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Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas salary in Farmington, NM

The median service unit operators, oil and gas in Farmington, NM earns $64,500 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,237 a month.

10th percentile
$41,990
25th percentile
$48,250
Median percentile
$64,500
75th percentile
$78,420
90th percentile
$96,620

Based on 590 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

$50,845 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,500
Federal income tax−$5,560
Social Security + Medicare−$4,934
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$3,161
Monthly take-home$4,237
Every two weeks$1,956

Does it go far here?

$73,540Median pay in Farmington, NM is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).
23%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
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$62,190
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$57,440
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$51,070

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