Network Security Specialist Salary in New Mexico

How much does a Network Security Specialist make in New Mexico?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Network Security Specialist in New Mexico is $86,287 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

However, a Network Security Specialist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $90,640
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,379 to $88,565
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $76,911

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Network Security Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,565	$7,380	$1,703	$43
Average	$86,287	$7,191	$1,659	$41
25th Percentile	$81,379	$6,782	$1,565	$39

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Key Factors That Influence Network Security Specialist Salaries

A Network Security Specialist'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 Experience Level Affects Network Security Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Network Security Specialist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $70,346
Early Career (1-2 years): $86,151
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $108,036
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $124,780
Expert (over 8 years): $141,735

Levels	Salary
Network S... Level Network Security Specialist	$70,346
Network S... Level Network Security Specialist	$86,151
Network S... Level Network Security Specialist	$108,036
Network S... Level Network Security Specialist	$124,780
Network S... Level Network Security Specialist	$141,735

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How Do Network Security Specialist 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 Network Security Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $103,619.
California: $103,226.
Massachusetts: $101,850.

District of Columbia $103,619 California $103,226 Massachusetts $101,850 Washington $101,476 New Jersey $101,439 Alaska $101,308 Connecticut $100,016 New York $99,492

Hawaii $97,817 Rhode Island $97,031 Maryland $96,497 Minnesota $95,767 Colorado $95,487 Illinois $95,393 Oregon $95,037 Delaware $94,775

New Hampshire $94,611 Virginia $94,242 Pennsylvania $93,166 Nevada $92,623 North Dakota $92,445 Michigan $92,164 Wisconsin $92,061 Vermont $91,855

Texas $91,284 Maine $91,247 Arizona $91,191 Ohio $91,125 Georgia $90,264 Indiana $89,834 Wyoming $89,750 Utah $89,619

Iowa $89,563 Kansas $89,113 Louisiana $88,982 North Carolina $88,935 Missouri $88,917 Florida $88,552 Montana $88,355 Nebraska $88,168

Kentucky $88,065 South Carolina $87,691 Tennessee $87,457 Idaho $87,363 New Mexico $86,680 Oklahoma $86,530 Alabama $85,978 South Dakota $85,052

Arkansas $84,546 West Virginia $84,275 Mississippi $83,461

Top Paying Cities for Network Security Specialists

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: $86,867
Belen: $86,586
Bernalillo: $87,335

Algodones, NM $86,867 Belen, NM $86,586 Bernalillo, NM $87,335 Bluewater, NM $86,586 Bosque, NM $86,586 Casa Blanca, NM $86,586 Cedar Crest, NM $87,429 Cedarvale, NM $86,586

Cerrillos, NM $86,867 Claunch, NM $86,586 Coyote, NM $87,036 Cuba, NM $87,036 Cubero, NM $86,586 Edgewood, NM $86,680 Estancia, NM $86,586 Gallina, NM $87,036

Counselor, NM $87,036 Grants, NM $86,586 Milan, NM $86,586 Isleta, NM $87,522 Jarales, NM $86,586 Jemez Pueblo, NM $86,746 Jemez Springs, NM $86,961 Laguna, NM $86,586

La Jara, NM $87,036 La Joya, NM $86,586 Lindrith, NM $87,036 Los Lunas, NM $87,148 Mcintosh, NM $86,586 Pueblo Of Acoma, NM $86,586 Moriarty, NM $86,615 Mountainair, NM $86,586

Nageezi, NM $86,811 New Laguna, NM $86,586 Paguate, NM $86,586 Pena Blanca, NM $87,111 Peralta, NM $87,242 Placitas, NM $87,054 Ponderosa, NM $86,961 Prewitt, NM $86,586

Regina, NM $87,036 Sandia Park, NM $87,335 Corrales, NM $87,897 San Fidel, NM $86,586 San Rafael, NM $86,586 Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM $86,858 San Ysidro, NM $86,671 Stanley, NM $86,811

Tijeras, NM $87,429 Tome, NM $86,680 Torreon, NM $86,586 Veguita, NM $86,586 Willard, NM $86,586 Youngsville, NM $87,036 Bosque Farms, NM $87,429 Clines Corners, NM $86,811

Cochiti Pueblo, NM $87,120 Cochiti Lake, NM $87,251 Albuquerque, NM $87,990 Kirtland Afb, NM $87,990 Rio Rancho, NM $87,709 Gallup, NM $86,586 Brimhall, NM $86,586 Church Rock, NM $86,586

Continental Divide, NM $86,586 Crownpoint, NM $86,586 Fence Lake, NM $86,586 Fort Wingate, NM $86,586 Gamerco, NM $86,586 Mentmore, NM $86,586 Mexican Springs, NM $86,586 Ramah, NM $86,586

