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Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education salary in Farmington, NM

The median middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Farmington, NM earns $76,820 a year, 19% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,926 a month.

10th percentile
$56,720
25th percentile
$62,580
Median percentile
$76,820
75th percentile
$77,900
90th percentile
$82,370

Based on 280 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

$59,109 take-home a year
Gross pay$76,820
Federal income tax−$8,070
Social Security + Medicare−$5,877
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$3,764
Monthly take-home$4,926
Every two weeks$2,273

Does it go far here?

$87,587Median pay in Farmington, NM is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).
19%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($956 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Farmington, NM

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$95,170
Registered Nurses$83,070
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$76,840
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$76,770
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$76,520
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$64,500
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$62,190
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$57,440

All middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico