# Secondary school teacher mean annual wage in New Mexico

Secondary school teacher mean annual wage in New Mexico was $72,920 in 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

- Indicator id: `teacher_annual_mean_wage_secondary`
- Place id: `us-state-35`
- Unit: USD
- Definition: Average (mean) annual wage of secondary school teachers, except special and career or technical education (Standard Occupational Classification 25-2031), in US dollars, from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Public and private high 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, career and technical education and middle school teachers. Up to May 2009 the occupation was defined under the 2000 classification, which excluded vocational education 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, secondary school teachers except special and career or technical education (25-2031) (https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- 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, secondary school teachers except special and career or technical education (25-2031). https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/secondary-teacher-salary/new-mexico
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=teacher_annual_mean_wage_secondary&place=us-state-35

| Period | USD |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 72,920 |
| 2024 | 70,130 |
| 2023 | 68,400 |
| 2022 | 62,500 |
| 2021 | 60,770 |
| 2020 | 56,710 |
| 2019 | 57,410 |
| 2018 | 55,380 |
| 2017 | 56,060 |
| 2016 | 53,920 |
| 2015 | 54,590 |
| 2014 | 50,550 |
| 2013 | 50,380 |
| 2012 | 50,780 |
| 2011 | 52,370 |
| 2010 | 54,700 |
| 2009 | 54,480 |
| 2008 | 53,530 |
| 2007 | 47,360 |
| 2006 | 44,060 |
| 2005 | 41,410 |
| 2004 | 39,800 |
| 2003 | 38,190 |