Local Cdl Driver Salary in New Mexico

How much does a Local Cdl Driver make in New Mexico?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Local Cdl Driver in New Mexico is $49,710 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

However, a Local Cdl Driver's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $59,864
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $44,798 to $55,025
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $40,325

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Local Cdl Driver Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,025	$4,585	$1,058	$26
Average	$49,710	$4,142	$956	$24
25th Percentile	$44,798	$3,733	$861	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Local Cdl Driver Salaries

A Local Cdl Driver's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Local Cdl Driver Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Local Cdl Drivers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $59,424.
California: $59,199.
Massachusetts: $58,410.

District of Columbia $59,424 California $59,199 Massachusetts $58,410 Washington $58,195 New Jersey $58,174 Alaska $58,099 Connecticut $57,358 New York $57,057

Hawaii $56,097 Rhode Island $55,646 Maryland $55,340 Minnesota $54,921 Colorado $54,760 Illinois $54,707 Oregon $54,503 Delaware $54,352

New Hampshire $54,258 Virginia $54,046 Pennsylvania $53,429 Nevada $53,118 North Dakota $53,016 Michigan $52,855 Wisconsin $52,796 Vermont $52,678

Texas $52,350 Maine $52,329 Arizona $52,297 Ohio $52,259 Georgia $51,765 Indiana $51,519 Wyoming $51,470 Utah $51,395

Iowa $51,363 Kansas $51,105 Louisiana $51,030 North Carolina $51,003 Missouri $50,993 Florida $50,783 Montana $50,671 Nebraska $50,563

Kentucky $50,504 South Carolina $50,290 Tennessee $50,155 Idaho $50,102 New Mexico $49,710 Oklahoma $49,624 Alabama $49,307 South Dakota $48,776

Arkansas $48,486 West Virginia $48,331 Mississippi $47,864

Top Paying Cities for Local Cdl Drivers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Algodones: $50,239
Belen: $49,959
Bernalillo: $50,328

Algodones, NM $50,239 Belen, NM $49,959 Bernalillo, NM $50,328 Bluewater, NM $49,271 Bosque, NM $49,592 Casa Blanca, NM $49,705 Cedar Crest, NM $50,370 Cedarvale, NM $48,395

Cerrillos, NM $50,276 Claunch, NM $48,216 Coyote, NM $49,535 Cuba, NM $49,455 Cubero, NM $49,815 Edgewood, NM $50,145 Estancia, NM $49,547 Gallina, NM $49,276

Counselor, NM $49,306 Grants, NM $49,215 Milan, NM $49,412 Isleta, NM $50,415 Jarales, NM $49,911 Jemez Pueblo, NM $49,998 Jemez Springs, NM $49,844 Laguna, NM $50,058

La Jara, NM $49,400 La Joya, NM $49,286 Lindrith, NM $49,226 Los Lunas, NM $50,224 Mcintosh, NM $49,820 Pueblo Of Acoma, NM $49,488 Moriarty, NM $49,652 Mountainair, NM $49,117

Nageezi, NM $49,241 New Laguna, NM $49,790 Paguate, NM $49,824 Pena Blanca, NM $50,381 Peralta, NM $50,303 Placitas, NM $50,329 Ponderosa, NM $49,934 Prewitt, NM $49,256

Regina, NM $49,291 Sandia Park, NM $50,243 Corrales, NM $50,433 San Fidel, NM $49,522 San Rafael, NM $49,311 Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM $50,244 San Ysidro, NM $50,176 Stanley, NM $49,645

Tijeras, NM $50,250 Tome, NM $50,157 Torreon, NM $49,990 Veguita, NM $49,589 Willard, NM $49,028 Youngsville, NM $49,549 Bosque Farms, NM $50,396 Clines Corners, NM $49,345

Cochiti Pueblo, NM $50,282 Cochiti Lake, NM $50,348 Albuquerque, NM $50,461 Kirtland Afb, NM $50,461 Rio Rancho, NM $50,379 Gallup, NM $49,328 Brimhall, NM $49,188 Church Rock, NM $49,211

Continental Divide, NM $49,176 Crownpoint, NM $49,217 Fence Lake, NM $48,998 Fort Wingate, NM $49,194 Gamerco, NM $49,277 Mentmore, NM $49,201 Mexican Springs, NM $49,195 Ramah, NM $49,104

Rehoboth, NM $49,227 Thoreau, NM $49,230 Tohatchi, NM $49,185 Vanderwagen, NM $49,195 Zuni, NM $49,183 Navajo, NM $49,250 Jamestown, NM $49,128 Pinehill, NM $49,066

Sheep Springs, NM $49,238 Smith Lake, NM $49,422 Yatahey, NM $49,220 Farmington, NM $49,457 Aztec, NM $49,548 Blanco, NM $49,317 Bloomfield, NM $49,259 Flora Vista, NM $49,508

Fruitland, NM $49,198 Kirtland, NM $49,509 La Plata, NM $49,526 Navajo Dam, NM $49,504 Shiprock, NM $49,436 Waterflow, NM $49,410 Newcomb, NM $49,208 Sanostee, NM $49,239

Santa Fe, NM $50,719 Abiquiu, NM $49,332 Alcalde, NM $50,191 Amalia, NM $49,256 Arroyo Hondo, NM $49,187 Arroyo Seco, NM $49,244 Canjilon, NM $49,179 Canones, NM $49,627

Carson, NM $49,376 Cebolla, NM $49,208 Cerro, NM $49,223 Chama, NM $49,424 Chamisal, NM $50,058 Chimayo, NM $50,409 Cordova, NM $50,324 Costilla, NM $49,463

Taos Ski Valley, NM $49,088 Dixon, NM $50,010 Dulce, NM $49,423 El Prado, NM $49,288 El Rito, NM $49,513 Embudo, NM $49,753 Espanola, NM $50,348 Glorieta, NM $50,524

Hernandez, NM $49,880 Ilfeld, NM $50,057 La Madera, NM $49,427 Lamy, NM $50,331 Llano, NM $49,956 Los Alamos, NM $50,450 White Rock, NM $50,545 Medanales, NM $49,935

Ojo Caliente, NM $49,642 Los Ojos, NM $49,303 Pecos, NM $50,366 Penasco, NM $49,771 Petaca, NM $49,133 Questa, NM $49,275 Ranchos De Taos, NM $49,534 Red River, NM $49,134

Ribera, NM $49,450 Rowe, NM $50,104 San Cristobal, NM $49,132 San Jose, NM $49,981 Ohkay Owingeh, NM $50,225 Santa Cruz, NM $50,392 Serafina, NM $49,325 Taos, NM $49,259

Tererro, NM $50,527 Tesuque, NM $50,719 Tierra Amarilla, NM $49,259 Trampas, NM $49,730 Tres Piedras, NM $49,120 Truchas, NM $50,183 Vadito, NM $49,705 Valdez, NM $49,169

Vallecitos, NM $49,131 Velarde, NM $49,934 Villanueva, NM $49,355 Spaceport City, NM $48,348 Las Vegas, NM $48,936 Angel Fire, NM $49,080 Anton Chico, NM $48,851 Buena Vista, NM $49,300

Chacon, NM $49,335 Cimarron, NM $49,004 Cleveland, NM $49,685 Eagle Nest, NM $49,041 Guadalupita, NM $49,259 Holman, NM $49,558 La Loma, NM $48,769 Maxwell, NM $49,020

Miami, NM $48,914 Mills, NM $48,741 Montezuma, NM $49,937 Mora, NM $49,754 Mosquero, NM $48,698 Ocate, NM $48,968 Ojo Feliz, NM $49,096 Rainsville, NM $49,312

Raton, NM $49,144 Rociada, NM $49,962 Roy, NM $48,751 Sapello, NM $49,528 Solano, NM $48,692 Springer, NM $48,893 Ute Park, NM $49,027 Valmora, NM $48,895

Wagon Mound, NM $48,839 Watrous, NM $48,911 Socorro, NM $48,798 Aragon, NM $48,946 Datil, NM $48,744 Lemitar, NM $49,025 Luna, NM $49,033 Magdalena, NM $48,748

Pie Town, NM $48,910 Polvadera, NM $49,143 Quemado, NM $49,012 Reserve, NM $48,924 San Acacia, NM $49,224 San Antonio, NM $48,528 Truth Or Consequences, NM $48,518 Arrey, NM $48,510

Caballo, NM $48,543 Derry, NM $48,296 Elephant Butte, NM $48,644 Garfield, NM $48,156 Hatch, NM $47,384 Monticello, NM $48,515 Rincon, NM $47,112 Salem, NM $48,006

Williamsburg, NM $48,579 Winston, NM $48,551 Las Cruces, NM $46,495 White Sands Missile Range, NM $46,647 Santa Teresa, NM $46,987 Playas, NM $48,742 Animas, NM $48,862 Anthony, NM $46,975

Arenas Valley, NM $48,775 Bayard, NM $48,730 Berino, NM $46,762 Buckhorn, NM $48,781 Santa Clara, NM $48,816 Chamberino, NM $46,811 Cliff, NM $48,724 Columbus, NM $48,594

Deming, NM $48,605 Dona Ana, NM $46,497 Fairacres, NM $46,636 Faywood, NM $48,582 Fort Bayard, NM $48,769 Gila, NM $48,653 Glenwood, NM $48,691 Hachita, NM $48,594

Hanover, NM $48,604 Hillsboro, NM $48,504 Hurley, NM $48,698 La Mesa, NM $47,384 Lordsburg, NM $48,706 Mesilla, NM $46,496 Mesilla Park, NM $46,501 Mesquite, NM $46,541

Mimbres, NM $48,642 Mule Creek, NM $48,774 Organ, NM $46,525 Pinos Altos, NM $48,723 Radium Springs, NM $46,515 Redrock, NM $48,599 Rodeo, NM $48,924 San Miguel, NM $46,523

Silver City, NM $48,724 Sunland Park, NM $46,737 Tyrone, NM $48,868 Vado, NM $46,559 Chaparral, NM $47,147 Clovis, NM $48,631 Cannon Afb, NM $48,523 Broadview, NM $48,489

Causey, NM $48,406 Crossroads, NM $48,291 Dora, NM $48,521 Elida, NM $48,319 Floyd, NM $48,437 Fort Sumner, NM $48,398 Grady, NM $48,535 House, NM $48,496

Kenna, NM $48,320 Lingo, NM $48,402 Melrose, NM $48,504 Milnesand, NM $48,300 Pep, NM $48,367 Portales, NM $48,544 Rogers, NM $48,380 Saint Vrain, NM $48,536

Taiban, NM $48,381 Texico, NM $48,554 Yeso, NM $48,206 Roswell, NM $48,261 Artesia, NM $48,357 Caprock, NM $48,259 Carlsbad, NM $48,389 Dexter, NM $48,296

Eunice, NM $48,431 Hagerman, NM $48,320 Hobbs, NM $48,502 Hope, NM $48,143 Jal, NM $48,375 Lake Arthur, NM $48,240 Lakewood, NM $48,312 Loco Hills, NM $48,401

Loving, NM $48,376 Lovington, NM $48,456 Mcdonald, NM $48,324 Malaga, NM $48,329 Maljamar, NM $48,282 Monument, NM $48,395 Tatum, NM $48,355 Whites City, NM $48,436

Carrizozo, NM $48,033 Alamogordo, NM $47,880 Alto, NM $48,040 Bent, NM $47,889 Capitan, NM $47,928 Cloudcroft, NM $47,883 Corona, NM $48,241 Encino, NM $48,629

Fort Stanton, NM $47,948 Glencoe, NM $47,914 High Rolls Mountain Park, NM $47,874 Holloman Air Force Base, NM $47,874 Hondo, NM $47,958 La Luz, NM $47,874 Lincoln, NM $47,819 Mayhill, NM $47,983

Mescalero, NM $47,896 Nogal, NM $48,101 Orogrande, NM $47,899 Picacho, NM $47,948 Pinon, NM $48,128 Ruidoso, NM $48,131 Ruidoso Downs, NM $48,065 Sacramento, NM $47,917

San Patricio, NM $47,974 Sunspot, NM $47,874 Timberon, NM $47,978 Tinnie, NM $47,920 Tularosa, NM $47,906 Vaughn, NM $48,433 Weed, NM $47,977 Tucumcari, NM $48,674

Amistad, NM $48,611 Bard, NM $48,533 Capulin, NM $49,082 Clayton, NM $48,705 Conchas Dam, NM $48,749 Cuervo, NM $48,515 Des Moines, NM $48,889 Folsom, NM $48,964

Garita, NM $48,656 Gladstone, NM $48,753 Grenville, NM $48,744 Logan, NM $48,672 Mcalister, NM $48,521 Nara Visa, NM $48,557 Newkirk, NM $48,610 Quay, NM $48,638

San Jon, NM $48,586 Santa Rosa, NM $48,638 Sedan, NM $48,655 Trementina, NM $48,653

Local Cdl Driver Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Local Cdl Driver roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 90% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Internet sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, Local Cdl Driver positions in Telecom or Software & Networking typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Local Cdl Driver as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Local Cdl Driver

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$74,565	$36.0	50%
Internet	$69,594	$33.0	40%
Financial Services	$64,623	$31.0	30%
Insurance	$62,137	$30.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$59,652	$29.0	20%

Local Cdl Driver Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Local Cdl Driver's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$44,798

Average $49,710/year

$55,025

$3,733

Average $4,142/month

$4,585

$861

Average $956/week

$1,058

$22

Average $24/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,025	$4,585	$1,058	$26
Average	$49,710	$4,142	$956	$24
25th Percentile	$44,798	$3,733	$861	$22

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