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Forensic Technician pay range

State of New Mexico · class code F4092B

Published per hour range, State of New Mexico

Class code: F4092B
Grade: C3
Pay unit: Hour
Alternate ranges: 2
State: New Mexico

The State of New Mexico published pay range for Forensic Technician is $18.69 to $28.04 per hour.
That works out to about $38,875 to $58,323 a year at full time.
New Mexico State Personnel Office keys this classification as class code F4092B.
The plan defines 2 alternate ranges for this class, so the rate depends on which criteria an employee meets.
This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.

Alternate ranges

Range	Minimum	Maximum	Basis
As listed	$38,885	$58,327	per year
Range Hourly	$18.69	$28.04	per hour

Which alternate range applies is set by the plan's own criteria (experience, certification or assignment). The criteria text lives in the source document.

Where this comes from

New Mexico State Personnel Office publishes this figure in Salary Schedule effective 2026-07-04 and the SPO Job Catalog (effective 08/02/2025). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.

Nearby classes in New Mexico

Associate Retirement Coordinator $18.69 to $28.04 Associate Tax Collection Coordinator $18.69 to $28.04 Associate Engineering Technician $18.69 to $28.04 Associate Chemist $18.69 to $28.04 Associate Tax & Revenue Examiner $18.69 to $28.04 Associate Mental Health & Substance Abuse Counselor $18.69 to $28.04 Child Support Assistant $18.69 to $28.04 Family Assistance Analyst $18.69 to $28.04

Forensic Technician in other states

State	Minimum	Maximum	Per year at full time
Alabama	$36,338	$60,763	$36,338 to $60,763
Arkansas	$47,397	$70,148	$47,397 to $70,148

Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.

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