Area: 35. SOC: 31-1120. Jobs: 38,910. Yearly median: $28,520. Jobs per 1,000: 44.67. Location quotient: 1.61.
• 2. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 35. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 28,250. Yearly median: $28,700. Jobs per 1,000: 32.43. Location quotient: 1.31.
• 3. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Area: 35. SOC: 43-6014. Jobs: 25,430. Yearly median: $46,450. Jobs per 1,000: 29.2. Location quotient: 2.66.
• 4. Retail Salespersons. Area: 35. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 23,800. Yearly median: $33,300. Jobs per 1,000: 27.33. Location quotient: 1.09.
• 5. Cashiers. Area: 35. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 19,020. Yearly median: $30,120. Jobs per 1,000: 21.84. Location quotient: 1.1.
• 6. Registered Nurses. Area: 35. SOC: 29-1141. Jobs: 17,980. Yearly median: $94,340. Jobs per 1,000: 20.65. Location quotient: 0.95.

Read the New Mexico wage ladder for Waiters and Waitresses

The 10th percentile is $26,670 per year. The 25th percentile is $28,570 per year. The median is $36,920 per year. The 75th percentile is $56,940 per year. The 90th percentile is $69,410 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $28,570 per year to $56,940 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $42,740. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare New Mexico with its state and the U.S.

New Mexico has a annual median of $36,920 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $35,230 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

A state comparison is not available for New Mexico. New Mexico is 4.8% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where New Mexico sits for Waiters and Waitresses

New Mexico ranks 16 of 54 among states and territories with a published annual median for Waiters and Waitresses. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 16 of 54 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 13. New Hampshire. The Waiters and Waitresses median is $38,430 per year. BLS estimates 10,030 jobs. The location quotient is 1.01.
• 14. Connecticut. The Waiters and Waitresses median is $37,770 per year. BLS estimates 22,370 jobs. The location quotient is 0.9.
• 15. Michigan. The Waiters and Waitresses median is $37,760 per year. BLS estimates 65,090 jobs. The location quotient is 1.01.
• 17. Delaware. The Waiters and Waitresses median is $36,880 per year. BLS estimates 7,580 jobs. The location quotient is 1.07.
• 18. Maryland. The Waiters and Waitresses median is $36,750 per year. BLS estimates 38,120 jobs. The location quotient is 0.94.
• 19. Ohio. The Waiters and Waitresses median is $36,700 per year. BLS estimates 77,250 jobs. The location quotient is 0.95.

Where Waiters and Waitresses medians lead among states and territories

The rows below use the same SOC 35-3031, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. Hawaii has the highest published median in this set, at $62,390 per year. New Mexico sits at $36,920 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Waiters and Waitresses is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. Hawaii has a Waiters and Waitresses median of $62,390 per year, or $25,470 above New Mexico. BLS lists 14,090 jobs there, compared with 12,740 in New Mexico. The location quotient is 1.54.
• 2. Vermont has a Waiters and Waitresses median of $59,140 per year, or $22,220 above New Mexico. BLS lists 4,040 jobs there, compared with 12,740 in New Mexico. The location quotient is 0.91.
• 3. Washington has a Waiters and Waitresses median of $56,130 per year, or $19,210 above New Mexico. BLS lists 45,400 jobs there, compared with 12,740 in New Mexico. The location quotient is 0.88.
• 4. Oregon has a Waiters and Waitresses median of $48,410 per year, or $11,490 above New Mexico. BLS lists 23,040 jobs there, compared with 12,740 in New Mexico. The location quotient is 0.8.
• 5. District of Columbia has a Waiters and Waitresses median of $47,850 per year, or $10,930 above New Mexico. BLS lists 11,530 jobs there, compared with 12,740 in New Mexico. The location quotient is 1.12.
• 6. New York has a Waiters and Waitresses median of $47,020 per year, or $10,100 above New Mexico. BLS lists 142,940 jobs there, compared with 12,740 in New Mexico. The location quotient is 1.01.
• 7. New Jersey has a Waiters and Waitresses median of $44,960 per year, or $8,040 above New Mexico. BLS lists 55,800 jobs there, compared with 12,740 in New Mexico. The location quotient is 0.89.
• 8. Colorado has a Waiters and Waitresses median of $44,860 per year, or $7,940 above New Mexico. BLS lists 40,680 jobs there, compared with 12,740 in New Mexico. The location quotient is 0.97.

Where BLS counts the most Waiters and Waitresses jobs

California has the largest published state job estimate for Waiters and Waitresses in this same-source set, at 229,970 jobs. New Mexico has 12,740. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. California has 229,970 estimated Waiters and Waitresses jobs, a gap of 217,230 jobs from New Mexico. Its median is $36,080 per year, or $840 below New Mexico. Its location quotient is 0.86.
• 2. Florida has 207,180 estimated Waiters and Waitresses jobs, a gap of 194,440 jobs from New Mexico. Its median is $36,150 per year, or $770 below New Mexico. Its location quotient is 1.43.
• 3. Texas has 199,610 estimated Waiters and Waitresses jobs, a gap of 186,870 jobs from New Mexico. Its median is $23,240 per year, or $13,680 below New Mexico. Its location quotient is 0.97.
• 4. New York has 142,940 estimated Waiters and Waitresses jobs, a gap of 130,200 jobs from New Mexico. Its median is $47,020 per year, or $10,100 above New Mexico. Its location quotient is 1.01.
• 5. Pennsylvania has 82,300 estimated Waiters and Waitresses jobs, a gap of 69,560 jobs from New Mexico. Its median is $34,690 per year, or $2,230 below New Mexico. Its location quotient is 0.93.
• 6. Ohio has 77,250 estimated Waiters and Waitresses jobs, a gap of 64,510 jobs from New Mexico. Its median is $36,700 per year, or $220 below New Mexico. Its location quotient is 0.95.
• 7. Georgia has 76,470 estimated Waiters and Waitresses jobs, a gap of 63,730 jobs from New Mexico. Its median is $18,700 per year, or $18,220 below New Mexico. Its location quotient is 1.07.
• 8. Illinois has 72,900 estimated Waiters and Waitresses jobs, a gap of 60,160 jobs from New Mexico. Its median is $31,200 per year, or $5,720 below New Mexico. Its location quotient is 0.82.

Where Waiters and Waitresses takes the largest share of local jobs

Nevada has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 1.88. New Mexico has 1. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Waiters and Waitresses is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. Nevada has a location quotient of 1.88, a gap of 0.88 from New Mexico. BLS lists 42,520 Waiters and Waitresses jobs and a median of $26,410 per year, or $10,510 below New Mexico.
• 2. Guam (territory) has a location quotient of 1.59, a gap of 0.59 from New Mexico. BLS lists 1,550 Waiters and Waitresses jobs and a median of $20,320 per year, or $16,600 below New Mexico.
• 3. Hawaii has a location quotient of 1.54, a gap of 0.54 from New Mexico. BLS lists 14,090 Waiters and Waitresses jobs and a median of $62,390 per year, or $25,470 above New Mexico.
• 4. Virgin Islands (territory) has a location quotient of 1.47, a gap of 0.47 from New Mexico. BLS lists 690 Waiters and Waitresses jobs and a median of $36,340 per year, or $580 below New Mexico.
• 5. Florida has a location quotient of 1.43, a gap of 0.43 from New Mexico. BLS lists 207,180 Waiters and Waitresses jobs and a median of $36,150 per year, or $770 below New Mexico.
• 6. South Carolina has a location quotient of 1.4, a gap of 0.40 from New Mexico. BLS lists 47,200 Waiters and Waitresses jobs and a median of $18,370 per year, or $18,550 below New Mexico.
• 7. Rhode Island has a location quotient of 1.39, a gap of 0.39 from New Mexico. BLS lists 10,160 Waiters and Waitresses jobs and a median of $35,420 per year, or $1,500 below New Mexico.
• 8. Louisiana has a location quotient of 1.2, a gap of 0.20 from New Mexico. BLS lists 33,870 Waiters and Waitresses jobs and a median of $15,080 per year, or $21,840 below New Mexico.

How common Waiters and Waitresses is in New Mexico

BLS lists 12,740 Waiters and Waitresses jobs in New Mexico. It also lists 14.63 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 1. A value of 1 means Waiters and Waitresses has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is the same than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Waiters and Waitresses beside other roles in New Mexico

The all-occupations median in New Mexico is $47,210 per year. The Waiters and Waitresses median is $36,920 per year. Waiters and Waitresses is 21.8% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for New Mexico. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Waiters and Waitresses. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a New Mexico median of $37,130 per year. BLS lists 11,880 jobs and a location quotient of 0.86.
• 2. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a New Mexico median of $37,230 per year. BLS lists 10,200 jobs and a location quotient of 0.62.
• 3. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a New Mexico median of $36,020 per year. BLS lists 14,360 jobs and a location quotient of 1.16.
• 4. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, SOC 25-9045, has a New Mexico median of $35,900 per year. BLS lists 8,970 jobs and a location quotient of 1.13.
• 5. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a New Mexico median of $35,830 per year. BLS lists 16,540 jobs and a location quotient of 1.04.
• 6. Construction Laborers, SOC 47-2061, has a New Mexico median of $38,400 per year. BLS lists 12,470 jobs and a location quotient of 2.03.
• 7. Cooks, Restaurant, SOC 35-2014, has a New Mexico median of $35,020 per year. BLS lists 7,810 jobs and a location quotient of 0.99.
• 8. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a New Mexico median of $39,030 per year. BLS lists 16,950 jobs and a location quotient of 1.17.

