How much is New Mexico income tax?
Estimate your New Mexico state income tax for 2026. Type your federal AGI and filing status; the page applies New Mexico's deduction, exemptions, and rates. An estimate, not tax advice.
- New Mexico income tax
- $2,359.30
On $75,000.00 of AGI, filing Single, New Mexico income tax is $2,359.30 (3.15% effective).
- State income tax
- $2,359.30
- Effective rate
- 3.15%
- State marginal rate
- 4.7%
- State taxable income
- $58,900.00
- Deduction
- $16,100.00
- Exemptions
- $0.00
- Credits
- $0.00
New Mexico income tax: $2,359.30. On $75,000.00 of AGI, filing Single, New Mexico income tax is $2,359.30 (3.15% effective).
New Mexico income tax by federal adjusted gross income
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How to calculate
Estimates 2026 New Mexico income tax from federal AGI, filing status, and dependents.
Example with the default inputs (Filing status Single, Federal adjusted gross income $75,000.00, Dependents 0): On $75,000.00 of AGI, filing Single, New Mexico income tax is $2,359.30 (3.15% effective).
Method: Taxable income = AGI − larger of standard or itemized deduction − exemptions; tax = state rates on taxable income − credits.
- An estimate for a full-year resident, 2026 rates, not tax advice.
- Starts from federal AGI; New Mexico additions and subtractions are not modelled.
- Not modelled for New Mexico: The $4,000 deduction for each dependent after the first is not modelled. The $2.00 a quarter workers’ compensation fee taken from wages (RPD-41108) is not included. Sales tax is the gross receipts tax base rate.
- Not modelled: part-year and nonresident returns, other state credits, and state AMT.
Worked examples
Each example is checked against the calculator on every build.
- Filing status Single, Federal adjusted gross income $50,000.00, Dependents 0 gives State taxable income $33,900.00, State income tax $1,184.30, New Mexico income tax $1,184.30.Source: New Mexico HB 252 (2024), final text, NMSA 7-2-7 for tax years from 2025, https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/24%20Regular/final/HB0252.pdf (worked from it at AGI $50,000, single)
- Filing status Married filing jointly, Federal adjusted gross income $100,000.00, Dependents 2 gives State taxable income $67,800.00, State income tax $2,575.60, New Mexico income tax $2,575.60.
- Filing status Head of household, Federal adjusted gross income $200,000.00, Dependents 1 gives State taxable income $175,850.00, State income tax $7,805.65, New Mexico income tax $7,805.65.
Other questions people ask
What is the New Mexico income tax rate?
New Mexico taxes income at 1.5% to 5.9% in 6 brackets (single filers). For a single filer the schedule is 1.5% from $0, 3.2% from $5,500, 4.3% from $16,500, 4.7% from $33,500, 4.9% from $66,500, 5.9% above $210,000 of taxable income. These are the 2026 rates.
How is New Mexico income tax calculated?
Start from federal adjusted gross income. Subtract the larger of the New Mexico standard deduction and your itemized deductions, then the exemptions. Apply the rates to what is left and subtract any credits. New Mexico uses the federal standard deduction ($16,100 single, $32,200 joint, $24,150 head of household for 2026). The model has no exemptions or credits for this state.
Does New Mexico have a local income tax?
This page has no local income tax for New Mexico; if your city or county has one, add it yourself.
What does this New Mexico calculator leave out?
The $4,000 deduction for each dependent after the first is not modelled. The $2.00 a quarter workers’ compensation fee taken from wages (RPD-41108) is not included. Sales tax is the gross receipts tax base rate. It also leaves out state additions and subtractions to federal AGI (such as retirement or Social Security exclusions), part-year and nonresident returns, and credits such as child care, earned income, and tax paid to another state.
Which tax year do the New Mexico rates cover?
Tax year 2026, the return you file in 2027. They come from New Mexico HB 252 (2024).
Which states have no income tax on wages?
Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming. They have no page of their own, because there is no wage income tax to work out; the state income tax calculator answers 0 for them. Federal income tax and Social Security and Medicare still apply.
Is this the same as my paycheck withholding?
No. This is the tax for the whole year on your return. Your employer withholds by the state's own withholding formula, so your refund or balance due is the difference between the two.