High paying teaching and library jobs in New Mexico

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in New Mexico. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single teaching and library job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in New Mexico run 7.8% below the national average (2024), so a New Mexico salary is worth about 1.08× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in New Mexico.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, New Mexico · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$134,600
Doctoral or professional degree
$42,680 – $355,5601,430
2Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$105,410
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,470 – $138,010290
3Business Teachers, Postsecondary$83,980
Doctoral or professional degree
$42,680 – $173,650410
4Instructional Coordinators$80,870
Master's degree
$55,000 – $120,720510
5Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$79,380
Doctoral or professional degree
$42,680 – $109,880320
6Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$78,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,530 – $124,6501,360
7Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$76,940
Bachelor's degree
$60,190 – $90,5802,150
8Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$76,420
Bachelor's degree
$58,110 – $100,460880
9Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$76,240
Master's degree
$49,330 – $133,480380
10Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$75,900
Bachelor's degree
$59,330 – $84,1708,120
11Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$75,240
Bachelor's degree
$61,630 – $82,8804,260
12Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$74,550
Bachelor's degree
$58,120 – $86,5606,210
13Special Education Teachers, Middle School$74,440
Bachelor's degree
$60,070 – $89,7601,090
14Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$74,380
Bachelor's degree
$51,420 – $88,570950
15Teachers and Instructors, All Other$66,800
Bachelor's degree
$42,270 – $107,490770
16Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$66,550
Doctoral or professional degree
$42,680 – $106,310400
17Education Teachers, Postsecondary$64,830
Doctoral or professional degree
$39,670 – $108,790290
18Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$62,530
Master's degree
$41,600 – $97,490580
19Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$60,490
Bachelor's degree
$43,490 – $177,3301,070
20Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$58,840
Bachelor's degree
$44,350 – $67,200310
21Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$49,880
Doctoral or professional degree
$42,680 – $89,270400
22Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$48,270
Bachelor's degree
$34,400 – $65,100370
23Self-Enrichment Teachers$45,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,360 – $89,1701,840
24Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$44,070
Associate's degree
$32,270 – $79,5602,490
25Library Technicians$38,830
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,160 – $56,140540
26Tutors$36,660
Some college, no degree
$31,110 – $67,570460
27Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$36,400
Bachelor's degree
$30,170 – $43,9603,510
28Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$35,900
Some college, no degree
$27,050 – $46,3908,970

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianNew Mexico	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$134,600	$42,680 – $355,560	1,430
2	Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$105,410	$64,470 – $138,010	290
3	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$83,980	$42,680 – $173,650	410
4	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$80,870	$55,000 – $120,720	510
5	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,380	$42,680 – $109,880	320
6	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$78,840	$49,530 – $124,650	1,360
7	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$76,940	$60,190 – $90,580	2,150
8	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$76,420	$58,110 – $100,460	880
9	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$76,240	$49,330 – $133,480	380
10	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$75,900	$59,330 – $84,170	8,120
11	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$75,240	$61,630 – $82,880	4,260
12	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$74,550	$58,120 – $86,560	6,210
13	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$74,440	$60,070 – $89,760	1,090
14	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$74,380	$51,420 – $88,570	950
15	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$66,800	$42,270 – $107,490	770
16	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$66,550	$42,680 – $106,310	400
17	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$64,830	$39,670 – $108,790	290
18	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$62,530	$41,600 – $97,490	580
19	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$60,490	$43,490 – $177,330	1,070
20	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$58,840	$44,350 – $67,200	310
21	Communications Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$49,880	$42,680 – $89,270	400
22	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$48,270	$34,400 – $65,100	370
23	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,890	$29,360 – $89,170	1,840
24	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$44,070	$32,270 – $79,560	2,490
25	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,830	$29,160 – $56,140	540
26	TutorsSome college, no degree	$36,660	$31,110 – $67,570	460
27	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$36,400	$30,170 – $43,960	3,510
28	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$35,900	$27,050 – $46,390	8,970

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in New Mexico. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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