What is the minimum wage in Albuquerque?

Albuquerque's minimum wage is $12.00 per hour. This is the local city rate, which exceeds the New Mexico statewide minimum and applies to most non-tipped workers within the city.

How is overtime calculated in New Mexico?

Overtime is paid at 1.5 times the regular hourly rate for all hours worked beyond 40 in a single workweek. New Mexico follows the federal weekly threshold rather than a daily overtime rule.

What is the tipped minimum wage in Albuquerque?

Tipped employees may be paid a lower cash wage as long as their cash wage plus tips equals at least the full $12.00 minimum. If tips fall short, the employer must make up the difference so total pay reaches the minimum.

Does this tool calculate taxes or net pay?

No. It calculates gross pay before any federal, state, or FICA withholding. Your take-home pay will be lower after deductions, which depend on your filing status and allowances.

Is overtime based on the day or the week?

New Mexico uses a weekly standard, so overtime begins after 40 hours in a workweek regardless of how many hours you work on any single day.

Albuquerque Minimum Wage & Overtime Calculator

This calculator works out gross weekly pay for hourly workers in Albuquerque, using the city’s $12.00 per hour minimum wage. It splits your hours into regular and overtime, applies the 1.5x overtime multiplier above 40 hours, and checks tipped-worker pay against the full minimum.

How it works

Pay is computed on a weekly basis. Hours up to 40 are paid at the base rate; hours beyond 40 earn time-and-a-half:

regular_hours  = min(hours, 40)
overtime_hours = max(hours - 40, 0)
gross = regular_hours * rate + overtime_hours * rate * 1.5

For tipped workers, the cash wage plus hourly tips must reach the $12.00 minimum. If cash_wage + tips < 12.00, the employer owes the shortfall.

Example

At the $12.00 minimum working 45 hours: 40 regular hours pay 40 * 12 = $480, and 5 overtime hours pay 5 * 12 * 1.5 = $90, for $570 gross that week.

Notes

This is an estimate of gross pay before taxes. The $12.00 figure is the Albuquerque city minimum and may differ from surrounding areas. Confirm the current rate and any tip-credit obligations with your employer or the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions.