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Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary salary in New Mexico

The median engineering teachers, postsecondary in New Mexico earns $105,410 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,485 a month.

10th percentile
$64,470
25th percentile
$81,160
Median percentile
$105,410
75th percentile
$130,220
90th percentile
$138,010

Based on 290 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

$77,821 take-home a year
Gross pay$105,410
Federal income tax−$14,360
Social Security + Medicare−$8,064
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$5,165
Monthly take-home$6,485
Every two weeks$2,993

Does it go far here?

$114,313Median 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 engineering teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico