Postsecondary Teachers, All Other Salary in Albuquerque, NM

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other pay range in Albuquerque

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $51,000 a year or less, while the top 10% make $132,300 or more. The middle half of other postsecondary teachers in Albuquerque earn between $66,790 and $104,700.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other pay in Albuquerque vs. New Mexico and the U.S.

Other postsecondary teachers in Albuquerque earn 8% more than the New Mexico average ($83,990) and about the same as the U.S. average ($90,630). At the median the gap is +7% against the U.S. median of $77,640.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other salary after taxes in Albuquerque

On the average salary of $90,520, a single filer in Albuquerque takes home about $69,406 a year, or $5,784 a month and $2,669 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Albuquerque a good place for other postsecondary teachers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Albuquerque area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.5), so the average $90,520 buys what about $94,740 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Albuquerque ($48,060). A typical home costs $352,894, or 3.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Postsecondary Teachers, All Other salary in other New Mexico cities

Albuquerque ranks 2nd of 2 New Mexico metro areas for this job; Santa Fe pays the most ($92,840).

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Highest-paying cities for other postsecondary teachers

Trenton, NJ pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($167,460).

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other salary by city

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• Business Teachers, Postsecondary$90,120 a year
• Education Teachers, Postsecondary$73,990 a year
• Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$73,610 a year
• Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$65,860 a year
• Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$64,400 a year

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