What is middle class income in New Mexico?

Middle class income in New Mexico broadly covers $38,000 to $115,000 for a household, with the state median household income sitting around $54,000 to $58,000 according to Census Bureau estimates. By CostLiving’s lifestyle tiers, a one-person moderate lifestyle in New Mexico costs around $3,300 a month ($39,600 a year), so a comfortable single salary lands in the $50,000 to $72,000 pre-tax range. Two-earner households comfortable in the state typically pull in $80,000 to $120,000 combined. Santa Fe pushes those numbers up because of housing pressure; Albuquerque sits at the state mean; smaller towns drop below. New Mexico’s state income tax tops out at 5.9 percent. For the Santa Fe picture, see our Santa Fe cost of living page.