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1975-76 through 2004-05 New Mexico Teacher Salary Rankings

New Mexico 's Teacher Salary Average and Ranking Data as Reported in NEA Rankings of the States Publications

New Mexico

 

 

 

 

US (National) Average

NM Increase Required To Reach US Average

NM % of

US Av

Year

Rank

Average

 

Amount

Percent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1975-76

30

11,005

 

12,600

1,595

14.5%

87.3%

1976-77

29

11,862

 

13,357

1,495

12.6%

88.8%

1977-78

27

13,017

 

14,247

1,230

9.4%

91.4%

1978-79

34

13,005

 

15,057

2,052

15.8%

86.4%

1979-80

27

14,887

 

15,966

1,079

7.2%

93.2%

1980-81

26

16,812

 

17,590

778

4.6%

95.6%

1981-82

23

18,690

 

19,157

467

2.5%

97.6%

1982-83

23

20,380

 

20,725

345

1.7%

98.3%

1983-84

26

20,571

 

21,935

1,364

6.6%

93.8%

1984-85

26

22,064

 

23,582

1,518

6.9%

93.6%

1985-86

35

21,817

 

25,201

3,384

15.5%

86.6%

1986-87

29

23,850

 

26,556

2,706

11.3%

89.8%

1987-88

34

24,523

 

28,029

3,506

14.3%

87.5%

1988-89

38

25,139

 

29,648

4,509

17.9%

84.8%

1989-90

41

25,120

 

31,361

6,241

24.8%

80.1%

1990-91

44

25,735

 

33,123

7,388

28.7%

77.7%

1991-92

46

26,239

 

34,054

7,815

29.8%

77.1%

1992-93

46

26,953

 

35,017

8,064

29.9%

77.0%

1993-94

46

27,202

 

35,756

8,554

31.4%

76.1%

1994-95

46

28,493

 

36,605

8,112

28.5%

77.8%

1995-96

44

29,632

 

37,685

8,053

27.2%

78.6%

1996-97

47

29,685

 

38,611

8,926

30.1%

76.9%

1997-98

47

30,152

 

39,454

9,302

30.9%

76.4%

1998-99

45

32,398

 

40,582

8,184

25.3%

79.8%

1999-00

46

32,937

 

41,575

8,638

26.2%

79.2%

2000-01

46

33,785

 

43,335

9,550

28.3%

  78.0%

2001-02

44

36,440

 

44,714

8,274

22.7%

81.5%

2002-03

46

36,965

 

45,776

8,811

23.8%

80.8%

2003-04

46

37,877

 

46,735

8,858

23.4%

81.0%

2004-05

40

39,391

 

47,808

8,422

21.4%

82.4%

2005-06

**34

**41,707

  **48,907

**7,203

**17.3% **85.3%

NOTE: Above ranks and salary average numbers were extracted from published NEA "Rankings of the States" using the "revised" numbers where applicable in subsequent years' reports for comparison with the current year ranking information.

*NEA Estimates of School Statistics for 2005

**NEA-New Mexico Estimate based on historical performance of other states and budget information form the New Mexico Public Education Department

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