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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Farmington, NM

The median coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Farmington, NM earns $38,860 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,625 a month.

10th percentile
$34,790
25th percentile
$36,920
Median percentile
$38,860
75th percentile
$44,290
90th percentile
$47,630

Based on 40 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$31,500 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,860
Federal income tax−$2,483
Social Security + Medicare−$2,973
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$1,904
Monthly take-home$2,625
Every two weeks$1,212

Does it go far here?

$44,307Median pay in Farmington, NM is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($956 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Farmington, NM

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$95,170
Registered Nurses$83,070
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$76,840
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$76,770
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$76,520
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$64,500
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$62,190
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$57,440

All coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico