Albuquerque Minimum Wage (2026)

Local pay and leave rules for people who work in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with the official city source for each — plus the state rules that still apply.

Short answer: $12.00 per hour in 2026 (the city's 2026 rate of $11.85 is below the New Mexico rate of $12.00, so the state rate prevails); tipped employees $7.20 per hour. Albuquerque Minimum Wage Ordinance; City of Albuquerque Legal Department notices

Local minimum wage	$12.00 per hour in 2026 (the city's 2026 rate of $11.85 is below the New Mexico rate of $12.00, so the state rate prevails); tipped employees $7.20 per hour. Scheduled increase: $13.00 per hour on January 1, 2027 ($12.00 if the employer pays at least $2,500 a year toward health care or child care benefits; tipped $7.20). Source: Albuquerque Minimum Wage Ordinance; City of Albuquerque Legal Department notices
New Mexico state minimum wage	$12.00 per hour (since January 1, 2023). Secondary-school students working outside school hours may be paid a lower student rate. Some cities and counties, such as Santa Fe, set higher local minimum wages. No further statewide increase is set in this law. Local rates are not covered here. Source: NMSA 1978, §50-4-22, as amended by Laws 2019, ch. 31 (S.B. 437)

Local minimum wage

$12.00 per hour in 2026 (the city's 2026 rate of $11.85 is below the New Mexico rate of $12.00, so the state rate prevails); tipped employees $7.20 per hour. Scheduled increase: $13.00 per hour on January 1, 2027 ($12.00 if the employer pays at least $2,500 a year toward health care or child care benefits; tipped $7.20).

Source: Albuquerque Minimum Wage Ordinance; City of Albuquerque Legal Department notices

New Mexico state minimum wage

$12.00 per hour (since January 1, 2023). Secondary-school students working outside school hours may be paid a lower student rate. Some cities and counties, such as Santa Fe, set higher local minimum wages.

No further statewide increase is set in this law. Local rates are not covered here.

Source: NMSA 1978, §50-4-22, as amended by Laws 2019, ch. 31 (S.B. 437)

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