Farmington, NM

Across all occupations in the Farmington, NM metropolitan area, the median wage is $45,820 a year ($22.03 an hour) and the mean $56,830, May 2025. That median is −10% against the US median of $50,980 and −3% against New Mexico's $47,210. BLS counts 47,670 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is dentists, general; the largest is home health and personal care aides.

All occupations: Farmington, NM vs New Mexico and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Farmington, NM area, New Mexico and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Farmington, NM	Hourly	$13.38	$16.55	$22.03	$31.56	$46.36	$27.32	47,670
Farmington, NM	Annual	$27,830	$34,430	$45,820	$65,640	$96,430	$56,830	47,670
New Mexico	Hourly	$13.83	$16.95	$22.70	$36.07	$52.92	$29.96	870,970
New Mexico	Annual	$28,760	$35,260	$47,210	$75,030	$110,070	$62,330	870,970
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

205 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: New Mexico. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Farmington, NM

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Dentists, General	$195,760	$94.11	50
2	Pharmacists	$147,390	$70.86	80
3	Physician Assistants	$142,890	$68.70	50
4	Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,400	$62.21	150
5	Nurse Practitioners	$126,900	$61.01	60
6	Financial Managers in New Mexico	$125,990	$60.57	90
7	Industrial Production Managers	$123,140	$59.20	50
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers in New Mexico	$122,400	$58.85	50
9	Education Administrators, All Other	$118,080	$56.77	40
10	Managers, All Other in New Mexico	$115,920	$55.73	110
11	Software Developers in New Mexico	$113,780	$54.70	50
12	Petroleum Engineers	$111,570	$53.64	30
13	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$108,750	$52.28	50
14	Lawyers in New Mexico	$108,090	$51.97	100
15	Sales Managers in New Mexico	$107,110	$51.50	120
16	Administrative Services Managers	$105,770	$50.85	110
17	School Psychologists	$104,740	$50.36	50
18	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$103,520	*	190
19	Construction Managers	$102,780	$49.41	190
20	Boilermakers	$101,250	$48.68	**

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Farmington, NM

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in New Mexico	1,900	39.76	1.44	$27,290
2	Fast Food and Counter Workers in New Mexico	1,730	36.31	1.46	$27,420
3	Retail Salespersons in New Mexico	1,430	30.07	1.20	$31,530
4	Construction Laborers in New Mexico	1,310	27.58	3.91	$38,150
5	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in New Mexico	1,250	26.23	2.39	$45,860
6	Cashiers in New Mexico	1,140	23.92	1.20	$28,610
7	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in New Mexico	960	20.20	1.52	$51,070
8	Registered Nurses in New Mexico	840	17.67	0.81	$83,070
9	Stockers and Order Fillers in New Mexico	830	17.44	0.96	$35,680
10	Office Clerks, General in New Mexico	820	17.15	1.08	$36,470
11	General and Operations Managers in New Mexico	790	16.68	0.74	$95,170
12	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in New Mexico	770	16.10	1.13	$36,750
12	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers in New Mexico	770	16.05	3.07	$76,520
14	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in New Mexico	680	14.32	0.75	$37,850
15	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in New Mexico	640	13.35	1.50	$76,840
16	Customer Service Representatives in New Mexico	630	13.29	0.80	$37,500
17	Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	590	12.48	44.99	$64,500
18	Waiters and Waitresses in New Mexico	570	11.92	0.82	$37,210
19	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in New Mexico	560	11.80	1.29	$39,960
19	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in New Mexico	560	11.66	1.32	$46,010

Most concentrated occupations in Farmington, NM

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	55.68	180	3.79	$52,640
2	Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	44.99	590	12.48	$64,500
3	Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	23.09	180	3.68	$37,280
4	Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	15.37	210	4.45	$48,970
5	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	5.07	200	4.19	$48,080
6	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	4.11	220	4.67	$79,730
7	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	3.95	500	10.58	$57,440
8	Construction Laborers in New Mexico	3.91	1,310	27.58	$38,150
9	Tire Repairers and Changers	3.90	130	2.72	$31,240
10	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	3.87	520	10.94	$62,190

Occupation groups in Farmington, NM

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$103,450	$113,310	2,360	49.53	0.69
Legal	$82,510	$100,710	180	3.68	0.44
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$81,900	$115,040	2,700	56.70	0.90
Architecture and Engineering	$80,460	$86,030	500	10.46	0.62
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$77,720	$80,000	380	7.97	0.84
Business and Financial Operations	$72,610	$77,130	1,560	32.81	0.48
Computer and Mathematical	$71,820	$79,650	420	8.77	0.26
Educational Instruction and Library	$60,670	$62,700	3,390	71.19	1.22
Community and Social Service	$59,590	$64,520	670	14.08	0.82
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$54,720	$58,840	3,020	63.29	1.62
Construction and Extraction	$50,650	$57,540	5,870	123.24	2.98
Production	$47,310	$56,590	1,900	39.89	0.72
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$46,970	$60,160	200	4.24	0.32
Protective Service	$44,710	$49,860	1,280	26.90	1.11
Office and Administrative Support	$43,390	$45,570	5,510	115.65	1.01
Transportation and Material Moving	$39,400	$43,580	3,970	83.35	0.95
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$36,020	$36,640	1,270	26.61	0.91
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$35,200	$37,860	80	1.68	0.60
Sales and Related	$34,230	$42,880	4,160	87.20	1.01
Personal Care and Service	$33,650	$35,610	680	14.31	0.68
Healthcare Support	$30,370	$33,800	3,060	64.15	1.26
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$29,010	$33,550	4,500	94.33	1.07

Every occupation in New Mexico, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 205 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Farmington, NM estimates (area 22140).

*: Wage estimate not available.
**: Employment estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Farmington, NM area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.