Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Salary in New Mexico

The median for secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in New Mexico is $75,900 a year, somewhat above the national $72,040 (+5%); the state ranks 20th of 51 states by median. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education earn 61% more than the median across all occupations in New Mexico ($47,210). Among neighbouring states, Utah pays more (up to $76,330 in Utah) and Colorado, Texas, Arizona and Oklahoma pay less (down to $48,710 in Oklahoma). New Mexico employs 8,120 secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education, 9.32 per 1,000 jobs, the 36th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.36 means the occupation is more concentrated in New Mexico than nationally.

New Mexico vs the United States, May 2025

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in New Mexico and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
New Mexico	Hourly	*	*	*	*	*	*	8,120	9.32	1.36
New Mexico	Annual	$59,330	$63,190	$75,900	$79,550	$84,170	$72,920	8,120	9.32	1.36
United States	Hourly	*	*	*	*	*	*	1,065,210	–	–
United States	Annual	$48,780	$59,980	$72,040	$92,570	$107,600	$76,320	1,065,210	–	–

New Mexico annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

Rank by median: 20th of 51 states
Rank by employment: 36th of 51 states
Location quotient: 1.36
Jobs per 1,000: 9.32

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of New Mexico's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in New Mexico

4 metropolitan areas and 2 nonmetropolitan areas touching New Mexico publish a row for secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

Area	Median hourly	Median annual	10th pct (annual)	90th pct (annual)	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Santa Fe, NM	*	$77,260	$59,430	$87,630	630	10.25	1.50
Albuquerque, NM	*	$76,960	$59,840	$81,260	3,360	8.29	1.21
Farmington, NM	*	$76,770	$58,260	$81,070	530	11.16	1.63
Las Cruces, NM	*	$75,250	$57,680	$75,980	760	9.50	1.39
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	*	$76,610	$59,280	$90,860	1,840	11.04	1.61
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	*	$75,500	$60,180	$106,870	1,000	11.82	1.72

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
New Mexico	*	$75,900	8,120	1.36
Arizona	*	$58,360	21,190	0.95
Colorado	*	$72,900	18,310	0.93
Oklahoma	*	$48,710	15,480	1.32
Texas	*	$63,590	111,660	1.16
Utah	*	$76,330	11,030	0.93

See the national page for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education (every state ranked) and the New Mexico wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS New Mexico estimates.

*: Wage estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.