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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in Farmington, NM

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Farmington, NM earns $37,850 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,561 a month.

10th percentile
$27,570
25th percentile
$33,640
Median percentile
$37,850
75th percentile
$44,180
90th percentile
$49,880

Based on 680 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

$30,738 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,850
Federal income tax−$2,362
Social Security + Medicare−$2,896
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$1,855
Monthly take-home$2,561
Every two weeks$1,182

Does it go far here?

$43,155Median pay in Farmington, NM is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).
37%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 laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico