How much do Special Education Teachers, Secondary School make in Farmington, NM?

Percentile spread

For Special Education Teachers, Secondary School, the published 10th percentile is $59,930 and the 90th percentile is $91,480. The difference is $31,550, which is 39.8% 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 $61,030 to the 75th at $79,190, covers $18,160.

The mean annual wage is $74,610, which sits below the median of $79,190. 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 Farmington, NM median is 6.6% higher than the national median of $74,260 for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School. In 2024 national prices the local median is $90,289, which is 21.6% 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 $76,940.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Farmington, NM is 87.707, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $79,190 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Special Education Teachers, Secondary School at $90,289 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School. Farmington, NM ranks 1st of 5 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).).

• Albuquerque, NM is 142 miles away, with a median of $76,590 and employment of 1,030. That median is 3.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,160, against $90,289 here.
• Santa Fe, NM is 149 miles away, with a median of $78,880 and employment of 170. That median is 0.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,865, against $90,289 here.
• Grand Junction, CO is 173 miles away, with a median of $65,090 and employment of 60. That median is 17.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,174, against $90,289 here.

Employment share

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School accounts for 0.27% of wage-and-salary employment in Farmington, NM (130 of 47,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (163,930 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.59 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.