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Albuquerque: $2,380/mo left

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Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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  • Rent under 30% of pay
  • 278 sunny days

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$2,380

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−$46/mo

−$552 a year

Local pay

$84,429

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$7,036
Tax$1,627
Rent$1,119
Other bills$1,910
Left$2,380

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Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthChicagoAlbuquerque
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The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,627
  • Rent$1,119
  • Other living costs$1,910
  • Left over$2,380

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$84,429
Federal income tax
−$10,188
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,459
State income tax (NM)
−$2,880
Take-home pay
$64,902
Effective tax rate
23.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,119
Groceries
$376
Getting around
$547
Healthcare
$423
Utilities and internet
$235
Everything else
$329
Total spending
$3,029

Left over each month

$7,036 gross, minus $1,627 in tax and $3,029 in living costs.

$2,380

County by county

4 counties. Rent is what residents pay, not asking rent.

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Albuquerque, NM
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Bernalillo CountyNM674k73%$1,087$1,132$268,500$66,51423 min
Sandoval CountyNM152k16%$1,408$1,208$282,300$84,05330 min
Valencia CountyNM77k8%$970$832$206,800$58,33329 min
Torrance CountyNM15k2%$845$821$145,100$46,25037 min

Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,317 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,119.

Work from home
12.9% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
72.2% of households
Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job
No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is Census B08006_017E divided by all workers (ACS 2024 1-year, or ACS 2023 5-year when the 1-year table has no metro). Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

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Federal jobs that pay relocation here

62 open postings marked relocation-eligible. Fetched October 10, 2026.

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The place

278 sunny days. July high 92°F. January nights 26°F. 23 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
278 sunny days, 92°F in July, 26°F January nights
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
23 minutes each way
Size
920k people
Buying instead
Median home $263,500. About $1,745/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
New Mexico income tax. Sales tax 7.6%, property tax 0.78%.

Fit

Money left over
59
Sun and mild weather
92
Being in a big city
54
Public school districts in Albuquerque

12 largest districts, NCES 2024-2025. This is districts, not every school. Students, school count, and pupils per teacher.

Public school districts in Albuquerque
DistrictCityStudentsSchoolsPupils / teacher
AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque74,79217412.1
Rio RanchoRio Rancho16,5192017.9
Los LunasLos Lunas8,2081618.7
BelenBelen3,5001015
BernalilloBernalillo2,7731112.4
Moriarty-EdgewoodMoriarty2,365713.3
Mission Achievement and SuccessAlbuquerque2,233215.6
Explore AcademyAlbuquerque1,413112.3
Abq School of ExcellenceAlbuquerque1,005116.3
Cottonwood Classical PrepAlbuquerque852113.9
CubaCuba721310.1
EstanciaEstancia576411.8

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Albuquerque calculated?

Albuquerque is in New Mexico, which taxes wage income. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent.

What does rent cost in Albuquerque?

About $1,119 for a one-bedroom and $1,332 for a two-bedroom in Albuquerque, NM.

How do I compare Albuquerque with another city?

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