Rehoboth, NM $86,586 Thoreau, NM $86,586 Tohatchi, NM $86,586 Vanderwagen, NM $86,586 Zuni, NM $86,586 Navajo, NM $87,841 Jamestown, NM $86,586 Pinehill, NM $86,586

Sheep Springs, NM $86,586 Smith Lake, NM $86,586 Yatahey, NM $86,586 Farmington, NM $86,811 Aztec, NM $86,811 Blanco, NM $86,811 Bloomfield, NM $86,811 Flora Vista, NM $86,811

Fruitland, NM $86,811 Kirtland, NM $86,811 La Plata, NM $86,811 Navajo Dam, NM $87,036 Shiprock, NM $86,811 Waterflow, NM $86,811 Newcomb, NM $86,586 Sanostee, NM $86,811

Santa Fe, NM $88,439 Abiquiu, NM $87,036 Alcalde, NM $87,036 Amalia, NM $87,036 Arroyo Hondo, NM $87,036 Arroyo Seco, NM $87,036 Canjilon, NM $87,036 Canones, NM $87,036

Carson, NM $87,036 Cebolla, NM $87,036 Cerro, NM $87,036 Chama, NM $87,036 Chamisal, NM $87,036 Chimayo, NM $87,504 Cordova, NM $87,316 Costilla, NM $87,036

Taos Ski Valley, NM $87,036 Dixon, NM $87,036 Dulce, NM $87,036 El Prado, NM $87,036 El Rito, NM $87,036 Embudo, NM $87,036 Espanola, NM $87,410 Glorieta, NM $88,065

Hernandez, NM $87,036 Ilfeld, NM $87,036 La Madera, NM $87,036 Lamy, NM $87,878 Llano, NM $87,036 Los Alamos, NM $87,316 White Rock, NM $87,878 Medanales, NM $87,036

Ojo Caliente, NM $87,036 Los Ojos, NM $87,036 Pecos, NM $87,597 Penasco, NM $87,036 Petaca, NM $87,036 Questa, NM $87,036 Ranchos De Taos, NM $87,036 Red River, NM $87,036

Ribera, NM $87,036 Rowe, NM $87,316 San Cristobal, NM $87,036 San Jose, NM $87,129 Ohkay Owingeh, NM $87,036 Santa Cruz, NM $87,504 Serafina, NM $87,036 Taos, NM $87,036

Tererro, NM $87,784 Tesuque, NM $88,439 Tierra Amarilla, NM $87,036 Trampas, NM $87,036 Tres Piedras, NM $87,036 Truchas, NM $87,036 Vadito, NM $87,036 Valdez, NM $87,036

Vallecitos, NM $87,036 Velarde, NM $87,036 Villanueva, NM $87,036 Spaceport City, NM $79,670 Las Vegas, NM $87,036 Angel Fire, NM $87,036 Anton Chico, NM $87,036 Buena Vista, NM $87,036

Chacon, NM $87,036 Cimarron, NM $87,036 Cleveland, NM $87,036 Eagle Nest, NM $87,036 Guadalupita, NM $87,036 Holman, NM $87,036 La Loma, NM $87,036 Maxwell, NM $87,036

Miami, NM $87,036 Mills, NM $87,036 Montezuma, NM $87,036 Mora, NM $87,036 Mosquero, NM $87,036 Ocate, NM $87,036 Ojo Feliz, NM $87,036 Rainsville, NM $87,036

Raton, NM $89,637 Rociada, NM $87,036 Roy, NM $87,036 Sapello, NM $87,036 Solano, NM $87,036 Springer, NM $87,036 Ute Park, NM $87,036 Valmora, NM $87,036

Wagon Mound, NM $87,036 Watrous, NM $87,036 Socorro, NM $86,586 Aragon, NM $86,586 Datil, NM $86,586 Lemitar, NM $86,586 Luna, NM $86,409 Magdalena, NM $86,586

Pie Town, NM $86,586 Polvadera, NM $86,586 Quemado, NM $86,586 Reserve, NM $84,696 San Acacia, NM $86,586 San Antonio, NM $84,331 Truth Or Consequences, NM $79,670 Arrey, NM $79,670

Caballo, NM $79,670 Derry, NM $79,670 Elephant Butte, NM $79,670 Garfield, NM $79,670 Hatch, NM $79,670 Monticello, NM $80,868 Rincon, NM $79,670 Salem, NM $79,670

Williamsburg, NM $79,670 Winston, NM $79,670 Las Cruces, NM $81,074 White Sands Missile Range, NM $80,419 Santa Teresa, NM $81,392 Playas, NM $79,670 Animas, NM $83,751 Anthony, NM $81,093

Arenas Valley, NM $79,670 Bayard, NM $79,670 Berino, NM $80,138 Buckhorn, NM $79,670 Santa Clara, NM $79,670 Chamberino, NM $80,138 Cliff, NM $79,670 Columbus, NM $80,204

Deming, NM $79,670 Dona Ana, NM $81,074 Fairacres, NM $80,325 Faywood, NM $79,670 Fort Bayard, NM $79,670 Gila, NM $79,670 Glenwood, NM $83,751 Hachita, NM $79,670

Hanover, NM $79,670 Hillsboro, NM $79,670 Hurley, NM $79,670 La Mesa, NM $80,700 Lordsburg, NM $79,670 Mesilla, NM $81,074 Mesilla Park, NM $81,074 Mesquite, NM $80,981

Mimbres, NM $79,670 Mule Creek, NM $83,751 Organ, NM $80,887 Pinos Altos, NM $79,670 Radium Springs, NM $80,513 Redrock, NM $79,670 Rodeo, NM $87,841 San Miguel, NM $80,981

Silver City, NM $79,670 Sunland Park, NM $81,495 Tyrone, NM $79,670 Vado, NM $80,606 Chaparral, NM $81,046 Clovis, NM $83,582 Cannon Afb, NM $83,582 Broadview, NM $84,368

Causey, NM $82,796 Crossroads, NM $82,796 Dora, NM $82,796 Elida, NM $82,796 Floyd, NM $82,796 Fort Sumner, NM $87,036 Grady, NM $84,368 House, NM $84,368

Kenna, NM $82,796 Lingo, NM $82,796 Melrose, NM $83,582 Milnesand, NM $82,796 Pep, NM $82,796 Portales, NM $82,796 Rogers, NM $82,796 Saint Vrain, NM $83,582

Taiban, NM $84,733 Texico, NM $83,582 Yeso, NM $86,811 Roswell, NM $82,076 Artesia, NM $82,076 Caprock, NM $82,796 Carlsbad, NM $82,076 Dexter, NM $82,076

Eunice, NM $82,796 Hagerman, NM $82,076 Hobbs, NM $82,796 Hope, NM $82,076 Jal, NM $82,796 Lake Arthur, NM $82,076 Lakewood, NM $82,076 Loco Hills, NM $82,076

Loving, NM $82,076 Lovington, NM $82,796 Mcdonald, NM $82,796 Malaga, NM $82,076 Maljamar, NM $82,431 Monument, NM $82,796 Tatum, NM $82,796 Whites City, NM $82,076

Carrizozo, NM $82,076 Alamogordo, NM $83,479 Alto, NM $82,076 Bent, NM $82,731 Capitan, NM $82,076 Cloudcroft, NM $83,199 Corona, NM $86,586 Encino, NM $86,811

Fort Stanton, NM $82,076 Glencoe, NM $82,076 High Rolls Mountain Park, NM $83,479 Holloman Air Force Base, NM $83,479 Hondo, NM $82,076 La Luz, NM $83,479 Lincoln, NM $82,076 Mayhill, NM $82,076

Mescalero, NM $82,543 Nogal, NM $82,076 Orogrande, NM $80,953 Picacho, NM $82,076 Pinon, NM $82,076 Ruidoso, NM $82,076 Ruidoso Downs, NM $82,076 Sacramento, NM $82,169

San Patricio, NM $82,076 Sunspot, NM $83,292 Timberon, NM $82,169 Tinnie, NM $82,076 Tularosa, NM $83,199 Vaughn, NM $86,811 Weed, NM $82,076 Tucumcari, NM $84,368

Amistad, NM $84,368 Bard, NM $84,368 Capulin, NM $89,637 Clayton, NM $84,368 Conchas Dam, NM $85,697 Cuervo, NM $87,036 Des Moines, NM $89,637 Folsom, NM $89,637

Garita, NM $87,036 Gladstone, NM $87,036 Grenville, NM $86,998 Logan, NM $84,368 Mcalister, NM $84,368 Nara Visa, NM $84,368 Newkirk, NM $87,036 Quay, NM $84,368

San Jon, NM $84,368 Santa Rosa, NM $87,036 Sedan, NM $84,368 Trementina, NM $87,036

Network Security Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Network Security Specialist'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 May 18, 2021

$81,379

Average $86,287/year

$88,565

$6,782

Average $7,191/month

$7,380

$1,565

Average $1,659/week

$1,703

$39

Average $41/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,565	$7,380	$1,703	$43
Average	$86,287	$7,191	$1,659	$41
25th Percentile	$81,379	$6,782	$1,565	$39

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