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Cashiers in New Mexico

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-2% Jobs Projection

$21,190 Median Salary

3,940 Job Openings

While jobs for Cashiers in New Mexico are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

Employment for Cashiers in New Mexico is expected to decrease.
Cashiers in New Mexico earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Cashiers Work in New Mexico?

In New Mexico, there were 22,460 people working as Cashiers in the year 2018.

There were 20,420 Cashiers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 2,040 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 52,660 Cashiers working in it, which means New Mexico has fewer Cashiers than average.

Job Projections for New Mexico

Jobs for Cashiers in this state are declining at a rate of 1.7% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -0.9%.

New Mexico Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 3,940 annual job openings, and 21,250 total jobs in 2026 for Cashiers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 653,700 annual jobs and 3,524,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Cashiers Make in New Mexico?

In 2018 wages for Cashiers ranged from $17,140 to $28,900 with $21,190 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.24 to $13.89. The median hourly rate was $10.19.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $9.56 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.63.

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

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Top New Mexico Metros for Cashiers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Cashiers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Albuquerque, NM	10,170	$21,260
Farmington, NM	1,600	$21,190
Las Cruces, NM	1,380	$20,770
Santa Fe, NM	1,310	$24,240

Top States for Cashiers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Cashiers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	420,430	$24,750
Texas	273,590	$21,410
Florida	242,900	$20,680
New York	197,490	$23,840
Pennsylvania	145,340	$19,990
Illinois	143,230	$22,100
North Carolina	126,460	$19,330
Virginia	123,290	$20,770
Ohio	121,600	$20,190
Georgia	120,320	$19,680
New Jersey	99,360	$21,670
Michigan	90,600	$21,650
Maryland	80,610	$22,180
Tennessee	76,290	$20,030
Massachusetts	75,960	$24,800
Missouri	75,060	$20,760
Louisiana	70,630	$18,940
Indiana	70,150	$20,140
Washington	67,720	$26,550
South Carolina	66,960	$19,340

Below are the states where Cashiers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$26,770
Alaska	$26,720
Washington	$26,550
Massachusetts	$24,800
California	$24,750
Oregon	$24,270
North Dakota	$24,130
Hawaii	$24,070
Vermont	$24,060
Connecticut	$23,900

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Occupation	New Mexico Employment Total
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