The largest detailed roles in New Mexico

Home Health and Personal Care Aides is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded New Mexico table, at 38,910 jobs. Waiters and Waitresses has 12,740 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 870,970. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Waiters and Waitresses's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 38,910 jobs in New Mexico, a gap of 26,170 from Waiters and Waitresses. Its median is $28,520 per year, or $8,400 below Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 1.61.
• 2. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 28,250 jobs in New Mexico, a gap of 15,510 from Waiters and Waitresses. Its median is $28,700 per year, or $8,220 below Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 1.31.
• 3. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has 25,430 jobs in New Mexico, a gap of 12,690 from Waiters and Waitresses. Its median is $46,450 per year, or $9,530 above Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 2.66.
• 4. Retail Salespersons has 23,800 jobs in New Mexico, a gap of 11,060 from Waiters and Waitresses. Its median is $33,300 per year, or $3,620 below Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 1.09.
• 5. Cashiers has 19,020 jobs in New Mexico, a gap of 6,280 from Waiters and Waitresses. Its median is $30,120 per year, or $6,800 below Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 1.1.
• 6. Registered Nurses has 17,980 jobs in New Mexico, a gap of 5,240 from Waiters and Waitresses. Its median is $94,340 per year, or $57,420 above Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 0.95.
• 7. Customer Service Representatives has 16,950 jobs in New Mexico, a gap of 4,210 from Waiters and Waitresses. Its median is $39,030 per year, or $2,110 above Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 1.17.
• 8. Stockers and Order Fillers has 16,540 jobs in New Mexico, a gap of 3,800 from Waiters and Waitresses. Its median is $35,830 per year, or $1,090 below Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 1.04.

Published role medians around New Mexico

General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded New Mexico role table, at $98,630 per year. Waiters and Waitresses has $36,920 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $47,210 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $98,630 per year in New Mexico, or $61,710 above Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 16,330 jobs, compared with 12,740 for Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 0.83.
• 2. Registered Nurses has a median of $94,340 per year in New Mexico, or $57,420 above Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 17,980 jobs, compared with 12,740 for Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 0.95.
• 3. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $79,100 per year in New Mexico, or $42,180 above Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 8,450 jobs, compared with 12,740 for Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 1.39.
• 4. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $78,580 per year in New Mexico, or $41,660 above Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 6,300 jobs, compared with 12,740 for Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 0.78.
• 5. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $75,900 per year in New Mexico, or $38,980 above Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 8,120 jobs, compared with 12,740 for Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 1.36.
• 6. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a median of $75,130 per year in New Mexico, or $38,210 above Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 6,790 jobs, compared with 12,740 for Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 1.49.
• 7. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $74,550 per year in New Mexico, or $37,630 above Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 6,210 jobs, compared with 12,740 for Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 0.8.
• 8. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $62,640 per year in New Mexico, or $25,720 above Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 8,330 jobs, compared with 12,740 for Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 1.03.

Roles with the largest local share in New Mexico

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has the highest location quotient in the bounded New Mexico role table, at 2.66. Waiters and Waitresses has 1. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Waiters and Waitresses with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has a location quotient of 2.66 in New Mexico, a gap of 1.66 from Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 25,430 jobs and a median of $46,450 per year, or $9,530 above Waiters and Waitresses.
• 2. Construction Laborers has a location quotient of 2.03 in New Mexico, a gap of 1.03 from Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 12,470 jobs and a median of $38,400 per year, or $1,480 above Waiters and Waitresses.
• 3. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has a location quotient of 1.61 in New Mexico, a gap of 0.61 from Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 38,910 jobs and a median of $28,520 per year, or $8,400 below Waiters and Waitresses.
• 4. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a location quotient of 1.49 in New Mexico, a gap of 0.49 from Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 6,790 jobs and a median of $75,130 per year, or $38,210 above Waiters and Waitresses.
• 5. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a location quotient of 1.39 in New Mexico, a gap of 0.39 from Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 8,450 jobs and a median of $79,100 per year, or $42,180 above Waiters and Waitresses.
• 6. Food Preparation Workers has a location quotient of 1.37 in New Mexico, a gap of 0.37 from Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 6,850 jobs and a median of $33,370 per year, or $3,550 below Waiters and Waitresses.
• 7. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a location quotient of 1.36 in New Mexico, a gap of 0.36 from Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 8,120 jobs and a median of $75,900 per year, or $38,980 above Waiters and Waitresses.
• 8. Fast Food and Counter Workers has a location quotient of 1.31 in New Mexico, a gap of 0.31 from Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 28,250 jobs and a median of $28,700 per year, or $8,220 below Waiters and Waitresses.

What $36,920 may mean after the New Mexico price level

BEA's 2024 all-items price index for New Mexico is 92.2. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 7.8% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.

WageScope divides the $36,920 Waiters and Waitresses median by 92.2 divided by 100. The result is $40,038 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.

Housing is 73.6. Goods are 96.1. Utilities are 77.9. Other services are 98.5. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.

How much care to use with the New Mexico row

The employment RSE for this Waiters and Waitresses row is 4%. The mean-wage RSE is 2.6%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 12,740 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $43,210 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use New Mexico wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Waiters and Waitresses. It uses a New Mexico place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $36,920 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Waiters and Waitresses row for New Mexico does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 12,740 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1 is not a growth score. Rank 16 of 54 is not a place score. The 92.2 price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 35-3031 in BLS area 35. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.