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Psychiatric nurse jobs in New Mexico

13 open psychiatric nurse jobs in New Mexico at 5 employers. BLS measures a median of $45.36 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Registered Nurses in New Mexico, opens in a new tab) for registered nurses here.

13
Open in NM
5
Employers hiring
4
Towns
$45.36
BLS median in NM
24th of 52 states and territories

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Where the psychiatric nurse 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 psychiatric nurses 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

$45.36/hr ($94,340 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Registered Nurses in New Mexico, opens in a new tab)

Median for registered nurses, against $46.90 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Registered Nurses, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 17,980 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Registered Nurses in New Mexico, opens in a new tab) employed in New Mexico. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for registered nurses.

By metro area

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

Employers hiring psychiatric nurses in New Mexico

What the job takes

A nursing degree and RN license.

  • License

    Registered nurse license (NCLEX-RN)

    State board of nursing; exam by NCSBN. Required in every state

    Official page

  • Certification

    Psychiatric-mental health nursing certification (PMH-BC)

    American Nurses Credentialing Center

    Official page

Psychiatric nurse jobs in New Mexico: common questions

How much do psychiatric nurses make in New Mexico?

Too few open psychiatric nurse jobs in New Mexico post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $45.36/hr ($94,340 a year) for registered nurses in New Mexico (May 2025), against $46.90 nationally, 24th highest of 52 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for registered nurses.

Where in New Mexico are the most psychiatric nurse jobs?

Alamogordo (2), Albuquerque (1), Farmington (1) and Santa Fe (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring psychiatric nurses in New Mexico?

By open jobs on this board: UNM Health (7), CHRISTUS Health (3) and Fundamental Healthcare (1). In all, 5 employers have psychiatric nurse jobs open in New Mexico.

What do you need to work as a psychiatric nurse in New Mexico?

A nursing degree and RN license. Registered nurse license (NCLEX-RN) (State board of nursing; exam by NCSBN; required in every state) and Psychiatric-mental health nursing certification (PMH-BC) (American Nurses Credentialing Center). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from New Mexico's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

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CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted, and each opens the employer's own application.

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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: Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
  5. Registered nurse license (NCLEX-RN): State board of nursing; exam by NCSBN
  6. Psychiatric-mental health nursing certification (PMH-BC): American Nurses Credentialing Center

Cite this page

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

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