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San Juan County, New Mexico — Wages & Employment (2023)
Ranked #961 of 3,141 US counties by the Gera Local Wage Premium US (74.9, US = 100) — computed from real BLS QCEW 2023 establishment data.
What is the average wage in San Juan County, NM?
San Juan County, NM has a GLWP-US of 74.9 (rank #961 of 3,141), well below the US average. Average weekly wage: $1043 (~$54,236/year, US = $1392/wk). Its highest-concentration sector is Mining, Quarrying & Oil and Gas Extraction (LQ 25.14x). Source: BLS QCEW 2023.
Gera Local Wage Premium US
San Juan County's wage premium vs US average (rank #961 of 3,141). Well below the US average.
How this is calculated$1,043
Avg weekly wage (2023)
$54,236
Approx annual pay
74.9
GLWP-US (US = 100)
#961 / 3,141
National rank
45,806
Average employment
$1,392
US avg weekly wage
San Juan County vs US average — wage comparison
| Metric | San Juan County | US Average | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg weekly wage | $1,043 | $1,392 | -$349 |
| Approx annual pay | $54,236 | $72,384 | -$18,148 |
| GLWP-US index | 74.9 | 100.0 | -25.1 |
Source: BLS QCEW 2023, all industries, all ownership types. Annual pay = weekly wage × 52 (derived). GLWP-US = (county wage / US $1392/wk) × 100.
San Juan County — top industries by employment concentration
Location Quotient (LQ) > 1.0 means the industry is more concentrated here than the US average. Private sector, BLS QCEW 2023.
| Industry (NAICS sector) | LQ | Avg Wk Wage (sector) |
|---|---|---|
| Mining, Quarrying & Oil and Gas Extraction | 25.14x | $1,832 |
| Utilities | 2.35x | $2,512 |
| Construction | 1.43x | $1,291 |
| Retail Trade | 1.27x | $686 |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 1.13x | $413 |
LQ = (county sector employment share) / (US sector employment share). Source: BLS QCEW 2023, agglvl_code=74, own_code=5 (private sector).
San Juan County — GLWP-US breakdown
GLWP-US
74.9
US = 100
National Rank
#961
of 3,141 counties
Wage Premium
$349
vs US avg/wk
GLWP-US = 74.9 (rank #961 of 3,141, well below the US average). Formula: ($1043/wk ÷ $1392/wk) × 100 = 74.9.
Explore US County Wage Premiums — Interactive
US average = $$1,392/wk (GLWP-US 100). Showing top 50 results.
| Rank | County | State | GLWP-US | Avg Wk Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Los Alamos County | NM | 151.1 | $2,104 |
| #2 | Eddy County | NM | 103.3 | $1,438 |
| #3 | Lea County | NM | 92.1 | $1,282 |
| #4 | Bernalillo County | NM | 83.6 | $1,164 |
| #5 | Santa Fe County | NM | 80.1 | $1,115 |
| #6 | Sandoval County | NM | 77.2 | $1,075 |
| #7 | San Juan County | NM | 74.9 | $1,043 |
| #8 | Grant County | NM | 73.2 | $1,019 |
| #9 | Hidalgo County | NM | 70.8 | $985 |
| #10 | Torrance County | NM | 69.6 | $969 |
| #11 | Socorro County | NM | 67.7 | $943 |
| #12 | Otero County | NM | 67.0 | $933 |
| #13 | Dona Ana County | NM | 66.7 | $929 |
| #14 | Rio Arriba County | NM | 66.7 | $929 |
| #15 | Luna County | NM | 64.3 | $895 |
| #16 | Valencia County | NM | 64.2 | $893 |
| #17 | Cibola County | NM | 63.6 | $885 |
| #18 | Chaves County | NM | 62.5 | $870 |
| #19 | Curry County | NM | 62.5 | $870 |
| #20 | McKinley County | NM | 61.2 | $852 |
| #21 | Harding County | NM | 60.8 | $846 |
| #22 | Roosevelt County | NM | 60.5 | $842 |
| #23 | Taos County | NM | 59.7 | $831 |
| #24 | San Miguel County | NM | 59.0 | $821 |
| #25 | De Baca County | NM | 58.8 | $819 |
| #26 | Sierra County | NM | 58.5 | $815 |
| #27 | Mora County | NM | 58.3 | $812 |
| #28 | Colfax County | NM | 58.0 | $808 |
| #29 | Union County | NM | 58.0 | $807 |
| #30 | Lincoln County | NM | 56.7 | $789 |
| #31 | Quay County | NM | 56.6 | $788 |
| #32 | Guadalupe County | NM | 55.5 | $772 |
| #33 | Catron County | NM | 53.5 | $745 |
Source: BLS QCEW 2023 Annual Single File, US public domain. GLWP-US = (county avg weekly wage ÷ US avg $1,392/wk) × 100. Top sector LQ = employment location quotient (private sector). Computed by GeraJobs.
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San Juan County wages — FAQ
- What is the GLWP-US score for San Juan County, NM?
- San Juan County, NM has a Gera Local Wage Premium US (GLWP-US) of 74.9 (US average = 100), ranking #961 of 3,141 US counties. This puts it well below the US average. Source: BLS QCEW 2023.
- What is the average weekly wage in San Juan County, New Mexico?
- The BLS QCEW 2023 data shows the annual average weekly wage in San Juan County, New Mexico is $1043, equating to approximately $54,236/year. The US average is $1392/wk ($72,384/year). GLWP-US: 74.9 (US = 100).
- How many people are employed in San Juan County?
- In 2023, San Juan County, New Mexico had an annual average employment of 45,806 workers covered by unemployment insurance, per the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. This covers private-sector and government workers across all industries.
- What industries are most concentrated in San Juan County?
- Based on BLS QCEW 2023 employment Location Quotients, the most concentrated private-sector industries in San Juan County, New Mexico are: Mining, Quarrying & Oil and Gas Extraction (LQ 25.14x, avg $1832/wk); Utilities (LQ 2.35x, avg $2512/wk); Construction (LQ 1.43x, avg $1291/wk); Retail Trade (LQ 1.27x, avg $686/wk); Accommodation & Food Services (LQ 1.13x, avg $413/wk). An LQ above 1.0 means the county has a higher share of that industry than the US overall.
- How does San Juan County's wage compare to New Mexico overall?
- San Juan County has a GLWP-US of 74.9 vs the US average of 100. To see how San Juan County compares to other counties in New Mexico, explore the full GeraJobs US Wage Premium rankings. The GLWP-US is computed from BLS QCEW 2023 establishment data covering all industries and ownership types.
How the Gera Local Wage Premium US is calculated
GLWP-US = (county avg weekly wage / US avg weekly wage) × 100. US average $1392/wk in 2023 → US = 100 by construction. Data: BLS QCEW 2023 annual singlefile, all industries, all ownership. Suppressed cells excluded. No imputation. Full methodology · Licence: US public domain.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, QCEW 2023 Annual Single File (data.bls.gov/cew/data/files/2023/csv/2023_annual_singlefile.zip). US public domain. Area title from BLS area_titles.csv. FIPS: 35045. No figure is modelled or estimated.