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Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary salary in New Mexico

The median sociology teachers, postsecondary in New Mexico earns $77,740 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,976 a month.

10th percentile
$58,390
25th percentile
$70,080
Median percentile
$77,740
75th percentile
$108,300
90th percentile
$126,680

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

$59,711 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,740
Federal income tax−$8,273
Social Security + Medicare−$5,947
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$3,809
Monthly take-home$4,976
Every two weeks$2,297

Does it go far here?

$84,306Median pay in New Mexico is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
21%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 sociology teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico