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Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School salary in Farmington, NM

The median special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school in Farmington, NM earns $75,830 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,872 a month.

10th percentile
$59,200
25th percentile
$62,020
Median percentile
$75,830
75th percentile
$79,810
90th percentile
$80,380

Based on 40 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

$58,461 take-home a year
Gross pay$75,830
Federal income tax−$7,853
Social Security + Medicare−$5,801
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$3,716
Monthly take-home$4,872
Every two weeks$2,248

Does it go far here?

$86,458Median pay in Farmington, NM is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).
20%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 special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico