How much do Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School make in Albuquerque, NM?

Percentile spread

For Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School, the published 10th percentile is $60,570 and the 90th percentile is $95,630. The difference is $35,060, which is 44.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $61,440 to the 75th at $80,610, covers $19,170.

The mean annual wage is $75,210, which sits below the median of $78,670. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Albuquerque, NM median is 20.8% higher than the national median of $65,120 for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School. In 2024 national prices the local median is $82,337, which is 26.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.9% higher than the New Mexico median of $76,420.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Albuquerque, NM is 95.546, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $78,670 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School at $82,337 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School. Albuquerque, NM ranks 2nd of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Santa Fe, NM is 39 miles away, with a median of $82,590 and employment of 50. That median is 5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,621, against $82,337 here.
• Farmington, NM is 142 miles away, with a median of $75,830 and employment of 40. That median is 3.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,458, against $82,337 here.
• Las Cruces, NM is 193 miles away, with a median of $74,470 and employment of 170. That median is 5.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,550, against $82,337 here.

Employment share

Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Albuquerque, NM (330 of 404,700). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (260,870 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.49 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.