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Acute care nurse practitioner jobs in New Mexico

5 open acute care nurse practitioner jobs in New Mexico at 4 employers. BLS measures a median of $66.11 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners in New Mexico, opens in a new tab) for nurse practitioners here.

5
Open in NM
4
Employers hiring
3
Towns
$66.11
BLS median in NM
11th of 51 states and territories

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Where the acute care nurse practitioner jobs are in New Mexico

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What acute care nurse practitioners earn in New Mexico

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in New Mexico

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in New Mexico, May 2025

$66.11/hr ($137,520 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners in New Mexico, opens in a new tab)

Median for nurse practitioners, against $63.61 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 1,770 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners in New Mexico, opens in a new tab) employed in New Mexico. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for nurse practitioners.

By metro area

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Nurse Practitioners; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring acute care nurse practitioners in New Mexico

What the job takes

An RN license, then an adult-gerontology acute care NP program and its board exam.

  • License

    Advanced practice registered nurse license (APRN)

    State board of nursing. Required in every state; most states ask for national board certification first

    Official page

  • Certification

    Adult-gerontology acute care NP certification (AGACNP-BC)

    American Nurses Credentialing Center

    Official page

  • Certification

    Acute care nurse practitioner certification (ACNPC-AG)

    AACN Certification Corporation

    Official page

Acute care nurse practitioner jobs in New Mexico: common questions

How much do acute care nurse practitioners make in New Mexico?

Too few open acute care nurse practitioner jobs in New Mexico post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $66.11/hr ($137,520 a year) for nurse practitioners in New Mexico (May 2025), against $63.61 nationally, 11th highest of 51 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for nurse practitioners.

Where in New Mexico are the most acute care nurse practitioner jobs?

Albuquerque (3), Clovis (1) and Santa Fe (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring acute care nurse practitioners in New Mexico?

By open jobs on this board: Sound Physicians (2), CHRISTUS Health (1) and ScionHealth (1). In all, 4 employers have acute care nurse practitioner jobs open in New Mexico.

What do you need to work as an acute care nurse practitioner in New Mexico?

An RN license, then an adult-gerontology acute care NP program and its board exam. Advanced practice registered nurse license (APRN) (State board of nursing; required in every state; most states ask for national board certification first), Adult-gerontology acute care NP certification (AGACNP-BC) (American Nurses Credentialing Center) and Acute care nurse practitioner certification (ACNPC-AG) (AACN Certification Corporation). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from New Mexico's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in New Mexico, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the hourly rates jobs here state, shown when at least eight jobs from three employers state one. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in New Mexico, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 23, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nurse Practitioners (SOC 29-1171), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nurse Practitioners, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nurse Practitioners by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
  5. Advanced practice registered nurse license (APRN): State board of nursing
  6. Adult-gerontology acute care NP certification (AGACNP-BC): American Nurses Credentialing Center
  7. Acute care nurse practitioner certification (ACNPC-AG): AACN Certification Corporation

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Acute care nurse practitioner jobs in New Mexico. Data as of October 23, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/acute-care-nurse-practitioner/new-mexico

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