Paycheck Atlas

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Farmington, NM

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Farmington, NM earns $78,440 a year, 22% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,014 a month.

10th percentile
$47,480
25th percentile
$58,880
Median percentile
$78,440
75th percentile
$89,160
90th percentile
$97,610

Based on 100 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

$60,169 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,440
Federal income tax−$8,427
Social Security + Medicare−$6,001
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$3,844
Monthly take-home$5,014
Every two weeks$2,314

Does it go far here?

$89,434Median pay in Farmington, NM is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).
19%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 educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico