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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary in Farmington, NM

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Farmington, NM earns $85,880 a year, 50% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,420 a month.

10th percentile
$45,610
25th percentile
$68,270
Median percentile
$85,880
75th percentile
$85,880
90th percentile
$86,000

Based on 50 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

$65,038 take-home a year
Gross pay$85,880
Federal income tax−$10,064
Social Security + Medicare−$6,570
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$4,208
Monthly take-home$5,420
Every two weeks$2,501

Does it go far here?

$97,917Median pay in Farmington, NM is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).
18%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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