Assistant Professor Salary at New Mexico Colleges
The 2023 average assistant professor salary at New Mexico colleges is $62,972 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. Southeast New Mexico College has the highest assistant professor salary of $89,613 among New Mexico colleges followed by University of New Mexico-Main Campus ($82,041) and New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ($76,472).
The following table lists the New Mexico colleges with assistant professor salary information by contract length where the salary data is available. The table is sorted by salary in descending order. The number in parenthesis is the number of faculty for the contract length relatively.
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| School name | Equated to 9-Month Contract | 9-Month Contract | 10-Month Contract | 11-Month Contract | 12-Month Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast New Mexico CollegeCarlsbad, NM | $89,613 (8) 63.89% | $91,993 (7) 68.31% | - | - | $97,273 (1) 33.04% |
| University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, NM | $82,041 (269) 6.82% | $86,735 (176) 7.95% | - | - | $97,544 (93) 7.43% |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologySocorro, NM | $76,472 (33) 6.69% | $76,472 (33) 6.69% | - | - | - |
| New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, NM | $74,337 (201) 4.99% | $75,533 (183) 4.57% | - | - | $82,899 (18) 8.24% |
| New Mexico Military InstituteRoswell, NM | $73,459 (19) 21.97% | $73,166 (16) 22.27% | $83,362 (3) 20.41% | - | - |
| Brookline College-AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque, NM | $70,230 (13) | - | - | - | $93,641 (13) |
| Northern New Mexico CollegeEspanola, NM | $67,310 (11) 21.34% | $66,855 (7) 26.13% | - | $83,261 (4) 11.51% | - |
| University of New Mexico-Gallup CampusGallup, NM | $66,094 (7) 6.90% | $66,101 (6) 6.88% | - | - | $88,069 (1) 7.12% |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, NM | $65,156 (65) 6.56% | $65,213 (63) 6.54% | - | - | $84,489 (2) 7.12% |
| New Mexico Highlands UniversityLas Vegas, NM | $64,988 (40) 20.38% | $64,988 (40) 20.38% | - | - | - |
| Western New Mexico UniversitySilver City, NM | $64,299 (49) 7.38% | $64,590 (42) 6.98% | $70,599 (6) 15.96% | - | $75,519 (1) 6.48% |
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts DevelopmentSanta Fe, NM | $60,162 (19) 5.60% | $60,162 (19) 5.60% | - | - | - |
| New Mexico State University-AlamogordoAlamogordo, NM | $59,550 (11) 5.38% | $59,550 (11) 5.38% | - | - | - |
| Santa Fe Community CollegeSanta Fe, NM | $58,963 (52) 7.54% | $59,635 (46) 7.39% | - | - | $71,753 (6) 9.14% |
| University of New Mexico-Valencia County CampusLos Lunas, NM | $57,338 (11) 20.74% | $57,338 (11) 20.74% | - | - | - |
| San Juan CollegeFarmington, NM | $57,171 (73) 5.31% | $56,945 (44) 4.72% | $73,917 (2) 7.12% | - | $75,795 (27) 6.51% |
| New Mexico State University-Dona AnaLas Cruces, NM | $56,961 (37) 4.55% | $56,114 (30) 5.96% | - | - | $80,786 (7) 4.21% |
| New Mexico State University-GrantsGrants, NM | $55,844 (1) 8.86% | $55,844 (1) 8.86% | - | - | - |
| University of New Mexico-Taos CampusRanchos de Taos, NM | $54,209 (2) 7.83% | $57,000 (1) 8.48% | - | - | $68,557 (1) 7.12% |
| Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community CollegeRuidoso, NM | $51,899 (3) | $51,899 (3) | - | - | - |
| Navajo Technical UniversityCrownpoint, NM | $47,866 (46) 2.00% | - | $53,518 (44) 2.33% | - | $55,000 (2) 5.98% |
| University of the SouthwestHobbs, NM | $31,419 (12) 2.43% | - | - | - | $41,893 (12) 2.42% |