Electronics Engineers, Except Computer Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $137K, rent takes 13.6% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,119/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new electronics engineers, except computers typically earn — is $87K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $5,231/month. At HUD’s $1,119/month FMR, rent would take 21% of that take-home — manageable on an entry-level income.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $137K locally vs. $130K nationally, a 5% difference.

New Mexico pays $137K median vs. the U.S. average of $130K — that’s +5%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 93.06), the purchasing-power equivalent is $147K — still ahead of the national median.

The median is $136,990 a year, that works out to about $66 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $87,190, and experienced electronics engineers, except computers can clear $205,570. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $8,222/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,119/month, which eats 13.6% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

New Mexico has a Regional Price Parity of 93.06 (100 is the national average). That's below average, your money stretches further here than the raw salary number suggests. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median electronics engineers, except computer salary is worth about $147,206 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.