Bernalillo County minimum wage

$10.95 an hour since January 1, 2026. The New Mexico rate of $12.00 is higher, so employers pay that.

Who it covers: Employers in unincorporated Bernalillo County. The county's own rate is below the New Mexico state minimum wage, so the state rate ($12.00) is what employers actually pay.

From	Hourly rate	Tipped cash wage	Official source
January 1, 2026	$10.95	Set by state law	bernco.gov checked 2026-10-26

Changes not announced yet

January 1, 2027: Annual adjustment each January 1; the county posts the new rate on its workplace postings page. Not yet posted as of 2026-10-26. It is very likely to stay below the state's $12.00. (bernco.gov)

We add the amount as soon as it's published. The API returns these under pending_changes.

Good to know

The county rate ($10.95) is below the state rate. The county says the State of New Mexico minimum wage supersedes it and is the prevailing wage: $12 an hour.
Tipped employees get the state tipped minimum of $3 an hour (the county page says so), so tipped_cash is null here.
Albuquerque, inside the county, has its own ordinance.

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  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BANKDAY_KEY"

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Questions

What is the minimum wage in Bernalillo County in 2027?

The 2027 rate isn't announced yet (Annual adjustment each January 1; the county posts the new rate on its workplace postings page. Not yet posted as of 2026-10-26. It is very likely to stay below the state's $12.00.). Until then it's $10.95 an hour.

Who does the Bernalillo County minimum wage cover?

Employers in unincorporated Bernalillo County. The county's own rate is below the New Mexico state minimum wage, so the state rate ($12.00) is what employers actually pay.

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