What are the main factors that influence an Academic Faculty's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Academic Faculty's salary?

An Academic Faculty's salary grows with experience: starting around $47,753 for beginners, reaching about $49,921 at mid-level, and approach $53,018 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Academic Faculty?

Academic Faculty salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Academic Faculty roles are District of Columbia $60,911, California $60,680, Massachusetts $59,871. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Academic Faculty roles make?

Salaries for Academic Faculty level roles vary by specialization: Chief Academic Officer - MD: $433,390; Faculty Manager: $108,371; Academic Success Director: $76,353; Academic Advising Director: $76,333; Academic Advsior, Adjunct Faculty: $55,007.

Academic Faculty Salary in New Mexico

How much does an Academic Faculty make in New Mexico? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Academic Faculty in New Mexico is $50,954 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

However, an Academic Faculty's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $65,154
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $45,726 to $58,387
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $40,967

10% $40,967

50% (Median) $50,954

90% $65,154

Academic Faculty Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$58,387	$4,866	$1,123	$28
Average	$50,954	$4,246	$980	$24
25th Percentile	$45,726	$3,811	$879	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Academic Faculty Salaries

An Academic Faculty's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Academic Faculty Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Academic Faculty's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $47,753
Early Career (1-2 years): $47,904
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $49,921
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $52,812
Expert (over 8 years): $53,018

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Academic Faculty	less than 1 year	$47,753
Early Career Level Academic Faculty	1-2 years	$47,904
Mid-Level Level Academic Faculty	2-4 years	$49,921
Senior-Level Level Academic Faculty	5-8 years	$52,812
Expert Level Academic Faculty	over 8 years	$53,018

How Do Academic Faculty Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Academic Faculties. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $60,911.
California: $60,680.
Massachusetts: $59,871.

District of Columbia $60,911 California $60,680 Massachusetts $59,871 Washington $59,651 New Jersey $59,629 Alaska $59,552 Connecticut $58,793 New York $58,485

Hawaii $57,500 Rhode Island $57,038 Maryland $56,725 Minnesota $56,296 Colorado $56,130 Illinois $56,075 Oregon $55,866 Delaware $55,712

New Hampshire $55,616 Virginia $55,399 Pennsylvania $54,766 Nevada $54,447 North Dakota $54,343 Michigan $54,177 Wisconsin $54,117 Vermont $53,996

Texas $53,660 Maine $53,638 Arizona $53,605 Ohio $53,567 Georgia $53,061 Indiana $52,808 Wyoming $52,758 Utah $52,681

Iowa $52,648 Kansas $52,384 Louisiana $52,307 North Carolina $52,280 Missouri $52,269 Florida $52,054 Montana $51,938 Nebraska $51,828

Kentucky $51,768 South Carolina $51,548 Tennessee $51,410 Idaho $51,355 New Mexico $50,954 Oklahoma $50,866 Alabama $50,541 South Dakota $49,996

Arkansas $49,699 West Virginia $49,540 Mississippi $49,061

Top Paying Cities for Academic Faculty

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Algodones: $51,496
Belen: $51,210
Bernalillo: $51,587

Algodones, NM $51,496

Belen, NM $51,210

Bernalillo, NM $51,587

Bluewater, NM $50,504

Bosque, NM $50,833

Casa Blanca, NM $50,948

Cedar Crest, NM $51,630

Cedarvale, NM $49,606

Cerrillos, NM $51,534

Claunch, NM $49,422

Coyote, NM $50,774

Cuba, NM $50,693

Cubero, NM $51,061

Edgewood, NM $51,400

Estancia, NM $50,787

Gallina, NM $50,509

Counselor, NM $50,540

Grants, NM $50,446

Milan, NM $50,648

Isleta, NM $51,676

Jarales, NM $51,160

Jemez Pueblo, NM $51,249

Jemez Springs, NM $51,091

Laguna, NM $51,311

La Jara, NM $50,636

La Joya, NM $50,519

Lindrith, NM $50,458

Los Lunas, NM $51,481

Mcintosh, NM $51,066

Pueblo Of Acoma, NM $50,726

Moriarty, NM $50,895

Mountainair, NM $50,346

Nageezi, NM $50,473

New Laguna, NM $51,036

Paguate, NM $51,071

Pena Blanca, NM $51,641

Peralta, NM $51,562

Placitas, NM $51,589

Ponderosa, NM $51,184

Prewitt, NM $50,489

Regina, NM $50,524

Sandia Park, NM $51,501

Corrales, NM $51,695

San Fidel, NM $50,761

San Rafael, NM $50,545

Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM $51,501

San Ysidro, NM $51,432

Stanley, NM $50,888

Tijeras, NM $51,507

Tome, NM $51,412

Torreon, NM $51,241

Veguita, NM $50,829

Willard, NM $50,255

Youngsville, NM $50,789

Bosque Farms, NM $51,657

Clines Corners, NM $50,580

Cochiti Pueblo, NM $51,540

Cochiti Lake, NM $51,607

Albuquerque, NM $51,724

Kirtland Afb, NM $51,724

Rio Rancho, NM $51,639

Gallup, NM $50,562

Brimhall, NM $50,419

Church Rock, NM $50,443

Continental Divide, NM $50,407

Crownpoint, NM $50,449

Fence Lake, NM $50,224

Fort Wingate, NM $50,425

Gamerco, NM $50,510

Mentmore, NM $50,432

Mexican Springs, NM $50,426

Ramah, NM $50,333

Rehoboth, NM $50,459

Thoreau, NM $50,462

Tohatchi, NM $50,416

Vanderwagen, NM $50,426

Zuni, NM $50,413

Navajo, NM $50,482

Jamestown, NM $50,357

Pinehill, NM $50,294

Sheep Springs, NM $50,470

Smith Lake, NM $50,658

Yatahey, NM $50,452

Farmington, NM $50,695

Aztec, NM $50,788

Blanco, NM $50,551

Bloomfield, NM $50,491

Flora Vista, NM $50,747

Fruitland, NM $50,429

Kirtland, NM $50,747

La Plata, NM $50,766

Navajo Dam, NM $50,743

Shiprock, NM $50,673

Waterflow, NM $50,647

Newcomb, NM $50,439

Sanostee, NM $50,471

Santa Fe, NM $51,988

Abiquiu, NM $50,566

Alcalde, NM $51,447

Amalia, NM $50,489

Arroyo Hondo, NM $50,418

Arroyo Seco, NM $50,476

Canjilon, NM $50,410

Canones, NM $50,869

Carson, NM $50,611

Cebolla, NM $50,439

Cerro, NM $50,454

Chama, NM $50,660

Chamisal, NM $51,310

Chimayo, NM $51,671

Cordova, NM $51,583

Costilla, NM $50,701

Taos Ski Valley, NM $50,316

Dixon, NM $51,261

Dulce, NM $50,659

El Prado, NM $50,521

El Rito, NM $50,752

Embudo, NM $50,998

Espanola, NM $51,608

Glorieta, NM $51,788

Hernandez, NM $51,128

Ilfeld, NM $51,310

La Madera, NM $50,663

Lamy, NM $51,590

Llano, NM $51,206

Los Alamos, NM $51,712

White Rock, NM $51,810

Medanales, NM $51,185

Ojo Caliente, NM $50,884

Los Ojos, NM $50,536

Pecos, NM $51,627

Penasco, NM $51,016

Petaca, NM $50,363

Questa, NM $50,508

Ranchos De Taos, NM $50,774

Red River, NM $50,363

Ribera, NM $50,687

Rowe, NM $51,358

San Cristobal, NM $50,362

San Jose, NM $51,232

Ohkay Owingeh, NM $51,482

Santa Cruz, NM $51,653

Serafina, NM $50,559

Taos, NM $50,492

Tererro, NM $51,792

Tesuque, NM $51,988

Tierra Amarilla, NM $50,492

Trampas, NM $50,974

Tres Piedras, NM $50,349

Truchas, NM $51,439

Vadito, NM $50,949

Valdez, NM $50,400

Vallecitos, NM $50,360

Velarde, NM $51,184

Villanueva, NM $50,589

Spaceport City, NM $49,558

Las Vegas, NM $50,160

Angel Fire, NM $50,308

Anton Chico, NM $50,073

Buena Vista, NM $50,533

Chacon, NM $50,569

Cimarron, NM $50,230

Cleveland, NM $50,928

Eagle Nest, NM $50,268

Guadalupita, NM $50,492

Holman, NM $50,798

La Loma, NM $49,989

Maxwell, NM $50,247

Miami, NM $50,138

Mills, NM $49,960

Montezuma, NM $51,186

Mora, NM $50,999

Mosquero, NM $49,917

Ocate, NM $50,193

Ojo Feliz, NM $50,325

Rainsville, NM $50,545

Raton, NM $50,373

Rociada, NM $51,212

Roy, NM $49,971

Sapello, NM $50,768

Solano, NM $49,910

Springer, NM $50,116

Ute Park, NM $50,253

Valmora, NM $50,118

Wagon Mound, NM $50,061

Watrous, NM $50,135

Socorro, NM $50,019

Aragon, NM $50,170

Datil, NM $49,963

Lemitar, NM $50,252

Luna, NM $50,259

Magdalena, NM $49,967

Pie Town, NM $50,134

Polvadera, NM $50,373

Quemado, NM $50,238

Reserve, NM $50,148

San Acacia, NM $50,456

San Antonio, NM $49,742

Truth Or Consequences, NM $49,732

Arrey, NM $49,724

Caballo, NM $49,758

Derry, NM $49,505

Elephant Butte, NM $49,861

Garfield, NM $49,361

Hatch, NM $48,570

Monticello, NM $49,729

Rincon, NM $48,290

Salem, NM $49,207

Williamsburg, NM $49,795

Winston, NM $49,765

Las Cruces, NM $47,658

White Sands Missile Range, NM $47,815

Santa Teresa, NM $48,162

Playas, NM $49,962

Animas, NM $50,084

Anthony, NM $48,151

Arenas Valley, NM $49,996

Bayard, NM $49,950

Berino, NM $47,932

Buckhorn, NM $50,001

Santa Clara, NM $50,037

Chamberino, NM $47,982

Cliff, NM $49,944

Columbus, NM $49,809

Deming, NM $49,821

Dona Ana, NM $47,660

Fairacres, NM $47,803

Faywood, NM $49,798

Fort Bayard, NM $49,989

Gila, NM $49,870

Glenwood, NM $49,909

Hachita, NM $49,809

Hanover, NM $49,820

Hillsboro, NM $49,718

Hurley, NM $49,916

La Mesa, NM $48,570

Lordsburg, NM $49,925

Mesilla, NM $47,659

Mesilla Park, NM $47,664

Mesquite, NM $47,705

Mimbres, NM $49,859

Mule Creek, NM $49,994

Organ, NM $47,689

Pinos Altos, NM $49,943

Radium Springs, NM $47,679

Redrock, NM $49,815

Rodeo, NM $50,148

San Miguel, NM $47,687

Silver City, NM $49,943

Sunland Park, NM $47,906

Tyrone, NM $50,091

Vado, NM $47,724

Chaparral, NM $48,326

Clovis, NM $49,847

Cannon Afb, NM $49,737

Broadview, NM $49,702

Causey, NM $49,617

Crossroads, NM $49,499

Dora, NM $49,735

Elida, NM $49,528

Floyd, NM $49,649

Fort Sumner, NM $49,609

Grady, NM $49,749

House, NM $49,710

Kenna, NM $49,529

Lingo, NM $49,614

Melrose, NM $49,718

Milnesand, NM $49,509

Pep, NM $49,577

Portales, NM $49,758

Rogers, NM $49,590

Saint Vrain, NM $49,750

Taiban, NM $49,592

Texico, NM $49,769

Yeso, NM $49,412

Roswell, NM $49,469

Artesia, NM $49,567

Caprock, NM $49,466

Carlsbad, NM $49,599

Dexter, NM $49,504

Eunice, NM $49,643

Hagerman, NM $49,529

Hobbs, NM $49,716

Hope, NM $49,347

Jal, NM $49,585

Lake Arthur, NM $49,447

Lakewood, NM $49,521

Loco Hills, NM $49,612

Loving, NM $49,587

Lovington, NM $49,668

Mcdonald, NM $49,533

Malaga, NM $49,538

Maljamar, NM $49,490

Monument, NM $49,606

Tatum, NM $49,565

Whites City, NM $49,648

Carrizozo, NM $49,235

Alamogordo, NM $49,078

Alto, NM $49,242

Bent, NM $49,087

Capitan, NM $49,127

Cloudcroft, NM $49,082

Corona, NM $49,449

Encino, NM $49,846

Fort Stanton, NM $49,148

Glencoe, NM $49,113

High Rolls Mountain Park, NM $49,072

Holloman Air Force Base, NM $49,072

Hondo, NM $49,158

La Luz, NM $49,072

Lincoln, NM $49,015

Mayhill, NM $49,183

Mescalero, NM $49,094

Nogal, NM $49,305

Orogrande, NM $49,097

Picacho, NM $49,148

Pinon, NM $49,332

Ruidoso, NM $49,335

Ruidoso Downs, NM $49,268

Sacramento, NM $49,116

San Patricio, NM $49,175

Sunspot, NM $49,072

Timberon, NM $49,178

Tinnie, NM $49,119

Tularosa, NM $49,105

Vaughn, NM $49,645

Weed, NM $49,177

Tucumcari, NM $49,891

Amistad, NM $49,827

Bard, NM $49,747

Capulin, NM $50,311

Clayton, NM $49,924

Conchas Dam, NM $49,969

Cuervo, NM $49,729

Des Moines, NM $50,112

Folsom, NM $50,190

Garita, NM $49,873

Gladstone, NM $49,973

Grenville, NM $49,964

Logan, NM $49,890

Mcalister, NM $49,735

Nara Visa, NM $49,771

Newkirk, NM $49,826

Quay, NM $49,855

San Jon, NM $49,802

Santa Rosa, NM $49,855

Sedan, NM $49,873

Trementina, NM $49,870

Academic Faculty Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Academic Faculty's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$45,726

Average $50,954/year

$58,387

$3,811

Average $4,246/month

$4,866

$879

Average $980/week

$1,123

$22

Average $24/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$58,387	$4,866	$1,123	$28
Average	$50,954	$4,246	$980	$24
25th Percentile	$45,726	$3,811	$879	$22

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