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Cooks, Restaurant salary in Farmington, NM

The median cooks, restaurant in Farmington, NM earns $34,540 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,353 a month.

10th percentile
$28,850
25th percentile
$29,600
Median percentile
$34,540
75th percentile
$36,820
90th percentile
$40,240

Based on 370 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

$28,240 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,540
Federal income tax−$1,965
Social Security + Medicare−$2,642
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$1,692
Monthly take-home$2,353
Every two weeks$1,086

Does it go far here?

$39,381Median pay in Farmington, NM is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).
41%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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