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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in New Mexico

The median art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in New Mexico earns $76,240 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,894 a month.

10th percentile
$49,330
25th percentile
$62,880
Median percentile
$76,240
75th percentile
$103,350
90th percentile
$133,480

Based on 380 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$58,729 take-home a year
Gross pay$76,240
Federal income tax−$7,943
Social Security + Medicare−$5,832
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$3,736
Monthly take-home$4,894
Every two weeks$2,259

Does it go far here?

$82,679Median pay in New Mexico is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,067 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Mexico

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$327,670
Family Medicine Physicians$228,040
Architectural and Engineering Managers$215,120
Computer Hardware Engineers$165,350
Physicists$165,340
Nuclear Engineers$164,300
Engineers, All Other$162,070
Electrical Engineers$158,520

All art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico