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Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary in New Mexico

The median environmental science teachers, postsecondary in New Mexico earns $111,270 a year, 17% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,805 a month.

10th percentile
$54,560
25th percentile
$81,600
Median percentile
$111,270
75th percentile
$144,390
90th percentile
$144,390

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

$81,656 take-home a year
Gross pay$111,270
Federal income tax−$15,649
Social Security + Medicare−$8,512
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$5,452
Monthly take-home$6,805
Every two weeks$3,141

Does it go far here?

$120,668Median 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 environmental science teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico