Registered Nurses Salary in Albuquerque, NM
Median annual salary
$96,040
-2% vs US median ($97,550)
Worth after local cost of living
$109,510
cost index 87.7 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Albuquerque, NM
| 10th percentile | $80,090 |
| 25th percentile | $84,450 |
| Median (50th) | $96,040 |
| 75th percentile | $105,690 |
| 90th percentile | $123,540 |
| Mean | $96,770 |
| Employed in metro | 10,290 |
A Registered Nurses in Albuquerque, NM earns a median of $96,040 per year. That is 2% below the national median of $97,550 for this occupation. Because Albuquerque, NM has a cost index of 87.7 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $109,510 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $70,783, median gross rent $1,156/mo, and the median home value $287,800. See the full Albuquerque, NM cost-of-living profile.