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Recreation Workers salary in Farmington, NM

The median recreation workers in Farmington, NM earns $35,780 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,431 a month.

10th percentile
$30,270
25th percentile
$33,580
Median percentile
$35,780
75th percentile
$54,530
90th percentile
$64,940

Based on 40 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

$29,176 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,780
Federal income tax−$2,114
Social Security + Medicare−$2,737
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$1,753
Monthly take-home$2,431
Every two weeks$1,122

Does it go far here?

$40,795Median pay in Farmington, NM is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).
39%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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