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.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Portales, NM$1,008/mo10.1%very comfortable
Roswell, NM$1,263/mo12.7%very comfortable
Clovis, NM$1,315/mo13.2%very comfortable
Silver City, NM$1,371/mo13.8%very comfortable
Las Cruces, NM$1,439/mo14.5%very comfortable
Albuquerque, NM$1,452/mo14.6%very comfortable
Hobbs, NM$1,484/mo14.9%very comfortable
Farmington, NM$1,535/mo15.4%very comfortable
Alamogordo, NM$1,533/mo15.4%very comfortable
Artesia, NM$1,550/mo15.6%very comfortable
Carlsbad, NM$1,596/mo16%very comfortable
Santa Teresa, NM$1,684/mo16.9%very comfortable
Ruidoso, NM$1,700/mo17.1%very comfortable
Rio Rancho, NM$1,867/mo18.8%very comfortable
Santa Fe, NM$1,956/mo19.6%very comfortable
Los Lunas, NM$2,040/mo20.5%affordable
Los Alamos, NM$2,554/mo25.7%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).