Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other in New Mexico
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$47,858
after federal, FICA and New Mexico tax
Tax takes
$10,982
18.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$52,949
New Mexico costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in New Mexico — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$58,840
Kept after tax
$47,858
Worth in national money
$52,949
State rank
13
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. New Mexico pays this job a middle wage of $58,840, ranking 13 of 50 states and sitting about 15.62% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 485 occupations New Mexico reports figures for, this is number 220.
- Here is where New Mexico does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $58,840 you keep $47,858, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $52,949 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $57,280, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- New Mexico's median for educational instruction and library workers, all other is $58,840, about 15.62% above the national figure and 13 of 50 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- In New Mexico's occupational distribution, educational instruction and library workers, all other sits at 220 of 485 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- After federal, FICA and New Mexico income tax, retained pay for educational instruction and library workers, all other on $58,840 is $47,858. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $52,949 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $57,280 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $44,350 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $58,840 |
| Top tenth earn over | $67,200 |
| This salary | $58,840 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in New Mexico | $47,858 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,458 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,053 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $56,849 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,483 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in New Mexico earn less than $58,840. The published range is $44,350 up to $67,200, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind New Mexico's $47,858, worked from $58,840. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 220 of 485.
- One number stands for prices across all of New Mexico, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $52,949, the adjusted value of that $58,840 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 220 of 485 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for educational instruction and library workers, all other in New Mexico the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $44,350 to $67,200. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The New Mexico take-home of $47,858, on $58,840 for work ranking 220 of 485 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 220 of 485 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New Mexico, so $52,949 — the adjusted value of that $58,840 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 220 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $44,350 at the bottom tenth to $67,200 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. New Mexico is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $52,949 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; New Mexico then takes its own share, leaving $47,858.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($44,350 to $67,200) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to New Mexico rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
New Mexico's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $52,949 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $47,858 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and New Mexico income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.