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Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School salary in New Mexico

The median special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school in New Mexico earns $76,420 a year, 17% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,904 a month.

10th percentile
$58,110
25th percentile
$61,200
Median percentile
$76,420
75th percentile
$81,360
90th percentile
$100,460

Based on 880 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

$58,847 take-home a year
Gross pay$76,420
Federal income tax−$7,982
Social Security + Medicare−$5,846
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$3,745
Monthly take-home$4,904
Every two weeks$2,263

Does it go far here?

$82,874Median pay in New Mexico is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
22%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 special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico