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Medical Assistants salary in Farmington, NM

The median medical assistants in Farmington, NM earns $37,440 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,536 a month.

10th percentile
$31,360
25th percentile
$36,500
Median percentile
$37,440
75th percentile
$44,680
90th percentile
$46,840

Based on 360 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

$30,428 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,440
Federal income tax−$2,313
Social Security + Medicare−$2,864
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$1,835
Monthly take-home$2,536
Every two weeks$1,170

Does it go far here?

$42,688Median pay in Farmington, NM is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).
38%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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