What are the main factors that influence an Air Craft Material Handler's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Air Craft Material Handler?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Air Craft Material Handler roles, with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.

How does experience change An Air Craft Material Handler's salary?

An Air Craft Material Handler's salary grows with experience: starting around $27,714 for beginners, reaching about $28,836 at mid-level, and approach $29,096 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Air Craft Material Handler?

Air Craft Material Handler salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Air Craft Material Handler roles are District of Columbia $34,199, California $34,069, Massachusetts $33,615. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Air Craft Material Handler roles make?

Salaries for Air Craft Material Handler level roles vary by specialization: Lead Material Handler: $117,126; Material Handler Manufacturing: $74,493; Material Handler Loader: $44,696; Material Handler Forklift: $42,025; Material Handler 2: $40,875.

Air Craft Material Handler Salary in New Mexico

How much does an Air Craft Material Handler make in New Mexico? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Air Craft Material Handler in New Mexico is $28,608 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $14.

However, an Air Craft Material Handler's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $33,078
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $26,458 to $30,948
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $24,501

10% $24,501

50% (Median) $28,608

90% $33,078

Air Craft Material Handler Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$30,948	$2,579	$595	$15
Average	$28,608	$2,384	$550	$14
25th Percentile	$26,458	$2,205	$509	$13

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Key Factors That Influence Air Craft Material Handler Salaries

An Air Craft Material Handler's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Air Craft Material Handler Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Air Craft Material Handler's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $27,714
Early Career (1-2 years): $28,121
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $28,836
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $28,933
Expert (over 8 years): $29,096

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Air Craft Material Handler	less than 1 year	$27,714
Early Career Level Air Craft Material Handler	1-2 years	$28,121
Mid-Level Level Air Craft Material Handler	2-4 years	$28,836
Senior-Level Level Air Craft Material Handler	5-8 years	$28,933
Expert Level Air Craft Material Handler	over 8 years	$29,096

How Do Air Craft Material Handler Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Air Craft Material Handlers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $34,199.
California: $34,069.
Massachusetts: $33,615.

District of Columbia $34,199 California $34,069 Massachusetts $33,615 Washington $33,492 New Jersey $33,480 Alaska $33,436 Connecticut $33,010 New York $32,837

Hawaii $32,284 Rhode Island $32,025 Maryland $31,849 Minnesota $31,608 Colorado $31,515 Illinois $31,484 Oregon $31,367 Delaware $31,280

New Hampshire $31,226 Virginia $31,104 Pennsylvania $30,749 Nevada $30,570 North Dakota $30,511 Michigan $30,419 Wisconsin $30,385 Vermont $30,317

Texas $30,128 Maine $30,116 Arizona $30,097 Ohio $30,076 Georgia $29,791 Indiana $29,649 Wyoming $29,622 Utah $29,578

Iowa $29,560 Kansas $29,412 Louisiana $29,368 North Carolina $29,353 Missouri $29,347 Florida $29,226 Montana $29,161 Nebraska $29,100

Kentucky $29,066 South Carolina $28,942 Tennessee $28,865 Idaho $28,834 New Mexico $28,608 Oklahoma $28,559 Alabama $28,377 South Dakota $28,071

Arkansas $27,904 West Virginia $27,815 Mississippi $27,546

Top Paying Cities for Air Craft Material Handler

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Algodones: $28,913
Belen: $28,752
Bernalillo: $28,964

