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Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary salary in New Mexico

The median atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary in New Mexico earns $106,990 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,571 a month.

10th percentile
$61,380
25th percentile
$64,970
Median percentile
$106,990
75th percentile
$111,670
90th percentile
$137,420

Based on 50 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

$78,855 take-home a year
Gross pay$106,990
Federal income tax−$14,708
Social Security + Medicare−$8,185
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$5,243
Monthly take-home$6,571
Every two weeks$3,033

Does it go far here?

$116,026Median pay in New Mexico is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
16%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 atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico