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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Farmington, NM

The median cooks, fast food in Farmington, NM earns $28,730 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,988 a month.

10th percentile
$27,190
25th percentile
$27,210
Median percentile
$28,730
75th percentile
$28,880
90th percentile
$35,320

Based on 210 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

$23,857 take-home a year
Gross pay$28,730
Federal income tax−$1,268
Social Security + Medicare−$2,198
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$1,408
Monthly take-home$1,988
Every two weeks$918

Does it go far here?

$32,757Median pay in Farmington, NM is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).
48%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

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