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Urban and Regional Planners in New Mexico

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7.9% Jobs Projection
$55,210 Median Salary
40 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Urban and Regional Planners in New Mexico are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Urban and Regional Planners in New Mexico is growing faster than average.

  • Urban and Regional Planners in New Mexico earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Urban and Regional Planners Work in New Mexico?

In New Mexico, there were 560 people working as Urban and Regional Planners in the year 2018.

There were 430 Urban and Regional Planners employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 130 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 360 Urban and Regional Planners working in it, which means New Mexico has more Urban and Regional Planners than average.

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Job Projections for New Mexico

Jobs for Urban and Regional Planners in this state are growing at a rate of 7.9% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 12.8%.

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New Mexico Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 40 annual job openings, and 410 total jobs in 2026 for Urban and Regional Planners in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 3,500 annual jobs and 40,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Urban and Regional Planners Make in New Mexico?

In 2018 wages for Urban and Regional Planners ranged from $35,760 to $91,410 with $55,210 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.19 to $43.95. The median hourly rate was $26.54.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $26.61 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.07.

The median salary in New Mexico is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Mexico Metros for Urban and Regional Planners

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Urban and Regional Planners.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Albuquerque, NM 190 $55,710
Santa Fe, NM 90 $54,340
Las Cruces, NM 30 $49,180

Top States for Urban and Regional Planners Employment

The table below shows the states where most Urban and Regional Planners work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 7,950 $89,680
Florida 2,350 $69,850
Texas 2,270 $62,740
Washington 2,110 $80,910
North Carolina 1,420 $64,120
Pennsylvania 1,420 $64,670
New York 1,410 $73,210
Virginia 1,380 $70,370
Massachusetts 1,250 $80,410
Minnesota 1,110 $73,040
Michigan 960 $66,700
Colorado 950 $74,900
Ohio 930 $66,560
Oregon 910 $81,130
Maryland 860 $75,970
Illinois 730 $69,770
Georgia 700 $56,470
Arizona 670 $68,720
New Mexico 560 $55,210
Hawaii 470 $74,310

Below are the states where Urban and Regional Planners get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $108,910
California $89,680
Nevada $82,070
Oregon $81,130
Washington $80,910
Massachusetts $80,410
Alaska $79,120
Connecticut $76,260
Maryland $75,970
Rhode Island $75,000

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