Algodones, NM $28,913

Belen, NM $28,752

Bernalillo, NM $28,964

Bluewater, NM $28,356

Bosque, NM $28,541

Casa Blanca, NM $28,605

Cedar Crest, NM $28,988

Cedarvale, NM $27,852

Cerrillos, NM $28,934

Claunch, NM $27,749

Coyote, NM $28,508

Cuba, NM $28,462

Cubero, NM $28,669

Edgewood, NM $28,859

Estancia, NM $28,515

Gallina, NM $28,359

Counselor, NM $28,376

Grants, NM $28,324

Milan, NM $28,437

Isleta, NM $29,014

Jarales, NM $28,724

Jemez Pueblo, NM $28,774

Jemez Springs, NM $28,685

Laguna, NM $28,809

La Jara, NM $28,430

La Joya, NM $28,364

Lindrith, NM $28,330

Los Lunas, NM $28,904

Mcintosh, NM $28,672

Pueblo Of Acoma, NM $28,481

Moriarty, NM $28,575

Mountainair, NM $28,267

Nageezi, NM $28,339

New Laguna, NM $28,655

Paguate, NM $28,674

Pena Blanca, NM $28,995

Peralta, NM $28,950

Placitas, NM $28,965

Ponderosa, NM $28,738

Prewitt, NM $28,347

Regina, NM $28,367

Sandia Park, NM $28,915

Corrales, NM $29,025

San Fidel, NM $28,500

San Rafael, NM $28,379

Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM $28,916

San Ysidro, NM $28,877

Stanley, NM $28,571

Tijeras, NM $28,919

Tome, NM $28,866

Torreon, NM $28,770

Veguita, NM $28,539

Willard, NM $28,216

Youngsville, NM $28,516

Bosque Farms, NM $29,003

Clines Corners, NM $28,399

Cochiti Pueblo, NM $28,938

Cochiti Lake, NM $28,975

Albuquerque, NM $29,041

Kirtland Afb, NM $29,041

Rio Rancho, NM $28,993

Gallup, NM $28,389

Brimhall, NM $28,308

Church Rock, NM $28,322

Continental Divide, NM $28,301

Crownpoint, NM $28,325

Fence Lake, NM $28,199

Fort Wingate, NM $28,312

Gamerco, NM $28,359

Mentmore, NM $28,315

Mexican Springs, NM $28,312

Ramah, NM $28,260

Rehoboth, NM $28,331

Thoreau, NM $28,332

Tohatchi, NM $28,306

Vanderwagen, NM $28,312

Zuni, NM $28,305

Navajo, NM $28,344

Jamestown, NM $28,273

Pinehill, NM $28,238

Sheep Springs, NM $28,337

Smith Lake, NM $28,443

Yatahey, NM $28,327

Farmington, NM $28,463

Aztec, NM $28,515

Blanco, NM $28,382

Bloomfield, NM $28,349

Flora Vista, NM $28,492

Fruitland, NM $28,314

Kirtland, NM $28,493

La Plata, NM $28,503

Navajo Dam, NM $28,490

Shiprock, NM $28,451

Waterflow, NM $28,436

Newcomb, NM $28,320

Sanostee, NM $28,338

Santa Fe, NM $29,189

Abiquiu, NM $28,391

Alcalde, NM $28,885

Amalia, NM $28,347

Arroyo Hondo, NM $28,308

Arroyo Seco, NM $28,340

Canjilon, NM $28,303

Canones, NM $28,561

Carson, NM $28,416

Cebolla, NM $28,320

Cerro, NM $28,328

Chama, NM $28,444

Chamisal, NM $28,809

Chimayo, NM $29,011

Cordova, NM $28,962

Costilla, NM $28,466

Taos Ski Valley, NM $28,250

Dixon, NM $28,781

Dulce, NM $28,443

El Prado, NM $28,365

El Rito, NM $28,495

Embudo, NM $28,633

Espanola, NM $28,976

Glorieta, NM $29,077

Hernandez, NM $28,706

Ilfeld, NM $28,808

La Madera, NM $28,445

Lamy, NM $28,966

Llano, NM $28,750

Los Alamos, NM $29,034

White Rock, NM $29,089

Medanales, NM $28,738

Ojo Caliente, NM $28,569

Los Ojos, NM $28,374

Pecos, NM $28,986

Penasco, NM $28,643

Petaca, NM $28,277

Questa, NM $28,358

Ranchos De Taos, NM $28,507

Red River, NM $28,277

Ribera, NM $28,459

Rowe, NM $28,835

San Cristobal, NM $28,276

San Jose, NM $28,764

Ohkay Owingeh, NM $28,905

Santa Cruz, NM $29,001

Serafina, NM $28,387

Taos, NM $28,349

Tererro, NM $29,079

Tesuque, NM $29,189

Tierra Amarilla, NM $28,349

Trampas, NM $28,620

Tres Piedras, NM $28,269

Truchas, NM $28,881

Vadito, NM $28,606

Valdez, NM $28,297

Vallecitos, NM $28,275

Velarde, NM $28,738

Villanueva, NM $28,404

Spaceport City, NM $27,825

Las Vegas, NM $28,163

Angel Fire, NM $28,246

Anton Chico, NM $28,114

Buena Vista, NM $28,372

Chacon, NM $28,393

Cimarron, NM $28,202

Cleveland, NM $28,594

Eagle Nest, NM $28,223

Guadalupita, NM $28,349

Holman, NM $28,521

La Loma, NM $28,067

Maxwell, NM $28,212

Miami, NM $28,151

Mills, NM $28,051

Montezuma, NM $28,739

Mora, NM $28,634

Mosquero, NM $28,026

Ocate, NM $28,181

Ojo Feliz, NM $28,255

Rainsville, NM $28,379

Raton, NM $28,283

Rociada, NM $28,754

Roy, NM $28,057

Sapello, NM $28,504

Solano, NM $28,023

Springer, NM $28,138

Ute Park, NM $28,215

Valmora, NM $28,139

Wagon Mound, NM $28,107

Watrous, NM $28,149

Socorro, NM $28,084

Aragon, NM $28,169

Datil, NM $28,052

Lemitar, NM $28,214

Luna, NM $28,219

Magdalena, NM $28,055

Pie Town, NM $28,148

Polvadera, NM $28,282

Quemado, NM $28,207

Reserve, NM $28,156

San Acacia, NM $28,329

