New Mexico Healthcare Informatics Salary - NM

By allied health world contributing writer
Published: March, 1 2010

In New Mexico, nurse informatics salaries were around $65,000-88,000 per year.  According to the 2008 survey by Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, average salary for those working in health information technology was $109,329 and the median salary was $96,000 (these numbers were compiled by responses from those members of the HIMSS only).  This field is growing and the need for qualified persons to fill these positions will continue to increase as the US changes its health care system to electronic record keeping. 

Salaries will vary according to education, credentialing achieved, and experience.  Having the nurse informatics credential will give those interested better opportunities to work in New Mexico as an informatics nurse. 

New Mexico Nursing Informatics Salary

Albuquerque $67,000
Las Cruces $69,000
Rio Rancho $67,000
Santa Fe $71,000
Roswell  $88,000         
Farmington $79,000
South Valley $67,000
Alamogordo $69,000
Clovis $71,000
Hobbs $69,000

Listed salaries reported by www.indeed.com