Waiters and Waitresses salary in Farmington, NM

The median waiters and waitresses in Farmington, NM earns $37,210 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,521 a month.

10th percentile: $26,340
25th percentile: $29,000
Median percentile: $37,210
75th percentile: $59,770
90th percentile: $66,300

Based on 570 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

$30,255 take-home a year

Gross pay	$37,210
Federal income tax	−$2,285
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,847
New Mexico income tax (approx.)	−$1,823
Monthly take-home	$2,521
Every two weeks	$1,164

Does it go far here?

$42,425Median 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

Job	Median 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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