# Elementary school teacher mean annual wage in New Mexico

Elementary school teacher mean annual wage in New Mexico was $72,170 in 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

- Indicator id: `teacher_annual_mean_wage_elementary`
- Place id: `us-state-35`
- Unit: USD
- Definition: Average (mean) annual wage of elementary school teachers, except special education (Standard Occupational Classification 25-2021), in US dollars, from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Public and private schools. Estimates refer to May of each year.
- Note: Teachers report an annual salary for the school year, so BLS publishes no hourly rate for them. Excludes special education, kindergarten and middle school teachers. Pay is straight-time gross pay: base rate, cost-of-living allowances, commissions, production bonuses and tips. Overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and employer-paid benefits are excluded.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, elementary school teachers except special education (25-2021) (https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, elementary school teachers except special education (25-2021). https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/elementary-teacher-salary/new-mexico
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=teacher_annual_mean_wage_elementary&place=us-state-35

| Period | USD |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 72,170 |
| 2024 | 69,150 |
| 2023 | 65,690 |
| 2022 | 61,890 |
| 2021 | 58,720 |
| 2020 | 60,740 |
| 2019 | 57,330 |
| 2018 | 55,390 |
| 2017 | 59,060 |
| 2016 | 58,090 |
| 2015 | 58,410 |
| 2014 | 51,220 |
| 2013 | 51,470 |
| 2012 | 51,610 |
| 2011 | 51,990 |
| 2010 | 51,660 |
| 2009 | 50,930 |
| 2008 | 49,750 |
| 2007 | 45,130 |
| 2006 | 41,190 |
| 2005 | 37,450 |
| 2004 | 37,340 |
| 2003 | 36,630 |