Rent Affordability for A Pharmacist in New Mexico

A typical pharmacist in New Mexico earns about $119,475 a year, which supports approximately $2,987 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked New Mexico city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.

As of May 2026. 17 of 17 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 0 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Portales, NM$862/mo8.7%very comfortable
Clovis, NM$1,206/mo12.1%very comfortable
Farmington, NM$1,341/mo13.5%very comfortable
Silver City, NM$1,350/mo13.6%very comfortable
Roswell, NM$1,399/mo14.1%very comfortable
Las Cruces, NM$1,424/mo14.3%very comfortable
Albuquerque, NM$1,486/mo14.9%very comfortable
Hobbs, NM$1,497/mo15%very comfortable
Alamogordo, NM$1,546/mo15.5%very comfortable
Carlsbad, NM$1,568/mo15.7%very comfortable
Santa Teresa, NM$1,598/mo16.1%very comfortable
Ruidoso, NM$1,700/mo17.1%very comfortable
Rio Rancho, NM$1,857/mo18.7%very comfortable
Santa Fe, NM$1,932/mo19.4%very comfortable
Los Lunas, NM$2,025/mo20.3%affordable
Artesia, NM$2,583/mo25.9%affordable
Los Alamos, NM$2,645/mo26.6%affordable
Methodology: Salary is the BLS-derived state estimate for New Mexico. Rent is the latest ZORI monthly value for each city. Affordability uses the 30% rule (rent ≤ 30% of gross income).