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Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers salary in Farmington, NM

The median petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers in Farmington, NM earns $70,080 a year, 28% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,558 a month.

10th percentile
$63,710
25th percentile
$68,570
Median percentile
$70,080
75th percentile
$92,880
90th percentile
$114,250

Based on 80 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

$54,697 take-home a year
Gross pay$70,080
Federal income tax−$6,588
Social Security + Medicare−$5,361
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$3,434
Monthly take-home$4,558
Every two weeks$2,104

Does it go far here?

$79,902Median pay in Farmington, NM is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).
21%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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