Caregiver salary in New Mexico

Open caregiver jobs in New Mexico post a median of $17.50 an hour, the middle half $15.90–$20.50 (about $36,400 a year full time), $0.50 below the national posted median. From 16 jobs at 5 employers that state their pay.

Median posted /hr

Middle half /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

BLS median in NM

May 2025

The jobs themselves: Caregiver jobs in New Mexico · Caregiver pay nationwide

What caregivers are paid in New Mexico

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Median $17.50 an hour. Middle half $15.90 to $20.50. Point at a bar for its count. Tap a bar for its count.

Posted hourly rates of 16 open jobs in New Mexico. Lowest posted $13, highest $27.

Posted on open jobs in New Mexico

$15.90–$20.50/hr

Middle half of 16 distinct posted rates (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), median $17.50. 57% of the 28 open caregiver jobs in New Mexico state an hourly rate.

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Caregiver pay by town in New Mexico

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

Town	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs (employers)
Albuquerque	$17.50	$15.90–$25	7 (2)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Caregiver pay by employer in New Mexico

What each employer posts for caregivers here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

Employer	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs stating pay
Always Best Care Senior Services	$17.50	$15.90–$25	8
Live Well Home Care	$22	$15–$27	3
United Energy Workers Healthcare	$19	$18–$20	2
Interim HealthCare of Las Cruces, NM	$14	$13–$15	2
Angels Above Home Care	$15.50	$15–$16	1

Median of each employer's jobs in New Mexico (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for caregivers nationwide when it has such a page.

Best-paid open caregiver jobs in New Mexico

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

Caregiver – $25/Hour Los Alamos, NM | Full-Time Care Team
Always Best Care Senior Services · Los Alamos, NM · 1mo ago
$25/hr
PRN CNA Caregiver – Santa Fe, NM
Always Best Care Senior Services · Albuquerque, NM · 3mo ago
$25/hr
Personal Care Attendant
Live Well Home Care · Santa Fe, NM · 2d ago
$18–$27/hr
Urgently Hiring Compassionate In Home Caregiver
Live Well Home Care · La Cienega, NM · 2d ago
$22/hr
Personal Care Assistant ( PCA ) in Espanola, NM
United Energy Workers Healthcare · Española, NM · 1w ago
$20.00/hr
Personal Care Assistant ( PCA ) in Albuquerque, NM
United Energy Workers Healthcare · Albuquerque, NM · 1w ago
$18.00/hr
Caregiver/Personal Care Attendant (PCA) - PRN
Angels Above Home Care · Rio Rancho, NM · 6mo ago
$15–$16/hr
Caregiver
Interim HealthCare of Las Cruces, NM · Las Cruces, NM · 1mo ago
$13–$15/hr
Personal Care Assistant
Interim HealthCare of Las Cruces, NM · Las Cruces, NM · 1mo ago
$13–$15/hr

What BLS measures in New Mexico

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, New Mexico. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation	10th pct	25th pct	Median	75th pct	90th pct	Employed
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (31-1120)	$12.69 (source: BLS OEWS, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, opens in a new tab)	$12.97 (source: BLS OEWS, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, opens in a new tab)	$13.71 (source: BLS OEWS, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, opens in a new tab)	$14.77 (source: BLS OEWS, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, opens in a new tab)	$17.52 (source: BLS OEWS, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, opens in a new tab)	38,910 (source: BLS OEWS, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Albuquerque, NM$14.51/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Albuquerque, NM, opens in a new tab)
Las Cruces, NM$13.39/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Las Cruces, NM, opens in a new tab)
Farmington, NM$13.12/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Farmington, NM, opens in a new tab)
Santa Fe, NM$15.16/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Santa Fe, NM, opens in a new tab)

Caregiver salary in New Mexico: common questions

How much does a caregiver make in New Mexico?

Open caregiver jobs in New Mexico that state an hourly rate post a median of $17.50, the middle half $15.90–$20.50 (16 jobs from 5 employers). Full time that is about $36,400 a year. BLS measured a median of $13.71/hr ($28,520 a year) for people employed in the occupation in New Mexico (May 2025).

Which employers in New Mexico pay caregivers the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Live Well Home Care ($22) and Always Best Care Senior Services ($17.50).

How does New Mexico compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in New Mexico ($17.50) is $0.50 below the national posted median of $18. In the BLS survey New Mexico ranks 44 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 16 of 28 open caregiver jobs in New Mexico (57%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.

CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 29, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Home Health and Personal Care Aides (SOC 31-1120), every state, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Home Health and Personal Care Aides, national, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Home Health and Personal Care Aides by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Caregiver salary in New Mexico. Data as of October 29, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/caregiver/new-mexico

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