Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Salary in Albuquerque, NM
Median annual salary
$75,520
+18% vs US median ($63,970)
Worth after local cost of living
$86,112
cost index 87.7 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Albuquerque, NM
| 10th percentile | $60,470 |
| 25th percentile | $62,930 |
| Median (50th) | $75,520 |
| 75th percentile | $79,330 |
| 90th percentile | $83,850 |
| Mean | $71,980 |
| Employed in metro | 1,900 |
A Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Albuquerque, NM earns a median of $75,520 per year. That is 18% above the national median of $63,970 for this occupation. Because Albuquerque, NM has a cost index of 87.7 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $86,112 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $70,783, median gross rent $1,156/mo, and the median home value $287,800. See the full Albuquerque, NM cost-of-living profile.