Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary Salary in New Mexico

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in New Mexico have a median of $35,900 a year, below the national $36,780 (−2%); the state ranks 26th of 51 states by median. That is 24% less than the median across all occupations in New Mexico ($47,210). Among neighbouring states, Utah pays more (up to $37,050 in Utah) and Colorado, Texas and Oklahoma pay less (down to $27,920 in Oklahoma). New Mexico employs 8,970 teaching assistants, except postsecondary, 10.3 per 1,000 jobs, the 36th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.13 is close to the national share.

New Mexico vs the United States, May 2025

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary: 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	*	*	*	*	*	*	8,970	10.30	1.13
New Mexico	Annual	$27,050	$28,990	$35,900	$43,580	$46,390	$36,610	8,970	10.30	1.13
United States	Hourly	*	*	*	*	*	*	1,420,350	–	–
United States	Annual	$27,150	$31,060	$36,780	$45,360	$50,040	$38,290	1,420,350	–	–

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: 26th of 51 states
Rank by employment: 36th of 51 states
Location quotient: 1.13
Jobs per 1,000: 10.30

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 teaching assistants, except postsecondary, 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
Las Cruces, NM	*	$40,930	$26,950	$46,390	1,020	12.70	1.39
Farmington, NM	*	$39,960	$27,090	$47,580	560	11.80	1.29
Santa Fe, NM	*	$35,290	$29,250	$56,800	410	6.58	0.72
Albuquerque, NM	*	$32,380	$28,150	$46,430	3,490	8.62	0.94
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	*	$36,210	$27,530	$45,560	920	10.86	1.19
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	*	$33,780	$26,540	$45,810	2,580	15.46	1.69

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
New Mexico	*	$35,900	8,970	1.13
Arizona	*	$35,900	25,280	0.85
Colorado	*	$35,760	21,910	0.83
Oklahoma	*	$27,920	13,860	0.89
Texas	*	$29,850	108,960	0.85
Utah	*	$37,050	18,170	1.15

See the national page for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (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.