Highest Instructor Salary at New Mexico Colleges
Southwestern College has the highest instructor salary of $68,298 among New Mexico colleges followed by Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute ($63,824) and Central New Mexico Community College ($61,306). The average instructor salary of the New Mexico colleges is $59,392 based on 9-months contract or equivalent data. The following table lists the top 10 colleges with the highest instructor salary by contract length. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southwestern CollegeSanta Fe, NM | $68,298 (5) 41.56% | - | - | - | $91,064 (5) 41.56% |
| 2 | Southwestern Indian Polytechnic InstituteAlbuquerque, NM | $63,824 (17) 3.88% | - | - | - | $85,098 (17) 3.88% |
| 3 | Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, NM | $61,306 (293) 7.25% | $63,671 (145) 7.61% | - | - | $78,652 (148) 6.74% |
| 4 | Brookline College-AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque, NM | $60,027 (5) 9.04% | - | - | - | $80,035 (5) 9.04% |
| 5 | Pima Medical Institute-AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque, NM | $58,682 (30) 24.14% | - | - | - | $78,243 (30) 24.14% |
| 6 | Carrington College-AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque, NM | $58,405 (17) 6.63% | - | - | - | $77,874 (17) 6.63% |
| 7 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, NM | $57,444 (36) 6.60% | $57,801 (34) 6.61% | - | - | $68,514 (2) 28.54% |
| 8 | Northern New Mexico CollegeEspanola, NM | $56,659 (9) 17.66% | $53,580 (8) 22.14% | - | $99,372 (1) 3.98% | - |
| 9 | Western New Mexico UniversitySilver City, NM | $54,861 (4) 0.96% | $50,081 (2) 7.51% | $66,269 (2) 8.62% | - | - |
| 10 | New Mexico State University-Dona AnaLas Cruces, NM | $54,416 (21) 9.08% | $53,278 (11) 9.37% | - | - | $74,223 (10) 3.47% |