Elementary school teacher · Farmington, NM
Elementary school teacher in Farmington: $2,116/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Farmington at $76,840 a year. About 640 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.50). The 10th percentile is $58,040 and the 90th is $81,730. Pay ranks 82nd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($883/mo). New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,116 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Albuquerque is the strongest other metro for this job ($1,893 left over a month), and Farmington still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,116
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,840
$58,040 to $81,730
Rent (1 bd)
$883
$1,051 (2 bd)
Employment
640
Location quotient 1.50
Pay rank
82nd of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $76,840.
- Taxes$1,409
- Rent$883
- Other living costs$1,995
- Left over$2,116
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,840
- Federal income tax
- −$8,519
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,878
- State income tax (NM)
- −$2,516
- Take-home pay
- $59,927
- Effective tax rate
- 22.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $883
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $603
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $2,878
Left over each month
$6,403 gross, minus $1,409 in tax and $2,878 in living costs.
$2,116
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albuquerque, $1,893/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Farmington?
$76,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 640 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Farmington?
$2,116 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $883, and pay covers 7.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Farmington leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Albuquerque at $1,893 a month.