San Antonio, NM $27,928

Truth Or Consequences, NM $27,922

Arrey, NM $27,918

Caballo, NM $27,937

Derry, NM $27,795

Elephant Butte, NM $27,995

Garfield, NM $27,714

Hatch, NM $27,270

Monticello, NM $27,921

Rincon, NM $27,113

Salem, NM $27,628

Williamsburg, NM $27,958

Winston, NM $27,941

Las Cruces, NM $26,758

White Sands Missile Range, NM $26,846

Santa Teresa, NM $27,041

Playas, NM $28,052

Animas, NM $28,120

Anthony, NM $27,035

Arenas Valley, NM $28,071

Bayard, NM $28,045

Berino, NM $26,912

Buckhorn, NM $28,074

Santa Clara, NM $28,094

Chamberino, NM $26,940

Cliff, NM $28,041

Columbus, NM $27,966

Deming, NM $27,972

Dona Ana, NM $26,759

Fairacres, NM $26,839

Faywood, NM $27,960

Fort Bayard, NM $28,067

Gila, NM $28,000

Glenwood, NM $28,022

Hachita, NM $27,966

Hanover, NM $27,972

Hillsboro, NM $27,915

Hurley, NM $28,026

La Mesa, NM $27,270

Lordsburg, NM $28,031

Mesilla, NM $26,759

Mesilla Park, NM $26,762

Mesquite, NM $26,785

Mimbres, NM $27,994

Mule Creek, NM $28,070

Organ, NM $26,776

Pinos Altos, NM $28,041

Radium Springs, NM $26,770

Redrock, NM $27,969

Rodeo, NM $28,156

San Miguel, NM $26,774

Silver City, NM $28,041

Sunland Park, NM $26,897

Tyrone, NM $28,124

Vado, NM $26,795

Chaparral, NM $27,133

Clovis, NM $27,987

Cannon Afb, NM $27,926

Broadview, NM $27,906

Causey, NM $27,858

Crossroads, NM $27,792

Dora, NM $27,924

Elida, NM $27,808

Floyd, NM $27,876

Fort Sumner, NM $27,853

Grady, NM $27,932

House, NM $27,910

Kenna, NM $27,808

Lingo, NM $27,856

Melrose, NM $27,915

Milnesand, NM $27,797

Pep, NM $27,835

Portales, NM $27,937

Rogers, NM $27,843

Saint Vrain, NM $27,933

Taiban, NM $27,844

Texico, NM $27,943

Yeso, NM $27,743

Roswell, NM $27,775

Artesia, NM $27,830

Caprock, NM $27,773

Carlsbad, NM $27,848

Dexter, NM $27,795

Eunice, NM $27,873

Hagerman, NM $27,808

Hobbs, NM $27,913

Hope, NM $27,707

Jal, NM $27,840

Lake Arthur, NM $27,762

Lakewood, NM $27,804

Loco Hills, NM $27,855

Loving, NM $27,841

Lovington, NM $27,887

Mcdonald, NM $27,811

Malaga, NM $27,814

Maljamar, NM $27,787

Monument, NM $27,852

Tatum, NM $27,829

Whites City, NM $27,875

Carrizozo, NM $27,643

Alamogordo, NM $27,555

Alto, NM $27,647

Bent, NM $27,560

Capitan, NM $27,583

Cloudcroft, NM $27,557

Corona, NM $27,763

Encino, NM $27,986

Fort Stanton, NM $27,595

Glencoe, NM $27,575

High Rolls Mountain Park, NM $27,552

Holloman Air Force Base, NM $27,552

Hondo, NM $27,600

La Luz, NM $27,552

Lincoln, NM $27,520

Mayhill, NM $27,614

Mescalero, NM $27,564

Nogal, NM $27,683

Orogrande, NM $27,566

Picacho, NM $27,594

Pinon, NM $27,698

Ruidoso, NM $27,700

Ruidoso Downs, NM $27,662

Sacramento, NM $27,577

San Patricio, NM $27,610

Sunspot, NM $27,552

Timberon, NM $27,612

Tinnie, NM $27,578

Tularosa, NM $27,570

Vaughn, NM $27,874

Weed, NM $27,611

Tucumcari, NM $28,012

Amistad, NM $27,976

Bard, NM $27,931

Capulin, NM $28,247

Clayton, NM $28,030

Conchas Dam, NM $28,056

Cuervo, NM $27,921

Des Moines, NM $28,136

Folsom, NM $28,179

Garita, NM $28,002

Gladstone, NM $28,058

Grenville, NM $28,053

Logan, NM $28,011

Mcalister, NM $27,924

Nara Visa, NM $27,945

Newkirk, NM $27,976

Quay, NM $27,992

San Jon, NM $27,962

Santa Rosa, NM $27,992

Sedan, NM $28,002

Trementina, NM $28,000

Air Craft Material Handler Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Air Craft Material Handler roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 70% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Retail & Wholesale sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, Air Craft Material Handler positions in Business Services or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Air Craft Material Handler as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Air Craft Material Handler

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$40,052	$19.0	40%
Retail & Wholesale	$31,469	$15.0	10%

Air Craft Material Handler Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Air Craft Material Handler's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$26,458

Average $28,608/year

$30,948

$2,205

Average $2,384/month

$2,579

$509

Average $550/week

$595

$13

Average $14/hour

$15

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$30,948	$2,579	$595	$15
Average	$28,608	$2,384	$550	$14
25th Percentile	$26,458	$2,205	$509	$13

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