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

The median secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Farmington, NM earns $76,770 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,923 a month.

10th percentile
$58,260
25th percentile
$60,090
Median percentile
$76,770
75th percentile
$77,310
90th percentile
$81,070

Based on 530 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

$59,076 take-home a year
Gross pay$76,770
Federal income tax−$8,059
Social Security + Medicare−$5,873
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$3,762
Monthly take-home$4,923
Every two weeks$2,272

Does it go far here?

$87,530Median 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
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
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$51,070

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