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Epidemiologist in New Mexico

New Mexico State Personnel Office (SPO), Compensation and Classification lists 2 job classes for this work in the New Mexico state pay plan: Senior Epidemiologist, Epidemiology Specialist.

$75,775 – $134,063
state pay plan range, a year
2
classes in the state plan
$79,980
median pay in NM, all employers
80
workers in NM (SOC 19-1041)

Sources: New Mexico State Personnel Office (SPO), Compensation and Classification, New Mexico Classified Service — FY27 Salary Schedule (effective 7/4/2026) and Classification and Pay Listing (effective 7/30/2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

New Mexico state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 4, 2026. These are the ranges New Mexico sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Senior Epidemiologist
Class F1041O
Grade C10
$75,775 – $113,663 a year
Epidemiology Specialist
Class F1041A
Grade C11
$83,790 – $134,063 a year

Schedule: FY27 Classified Service Salary Schedule (effective 7/4/2026). Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: New Mexico State Personnel Office (SPO), Compensation and Classification, New Mexico Classified Service — FY27 Salary Schedule (effective 7/4/2026) and Classification and Pay Listing (effective 7/30/2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in New Mexico, all employers Sourced

Epidemiologists (SOC 19-1041) in New Mexico, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureNM
Workers80
10th percentile$71,200
Median$79,980
90th percentile$102,390
National median, government employers$82,980

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Epidemiologist page.

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